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When love failed you
You loved your parent(s) with all your might but love wasn’t given back. It doesn’t mean your feelings became invalid the day you realized they didn’t care. As a child you can only know what you are taught. It can be confusing when a parent or guardian appears to love you when others are around…
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I know what it’s like
I know what it’s like to grow up feeling like you had no one: that you couldn’t trust anyone. To grow up in fear of loss or being hurt again. I know what it’s like not being accepted and being neglected. I understand brokenness and loneliness. I know what it feels like to feel all…
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Take-Out Bawks
I recently challenged myself to make some chickens on swings – in four different flavors! Thanks to my husband for the bawk pun! They are now available in the shop. Choose from Dumpling, Orange Chicken, Chris P. Sesame, or Lo Mein!
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Coffee Tincture
My husband struggles with executive function (also an indicator of ADHD, which he was treated for during most of his childhood up to college. The negative effects of the medication didn’t help his development growing up, however). He does better when he has coffee in the morning but he becomes acclimated to it after a…
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Website Overhaul
Our website has recently changed in a big way (a good way). After a lot of prayer and conversations we’ve finally changed it to be about our ministry instead of just a shop. It has been on my heart for years to start a ministry for children who have suffered from abuse, sexual abuse, neglect,…
