I wasn’t sure how to begin. Whew…. WHEW! WOW. Whoa, whoa, whoa! I’ll let you read and decide. There are plenty of reasons and/or excuses for not writing more often this year or doing more Facebook Lives but mostly life offline has been full. Dec 12 2019, HIP HIP HOORAY it’s ADOPTION Day for JAXSON…
Court. Until we started fostering, I’d never been in a courtroom. Court sounded scary and intimidating but after going a few times I learned to hope for the best- expect anything. Although I can tell you no catchy little cliché’ could’ve prepared me for what happened at our last day in court. I was alone….
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…
“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…