Moments That Matter
Is This Mine to Care For, or is This Mine to Carry?
This week, I’ve been reflecting on the weight that foster and adoptive moms often carry. We’re not just navigating the normal ups and downs of childhood development. We’re also…
Don’t Mistake Protection for Rejection
As a child, I likely would have been described as having a dismissive-avoidant attachment style. Beneath the surface were core wounds that quietly whispered: “I’m not enough.”…
Showing Up Matters More Than Getting It Right
It feels like yesterday. My husband and I had just begun our foster care journey. Around midnight, we welcomed two siblings into our home—just 18 months and 3½ years old. At…
Choosing Connection Over Reaction
Yesterday morning, I was met with one of those moments every foster or adoptive parent knows can take your breath away. Our 7-year-old daughter was in a full-blown meltdown….
Seeing God’s Glory in the Hard Places
I rose one morning, like I usually do as a mom of three precious children, but this particular morning was different. I woke up with an overwhelming feeling weighing on my heart….




