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 →