There are birthdays that mark a year, and then there are birthdays that mark a life. Today marks hers. Thirty years of my 'Me, too'. I had her when I was eighteen. A baby with a baby, now raising another baby. Not sure how I was going to carry us all through the world. Only... Continue Reading →
The Stains That Don’t Stay
Wine spilled on the couch again tonight... It happens from time to time. One slip, one distraction, one glass too close to the edge and suddenly, I am scrambling. Because spills demand cleanup. Because stains threaten permanence. Because I paid too much for this couch to let it be ruined. So I get to work.... Continue Reading →
Tracy’s Room
I was one month out from placement. The paperwork was finished, the home study complete, the bedroom to come... My heart was open. I was about to step into the calling I had carried for most of my adult life... to be a foster mom. And then love came. He told me he wanted me.... Continue Reading →
Cup Size Doesn't Matter 