We’ve cried a bunchCussed a little and loved a lot over the last year. Adoption. Even as I type the word, I feel myself buffering, searching, I guess, for the words that fit or express all that it entails. If you’re new here, I’m Karmen boymom times five. Two boys grew in my belly, the…
Dearest friends, How are you? Let’s catch up! First, if you are reading this post, you survived May. All the praise hands and KUDOS to you! Next, let’s discuss summer. Do you prefer planning or a more haphazard-let-come-what-may-approach? I lean more towards the come-what-may approach but have found as an adult it is helpful if…
Maybe a sip of water will help. The lump rising in my throat caused my voice to crack, “Yeah. Sure, we can meet at the store later this afternoon.” Another unexpected-all-to-sudden departure. Foster care. I love it and hate it with all of my heart. Truly. Last night from the porch while the frogs…
We barricaded the living room entry with a recliner. Determined to have some post-holiday, HAPPY NEW YEAR-adult conversation with our friends. They have four children, and currently, we have four children who bring us to a ROARING 8 when we are together which is anything but calm but oh-so-necessary. Surely we aren’t the only parents who have…
“Thus far the Lord has helped us.” (1 Samuel 7:12) I could not think of a better way to start a year-end post than to share these words from Streams in the Desert by L. B. Cowman. “The words “thus far” are like a hand pointing in the direction of the past. It had been…
The best way to finish something is to start. We could start with how many times I’ve started this post in my head, or we could start with the come-apart I had in the car on the day 14 days ago. Thankfully no children were present, and only the passerby in the parking lot…