Tag: God
A Mother’s Regret and Joy
A Mother’s Regret:
Baby’s breath placed in glasses on her wall.
Golden angel wings above her changing table.
Stickers of each month to come, displayed in a...
Remembered Treasures
It's always crazy to me how grief works.
I had entirely forgotten that the girls' four glasses that they drink juice out of every morning...
A Letter to My Daughters
A letter to my daughters who have watched me mourn your sister:
First and foremost, I want you to know that you are just as...
What Happens When the Magic is Gone?
What happens when the magic is gone?
On December 31st, Alise cried because she would have to say goodbye to the Christmas elf, and at...
Butterfly Kisses
I was always afraid of having a girl.
Every. Single. Time. When I got pregnant, I would tell myself that God knew better. He knew...
The Art of Standing in the Rubble
There will always be times when things don’t go the way we want them to, where our plans or hopes or dreams don’t go...
Raising Kids with Secured Identity
When you hear the word 'identity,' there is much that comes to mind. With my experience as a psychology major, a counselor by nature,...
A Place of Refuge
It was the stories from my grandad. That he always told me sitting on his lap how his parents came over from Poland, and...
Meet the Parents
So, today I met my foster love’s Mom & Dad. It was a complete accident, more like a total screw-up by the contracted company...