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February 24, 2017
Isn’t this picture the best representation of the daily realities of marriage??!? A husband and wife, eyes locked intently and affectionately on one another, he in a perfectly tailored suit and she in a flowy fairy gown, walking hand-in-hand through an endless golden field of magical sunflowers that seem to all be looking expectantly toward the […]
February 19, 2017
Arizona is the place I call home, and it’s a place that is frequently accused of having no seasons, but this isn’t strictly true. There’s no snow in the winter but it can and does get chilly. And the summers are awful but they’re dry and in some ways no worse than many other places. […]
December 3, 2016
I looked at my toddler today, snoozing in his car seat after some errands, and thought what every parent thinks at such times: How does he sleep with his neck at that crazy angle?? And then I also thought, as I frequently do, he’s so precious when he sleeps. He is one of the cutest children ever to […]
February 4, 2016
There is this wonderful little person who snuck his way into our lives while our thoughts were very occupied with other things. Although we had a lot on our plates at the time, and although foster care forces you into an acceptance of the fact that you can’t know the future, we still felt like […]
December 12, 2015
And just like that, she’s gone. Our girl went home last week. Or rather, she went to the house that currently contains her biological family. Is that her home? It’s how we all talked about it. “She’ll be going home soon,” we’d say. Home. We use that word so freely, so casually. It’s how we […]
November 16, 2015
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from observing social media, it’s that there’s nothing people enjoy more than posts about throw up. Well, you’re in luck, because that’s EXACTLY what this post is about! I always want to write about life as it really is, so even if you’re one of those oddballs that doesn’t […]
November 4, 2015
Maple syrup. What kind of insanity prompts a mother to even allow syrup in a home occupied by five children?? The deliciousness must be worth it, because that stuff can’t stay put. Inevitably, on the mornings when I lose my mind and actually serve maple syrup-drenched pancakes to my collection of small people, some will […]
October 15, 2015
Last Wednesday I dropped Jack-Jack off at his class at church while I was involved in our women’s ministry. Except it wasn’t his class — it was a NEW class, because he’s three now — and he wasn’t having it. He saw our arrival at this different class as an act of betrayal, and, being […]
September 24, 2015
As of last week, our girl has been with us for a year and a half, and her future is still a question mark. In the whole scheme of messy, complicated foster care situations (and really, is there any foster care situation that isn’t?), hers appears to be more messy and complicated than some. No […]
September 2, 2015
I have read maybe a hundred lists. The lists people post just to inform everyone else in the world, to make sure we’re not committing serious faux pas against each other. “10 Things to Never say to Adoptive Parents,” “The 7 Questions Every Foster Parent Hates to Answer,” “5 Gifts No Teacher Wants to Get,” […]
