Love is…

Love is…

Sometimes I think St. Paul should have added a couple more adjectives to his ubiquitous definition of love. Because, along with being patient and kind, love is prolific. And, in addition to not being boastful or proud, it isn't scary. I thought about that this weekend as I was lucky enough to attend two beautiful [...]

An antique heart

An antique heart

My friend Jill gave me an antique heart for my birthday this year and I can’t stop thinking about how accurately it symbolizes foster parenting. Both beyond and within all the training and tears, the meetings and stress, the constant worry, the laughter, the learning and the love beats the heart. And, thankfully, it’s not [...]

Stages of love: Bonus story

Stages of love: Bonus story

Editor’s note: For the past five posts, I’ve been writing about C. Clyde Squires’ five stages of love, in honor of my great grandparents, Amand and Estelle Fey. On last Monday I covered Mother Love. Wednesday, I wrote about Puppy Love, Friday was Accepted Love, Monday I featured Binding Love and Wednesday I honored Undying Love. Today, I have a bonus love [...]