About an hour to touchdown. The youngest of girls is restless and I've got to keep her from losing it (after all, she is only 3, and four hours in one seat is hard even for my butt), a kind young college student has the baby asleep across her chest, and John and me are…
First Foster Placement Week 21
Where did the time go? I had anticipated writing a lot more about this journey as we went along, but four children, two pets, a large house, one handsome husband, and the short, busy days do not give me much time off. We have been battling illness to boot - for weeks it seems; I've…
Protected: The Recurring Dream of You
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First Foster Placement, Week Eleven
I have only as long as he sleeps… The acorns are falling from the trees. We call them ‘carns, after Delaney’s adorable mispronunciation; I am not sure if indeed they are acorns. Every couple of minutes you hear one hit the earth, bounce off the wooden deck, land with a loud thud in the empty…
First Foster Placement, Week Two
Another long night awaits, but not for me. The wonderful thing about not breastfeeding an infant is that I do not have to do all his feedings; the burden, the joy of this work, does not fall solely on me this time. This is a new experience for me, and I look forward to an…
First Foster Placement, Week One
For months leading up to last Tuesday, I mentally tried to prepare myself for the addition of another child. Carefully selected nursery room-décor, sweet and soft blankets folded neatly under the changing table, moseying about materially preparing for what was soon to come. We had long conversations with the girls, talking about what it means…
Protected: From the Ashes
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Protected: Birth Day.
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Protected: Indifference.
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Protected: Picture Perfect
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