I always knew I wanted to adopt. Even as a little girl, I would tell my mom that one day I would adopt. I didn’t know anyone who was adopted, but I absolutely believe God put that desire to adopt on my heart at a young age! Once Mace and I got married in 2010 we both thought that we …
To All the Moms Parenting Children from Trauma
Hey, Momma. Can we talk for a bit? I know I might not have met you before, but oh how I wish that I could talk with you face-to-face. If I could, I would invite you over to my home. After you got your kiddos settled playing with my kids, I would tell you to come and sit down on …
Confessions of an Adoptive Mom
Gosh, I can’t believe I’m about to admit this but here it goes… A couple of months ago, my husband pointed out how I had been responding harshly to my son. Even small things that B said or did were met with irritability and anger. I got so upset when he confronted me about it that I went to my …
Hope in the Struggle
I decided I would write about something that I’ve avoided writing about for some time now. I haven’t shared because I didn’t want it to come across as unloving or as me shaming my son. But today is the day I finally write about it. Today is the day I say what needs to be said. Parenting a child from …
Self-Care
(Two weeks ago I wrote about sitting and praying before going and doing particularly as it applies to the work setting or long to-do lists. You can read more here. While this post today will apply to self-care moments that you can take during the day (like sitting and praying), it also applies to a weekly rhythm of taking a …