Friday, July 17th, 2016 at 9 am my life forever changed as I watched a white SUV pull into my driveway. I watched as two adults exited the SUV and walk to the right side of the vehicle. My mind raced, full of questions. My heart, fully in love with this little boy. What was he going to look like? …
Becoming foster parents (part 1)
It was early spring of 2016, I was in my bedroom, the birds chirping outside my window, and my heart was aching to love another baby, but one not of my own flesh and blood. This wasn’t a new feeling for me. It was always something that dwelled deep inside my soul. I wanted to love vulnerable kids. As the …
The Bible & Adoption
I think about adoption daily. Literally every single day adoption thoughts swirl inside my head. I work in the adoption field. I’m part of adoption groups on social media. I have three adopted children. I think about adoption every single day. Every. Day. It’s ingrained into the very fabric of my being. I once heard the phrase at a …
1994
The year was 1994. I was 11 years old and in the 5th grade living in Kenya as a missionary kid with my family. I woke up that warm morning in May with a sense of nervousness tinged with excitement. At first glance this day seemed just like any other day. But it wasn’t. Today was field trip day. Field …
welcome to my heart
I have been writing this blog in my head over the past 5, almost 6 years, and have spent the last 6 months actually working on it. I can’t believe the time has come… it’s really here! Welcome to my heart! I originally was going to blog about our journey with foster care as we were walking through it… but …