Hey reader! It's been a while since we've connected. After baby A went to her adoptive home, we needed some time to regroup. Then the holidays happened and well, I'm finally slowing down from the craziness of the last few months. I put some inspirational quotes and photos together for you, as we head into this ...

These are the nights when loving deeply hurts the most. Our foster baby who has been with us for nearly 15 months, left today to go live with her adoptive family. We are overjoyed for her future journey, but our hearts hurt deeply at the pain of saying goodbye. This is the side of fostering ...

Earlier this week I ran into someone I haven't seen in years. He and his wife knew me from when I was a teenager. While we weren't particularly close back then, we would always exchange casual hellos and general updates when we'd see each other. But earlier this week, that wasn't the case. He had stopped ...

Stress. It's a word we are all too comfortable living. How often do you feel stressed? If you're like most of the female population, probably 99% of the time. Our minds are continually buzzing with what tasks we should do next, what errands we need to run, who we need to buy a gift for, what time ...

This was the post I didn't want to write. It's too real, too vulnerable. The things I'm about to share are the things I want to secretly stash away in my own mind. These are the thoughts I want to lie to the world about, pretending they don't affect me, too. And I could do that. ...

Goals. Many people have them, but few people attain them. Why? There are a number of reasons people with great goals don't achieve them. Tons of articles talk about how to achieve your goals, but not nearly the same number address the why behind unachieved goals. If we can figure out the pitfalls, we'll all be better equipped ...

If there were a subtitle to this post, it would've said, "What almost being blown up at a Starbucks taught me." And while that subtitle wouldn't be totally accurate, it sure was how I felt in this particular moment. A few months back, I was at a Starbucks with a friend. We were chatting and sipping ...

As months and years pass, I'm constantly reminded of the cycle of life. I'm reminded that at any given moment, things can change. Close friends get married. Loved ones pass away. Co-workers change careers. Foster children leave our home to go to their adoptive one. Sometimes I feel as though I'm in a perpetual state of missing. Regardless ...

Change. If you're anything like me, you hate this word. I don't like change, unless I'm the one in control of it. Recently, there has been a lot of change in my life - some good and some not so good. I've had to say goodbye to close people in my life, I've had to let go ...

This is quickly becoming a new commonly used saying...in my head at least. But real talk - how many of you wish you could say this out loud to many of the people around you? I know someone who went on a date recently. The guy seemed nice enough and they had gotten together a couple ...