Not So Permanent & Irrevocable After All

A little over a year ago, the daughter I had not seen since just a few months before her second birthday was in my arms again. You can catch up on that BY CLICKING HERE ON THIS HYPERLINK. I never would have imagined we’d be where we are now. Without going into too many details, … Continue reading Not So Permanent & Irrevocable After All

I Can See the Horizon 

Sleep found me easily and peacefully. I usually suffer from insomnia and will lay awake for hours praying that slumber will come upon me. A peace I'd never known before washed over me as all of my children were under my roof in the same place at the same time. The people I value and … Continue reading I Can See the Horizon 

The Promise

I told myself I wouldn't cry. I didn't want to scare her. I didn't want her to think this stranger was emotionally unstable. Then I worried if I didn't let myself cry she'd think maybe I was emotionally inept.  I changed my shirt 3 times. I was about to change it a fourth time when … Continue reading The Promise

Five More Days

5 more days.  5 more days.  5 more days.  5 more days.  5 more days.  5 more days.  5 more days.  It's been 5,364 days.  5 more days.  5 more days.  5 more days.  5 more days.  5 more days.  5 more days.  5 more days.  5,983 days since you were born.  Just. 5. More. … Continue reading Five More Days

In My Dreams

I obsess. That's what I do. Fear is something that is always a part of my life and I have struggled long and hard, for so many years, decades really, to not let it control me. Alas, it sometimes wins in the end. I have waited so many days, months, years, to see her again. … Continue reading In My Dreams