#friendswhoarefamily

They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well in my world, my dysfunctional, blended family have not been the only ones I choose to embrace as family…. it is an ever growing, multi-dimensional, multi-cultural family I choose. It crosses cities, countries and continents. They are my #friendswhoarefamily  I have parents who love … More #friendswhoarefamily

Love and loss….

Pain comes in loss, but if we never loved then we would not understand the value of what was had lost.Love places value, it brings joy, hope, excitement, it creates wonderful memories. Love also causes us to be vulnerable, experience hurt, it can cause us to fear loss. However, love can cause us to become … More Love and loss….

The Things I Don’t Understand….

There are many. How the ocean can be so calming and yet so fierce and wild. How a heart can love so deeply and then have to experience great loss or tragedy. How each snowflake is unique. How the world seems to be losing common sense daily. How a couple can be desperate to bring a new life into the world and struggles and yet some women just seem to sneeze and they are pregnant even when it’s unplanned. How each person can see the same thing completely differently. How in the midst of pain God can comfort you and bring such peace. How people find gardening relaxing, I really don’t understand that lol. How you can be in a room full of people and feel isolated and alone….  … More The Things I Don’t Understand….