December 7 years later

 


It's been three and some years since I last posted on here. Oh wow! Where has the time gone. I mean it was before the C happened!! Last post was about Leventry vs the Hoover BOE. We won! Shmoo was too old to benefit from the win, but let me tell you since then, we've heard from multiple people who needed help. Our fight has helped other children and that is certainly something! So proud of my family for staying strong. 

So here we are. It's December 2022. Kenley has been with us seven years. Can you believe it? Seven! The girl we brought into our home is grown. She is beautiful and has a heart of gold. Her growth has been amazing and we are so proud of her. Today we went shopping together. I asked her as we drove into the Galleria parking lot, "do you remember our first time shopping?" She said, "yes" It was literally days after she came to our house. She needed new clothes and it was of course December. We got stuck in the Galleria traffic and it literally took us an hour to get out of the parking lot... Sigh... She was broken and scared and all I wanted was her to get a good jacket and several new pieces of clothes. There were tears and she was anxious. Today though, today was fun. I said girl you've sure come a long way. Of course she isn't a scared teenager anymore. We laughed and cried a little. We are thankful for so much. There are times that sadness overwhelms both of us. She told me yesterday, Mama, I've learned I can be sad and it's okay.  I told her I understood and yes it is okay to be sad, thankfully though those sad days are few and far between 

My heart and mind will never understand a family who tosses a child. I've had to learn to live with it is just something I won't get. I'm thankful we can laugh and cry together now and it's not an event. God is always good. Someday he'll explain everything to me and her. I'm honored he chose me to be her mama and I get to take her shopping and to lunch in December.

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