There was nothing like feeling trapped in the mountains of the Andes, not breathing, needing reprieve, yet finding no oxygen…no help. A moment that stands monumental, as one I will remember, forever. Limbs numb, air dwindling, mind fogged and this life seemingly lost at an elevation my body physically couldn’t maintian. And I can relate to […]
Dear Busy Mama, I see you, chasing seconds…Moments where you can sneak away, take a walk or get coffee with kids resting safely (and quietly) in their carseats. I see how even brainless acts of folding laundry have become a sanctuary for your soul… Not because you want to do “one more load”, but because the […]
I see many empty seats up front. A judge sits high with authority. Our lawyer approaches him for the purpose of making our three girls part of our forever family. Our family and friends flood the back seats and our older three children and a son-in-law who has been on this journey with us, joins us […]
Bags and kids, matching t-shirts and tutu’s. We open the double class doors and get stopped at security. We were not unfamiliar with security. A few days earlier, we were late for our airplane. We went through security with six minutes to spare. Four nuns went before us, when the machine to check bags was put […]
Our white crossover wound down, lower and lower into the dark parking garage, under the courthouse. Cutting time, we were supposed to park below, then get a parking pass so we wouldn’t have to walk much. And the cost of parking would be free. But with each twist, turn of each corner, it got darker and […]
A few months ago I shared about how I found an old journal, accidentally. I opened it and was reminded of all God did in a short, three and a half year season. Who I was before this season was completely different than how I was after. Before, I was shy, fearful and isolated. And then, […]