I can see its face. I can feel its presence. Five years later I can’t escape it. I want so badly to move on but it finds its way back to me. I see black. I wake up knowing we are done with any future pregnancies. I see black again. And again. Darkness was the [...]
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It’s the Season for Joy..Right?
In a little over two weeks my baby turns five- years- old and we hit the two- year mark of being in our adoption journey. This week has been heavy. I’ve begun planning her party, she wants Frozen of course, and every time I am on Pinterest getting ideas I feel the reality of time [...]
Praise Him anyway.
I had no idea what to post today. But, as I was sitting with my cursor blinking at me, I heard these three words clear as day. Praise Him ANYWAY. I don't know what your ANYWAY might be. I have a list of my own playing in my mind right now... But no matter what [...]
Learning the Same Lesson as My Four-Year-Old
I was taking a bath one night when Emry came in crying hysterically, “Daddy is mean!” I asked her what happened and she said, “Daddy told me to get back in bed, he’s so mean!” I told her daddy is right and that she does need to get back in bed to which she replied, [...]
A letter I needed. Maybe you do, too.
A letter I needed to write to myself: Don’t lose hope when you feel like an Israelite. I know they can drive you nuts. They have seen miracle after miracle right before their eyes and yet they have the audacity to question God’s provision and faithfulness. God appears to them as a cloud, sends his [...]
