It’s only been a month. A month since I caught you in my hands and heard your first cry. A month since our eyes first connected as you looked deep into my soul. A month since I first held you close and smelled your sweet newborn head. It’s only been a month. A month of […]
It’s the middle of the night, and you awaken to the sound of your baby as he fusses yet again. Quietly you sit and rock him as you give him the milk and cuddles he craves. Even as he relaxes against you, you know morning will soon dawn, and your body won’t be rested. Nights
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Originally published on Her View From Home. From the time I was a little girl, Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. All of the twinkling lights, the aroma of cinnamon and homemade fudge, the jolly music, the pageants, and the mysterious expectation that seems to hang in the air. As a child, getting ready
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For five Christmases, the package arrived shortly after Thanksgiving. The first year, it came as a complete surprise. A little stocking ornament for my newborn baby girl—her name on the front and “Great Grandpa and Grandma R” on the back. Before she was born, I was unaware my grandparents sent Christmas ornaments to all their
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Today I stand. I stand for children in foster care by opening my heart and home to children in foster care. Most people I talk to have no idea the number of children in foster care or the extent of the need in the foster care community. According to www.childrensrights.org, there are nearly 428,000 children
