As a single foster mom, I was often praised for having a “big heart” to accept a child into my home. However, the experience and journey of being a foster parent requires so much more than a big heart. I truly believe it is a calling. Perhaps you feel that calling on your life OR… Continue reading “Project Love” – Together We Rise Fundraiser
Vision Boards As a nurse home visitor, I wear all types of hats in my role. We hold a Moms’ Group quarterly. One group we created vision boards which was so cathartic. I loved it so I decided to make one specifically for 2017 on New Years’ ! Some of the statements here are :… Continue reading 5 Days to 32- A Reflection Series
God Father, Thank You for loving me unconditionally. Thank You for never leaving me nor forsaking me. Thank You for moving unseen mountains. Thank You for carrying me across valleys of pain and oceans of heartbreak. Thank You for comforting me in the silence and emptiness I sometimes feel. Thank You for protecting my family.… Continue reading 11 Days to 32 – A Reflection Series
Counseling This post is related to 27 Days to 32- A Reflection Series. In 2016, for the 2nd time in my 31 years, I listened to someone pour out their love while rejecting mine in the same breath. It was also for the same reason. There was a woman who had/was expecting their child, so they… Continue reading 14 Days to 32- A Reflection Series
Marriage There’s so much that could be said here. I will say…I’ve experienced reciprocated love twice and both were beautiful. I’ve had to heal / am healing from both loves due to them needing to marry another woman. It is a strange emotion to feel broken by someone yet desiring their happiness. Somehow, I’ve been… Continue reading 19 Days to 32 – A Reflection Series
Sasha Sasha * insert a light flooding my heart* She came with her mother to spend the weekend with me a few months ago. We sang Disney songs, talked and played this Pie in the Face game. It was everything to my heart to have her crawl next to me in the morning and just… Continue reading 24 Days to 32 – A Reflection Series
Love lost Mount Lemmon, Arizona A woman met a wonderful smellin’ man for a date at Olive Garden after work. They talked…laughed and quickly set up a time to meet again. She was new to town and finishing graduate school. He had lived in America for enough time to obtain citizenship on his own.… Continue reading 27 Days to 32- A Reflection Series
Last year I completed a “30 Days to 30” blog series which was extremely reflective for me. It took some internal persuading…but I decided to do a modified version this year. Oh, and I decided to do it a whole 3 days before my birthday. So, here are my “31 things to 31” which includes… Continue reading 31 Thoughts
August 2012 This is a given for my current followers. However, for new followers or people passing by…. this is a picture of my FaFa. I was her foster mother for 18 months and helped with selecting her now forever home. My blog is full of lovely words and tears for her. We changed each… Continue reading 6 Days to 30
2003-2007 In the span of roughly four years, my family adopted six little children ranging from 3 months old to 5 years old. The adoptions were all via the foster care system. They each have their own “back stories” but I pray the love they’ve received and the spiritual teachings will cover them. My family… Continue reading 17 Days to 30
Yesterday, I was a Mom 