Today I am grieving. My daughter has grown up in such phenomenal times. Lucy has never known anything but having a black president. A great leader. A kind leader. An accepting leader. She been witness to a beautiful marriage between two amazing men, surrounded by love. She has learned acceptance in ways I could never […]

To my dear, sweet Via, You don’t know this… and I don’t even know how to even begin to make you understand. But you are going home today. We knew this day would come. I am not eligible to be your forever mama. But in my heart, you will always be mine. Even if it […]

Career or Calling? It’s a question that has been weighing heavy on mind for a couple years now. After much meditation and yoga… the answer was clear. Calling. I am leaving my life of full-time employment and focusing my efforts on the lives that are coming through my doors… my foster children, my husband and […]

It’s taken me over a year to make another blog post. Even now, I am still sad about talking about this last step. Warning: this talks about my hysterectomy. If you don’t wanna hear about it, don’t read this. You have been warned. So a little over a year ago, the doctors told us we […]

… We’ve exhausted all your options. Chris and I went back to our doctor and that’s what the verdict was. So, where do we go from here? Well, I have been leaving some details of our story out. I apologize because some things might be TMI (too much information) but it’s a critical part of […]