Our senses have been woken and we can no longer pretend that the world is blind to or is almost blind to racism. The last two weeks have brought about a change to the way people are seeing, talking about, and feeling about racism in America. Regardless of how you feel, a movement is happening.... Continue Reading →

It’s 4:32am and little man is crying. He’s teething and although this week is better than last week, he’s still hurting. I wait a few minutes to see if he’ll go back to bed and he doesn’t so I crawl out of my bed and head to his room. When I open his door, he’s... Continue Reading →

We can all agree that our lives have been thrown into a tizzy over the last few weeks - especially those of us in the counties where COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact. Teachers are now teaching from home and having 1:1s with students and parents via video conferencing. Workers are losing their jobs as... Continue Reading →

A year ago today I got a call about a little 2 day old boy that needed an emergency placement and what an incredible year it has been! When we picked him up at the hospital I had no idea that he would still be with us a year later. Sure, it's been hard at... Continue Reading →

At Sunday service it's not uncommon to hear the reverend say "What's alive in you?" and then specific members of the community say what is alive in them....gratitude, peace, calm, serenity.... There's no right or wrong answer. You just say what you are feeling. Yesterday, we did the same thing and the man in front... Continue Reading →

Never did I think that when I started the adoption process in January of 2016 that I'd be entering year 5 without a baby to call my own. The entire process has been difficult and last year was one of the hardest that I've had...both personally and with the foster system. We suddenly and unexpectedly... Continue Reading →

I realized that I haven't written in a while so I'll give you the update on what has happened in the last almost two months. The first court hearing had no outcome because the mom objected to something in the written report done by the social worker. The judge ordered a mediation for the middle... Continue Reading →

On October 21 little man turns 8 months and it's been an amazing 8 months watching him grow, learn, love my family and friends, crawl, climb tables, swim, mimic what I do, and suck on his toes...the list can go on.  He's an absolutely amazing little boy who stole the hearts of so many...even my... Continue Reading →

For the first time in 40 years, county of Santa Clara employees have gone on strike. The 12,000 county employees in the striking union include hospital and social workers, and employees in parks, law enforcement, and libraries. Given that social workers are part of the strike, I'm not yet sure how this will impact little... Continue Reading →