You know how you talk to people, not even connected, and they offer the same exact “suggestions” without being aware? Well, this movie was one of those suggestions. My dad first mentioned it. Our family has always loved pyschology; the when and why of how humans tick. Then, my husband came home from work one day […]
The child with a swollen head. Just one light. The fuzzy-backed baby screamer. Just one light. The little girl who bit me, scratched her thigh with fingernails, tried to jump out of my moving vehicle. Just one light. The beautiful boy whose gone. Just one light. This world of fostering is like running into a forrest, […]
It literally felt like days, sitting in that white sterile room, in the center of our city’s best hospital. A long, heavy curtain separated me from where they took my baby, like the cloak of fear that drapped my heart. “Would she return?” “Could she have an allergic reaction to the anticetic?” “Is there a chance […]
She was my daughter’s teacher. I didn’t know much about her, except when songs were suggested, she let my Preschooler lead the public school class in a chorus of, “Jesus Loves Me”. She is a teacher from the word, “go”, and a gifted writer. But most of all, she is a kind and compassionate friend. I […]
As you know, it’s National Adoption Month. As women, it’s easy to wrap our minds around adoption….scooping up a child and letting him or her call us, “Mama”. But what about dads? Dads are vital, yet often the least appreciated people in society. And when it comes to adoption, we can think of them as the […]
Sit with me for more than two minutes, and you will realize just how passionate I am about adoption. Unlike some, my heart for adoption isn’t about some humanitarian feat, a Hollywood trend, or even a hope at some “works of righteousness” because I believe myself to be some kind of “good” person. My heart for adoption […]