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She took her time coming to the door. I heard voices, but couldn’t make out what they were saying. We wait. We push another button, maybe that’s the doorbell. We wait. I move to resort to…
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Balance is hard. To learn how to balance takes practice. You can’t just take off on a bumpy trail or smooth for that matter and think, “I got this!” You have to start with learning to…
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On this day in 2015 I danced with Anne Marie to the sound of a lady singing karaoke, as that lady did every night of the week while we were in Nanjing, China. A whole group…
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My husband, my two oldest children (13, and 12 years old), my parents, my in-laws, a close friend, and myself went to the early release of this movie, in June. I don’t know what it would…
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I believe if more people saw what I saw, heard what I hear, and knew what I know, there would be more people racing to get certified to become foster parents. I believe that many of…
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Proverbs 11:25 MSG This past year (2023) I would say we entered the year with a good amount weighing on us as a family. There were things we were facing as a family and individually. I…
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T.B.R.I. Trust-based relational intervention. I am not getting it all right. I’m not the perfect parent, as those don’t exist. Thanks to the afore linked training, I do feel I am empowered and equipped to be…
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How do you tell your child that they were adopted? When do you tell your child that they were adopted? How much will they understand? What’s the right age? I seek to offer some advice and…
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I like to read my devotional or one year bible plan before I sit down and write. Today, I sat down with an idea of what I wanted to write about, and then I read a…
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I want to hold onto every baby, placed in my home, forever. I want to be everything that I feel they deserve. I want to catch them when they are toddling from learning to walk. I…




