Did you know that between the end of the old testament to the beginning of the new testament nearly 400 years pass? For you and I, a simple turn of the page spans four centuries. Believers had been waiting several generations for the promised king to come. Have you ever really stopped to think about…
Read moreA Ball of Emotions
Do you ever feel like your emotions are snowballing? Like you are eventually going to erupt? Not in anger, but just in anxiety? Uncontrollable tears. As I sat last night on my bed I was overcome with anxiety and the tears just fell. For someone who can usually keep it together in every situation, I was…
Read moreYES: A Letter
Dear one who has ever even for a second considered foster care or adoption: We chose this. Our world is wonderfully upside down by choice. Also, not so much by choice. Where we creaked open a door just a smidge to peak in, God swung it wide open. Of course, we could have said no….
Read moreThoughts with Koko-11/26/20 Our Journey
I talk and write about foster care and adoption frequently. This is the world I live in and I feel like people in our community do not often speak about our experiences. I feel I have been placed on planet Earth to be right here right now. My mission on this Earth was to have…
Read moreThoughts with Koko 11/22/20-Cotton Candy Skies
Life has been heavy lately. I love my job, but many days I feel like I’m a step or two behind. I absolutely hate feeling like I’m letting people down and at times I feel like I can’t keep up. I know that most of those feelings are self imposed and not from my peers….
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