Forgiveness and Shame
Abby and Eason, Before I met Jesus, I was in charge of my life. I worked hard to make sure I looked good and did everything right. Anyone saying otherwise challenged my view of myself and made me work harder and harder to prove I was a good person. I was working so hard because […]
God is Good
Abby and Eason, I am kind-of all over the map on topics for these letters. I think in the next couple of weeks, I want to sit down and plan the letters better… so you can look forward to that. But for now, I want to go back to the basics. I have some foundational […]
Family
To my foster friend, You don’t know this blog exists yet. And, that is okay for now. But I still want to write you a letter – in the middle of the drama. This summer has been rough – really, really rough. And I am fully aware that no matter how hard it has been […]
Trauma and A Broken World
Abby and Eason, Trauma is unavoidable. The experience of trauma is very different from person to person, but I don’t think that there is anyone who hasn’t experienced it or won’t experience it in their lifetime. As I have talked to people, there is a tendency we have to want to measure trauma. We want […]
Things Seem Broken
Eason, I have to imagine that this summer the thought of “what’s happening” passed through your mind often. Things felt out of control… and they felt stable at the same time. What had changed were the circumstances surrounding us; what hadn’t changed is that our strength is found in Jesus. And I am really proud […]
Heart Pain…
Abby and Eason, Having a sick child is extremely difficult. I think Abby would tell you that being a sick child is even harder. And, Eason might say that supporting a sick sister is stressful. This summer that stress became reality. We all knew that Abby’s body didn’t like COVID. And somehow she catches it […]
New Family Member
Abby and Eason, Let’s start at the beginning of the summer. SHOCK. I guess that would be the emotion. Our family has fostered many kids, and one of the things that I believe has made that possible is that we always know our WHY (why we do it). Our why, however, has changed over the […]
Tough Summer
Abby and Eason – It has been a long summer, and I haven’t written…. As you know! In the beginning of summer I kept thinking I would return to writing. But, by mid summer, I knew I had to wait. There was simply too much in our lives for me to write at that time. […]
Single…Adult?
Abby and Eason, After my husband left, I needed to have a better work plan. Yes, I needed to make more money but more than that I suddenly realized my entire life status had changed. I was now a single ADULT. Gulp! I decided I needed to have a plan and clearly didn’t have one […]
Do It Scared
Abby and Eason, I have a friend who always makes comments about the fact that I do things scared. She says it as a compliment about my willingness to trust Jesus. I am not sure if I am brave, but I do often find myself doing things scared and trusting Jesus. For me, it seems […]