On our flight to South Korea for our first trip to meet Everly, I wrote a piece about the capacity of our hearts for She Loves Magazine. Our new normal has my heart, mind and body stretched wide beyond what feels like capacity once again. Daily, I have to remind myself that an immeasurable God … Continue reading 1 month home with Everly
I remember the first time I read it. I was in college and at a friend’s house. She and some other friends and I went to get something out of her room and covering the walnut brown door a poster said this: “Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.” … Continue reading How Much Can A Heart Really Hold?
Almost two weeks ago, we met our little girl face-to-face for the first time. I have been struggling to put to words all of the emotions I have about our time. Our week in Seoul was abundant with remarkable and sundry gifts. We arrived in the evening on a Saturday. It was cold, and as we weaved … Continue reading Meeting E
I knew she would have a name, but reading it changed everything. I said her name aloud, and then read every small bit of information we received about her again and again. Our little girl's birth mom has a story. It's bigger than what I could see as not he page where pieces were … Continue reading Thoughts and a Letter to E’s Birthmom
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