Emma | Glitches and Smiles

Emmaisms: Selling girl scout cookies

by Chris Lengquist | Dec 20, 2021 | Emma, Emmaisms, Featured | 0

I’ll never forget the day that Emma decided we were going to go out and sell Girl Scout...

Emmaisms: I Don’t Want A Scarry Video

by Chris Lengquist | Oct 26, 2020 | Emma, Emmaisms, Featured | 0

As I begin to share my writing again, I thought “What better place than an Emmaism?”...

Emmaisms: Air Tickles

by Chris Lengquist | Jun 1, 2020 | Emmaisms, Featured | 0

While playing with Oliver (our grandson) the other day Marie and I stumbled upon a great memory of...

Emmaisms: “Wait. What?”

by Chris Lengquist | Feb 19, 2020 | Emmaisms, Featured | 0

Last Sunday marked the second anniversary of Emma’s passing. Marie, Piper and I were in...

Emmaisms: Freddy’s Fries

by Chris Lengquist | Dec 30, 2019 | Emmaisms, Featured | 0

Marie was cleaning out a drawer this morning and found one of Emma’s old journals. I still...

Emmaisms: Singing to Emma

by Chris Lengquist | Sep 8, 2019 | Emmaisms, Featured | 1

When we first started fostering Emma and Brandon, on the road to full adoption, I discovered...

Emmaisms: Why Do You Always Want Me To Wear Dresses?

by Chris Lengquist | Jul 25, 2018 | Emmaisms | 0

Sometimes there is a disconnect between the expectations of a parent and those of the child. I know, what a surprise, right? Well, when we first adopted Emma, in fact when we were still going through the adoption process,...

Emmaisms: Marry a Rich Man, Raise Dogs

by Chris Lengquist | May 16, 2018 | Emmaisms, Puppy Parade | 0

When Emma Lengquist was younger she had a consistent dream: Marry a rich man who owned a lot of land and raise dogs. As she would describe her future life she would get so passionate about all the details; lots of land, a...

Emmaisms: I NEED A BAND-AID!

by Chris Lengquist | May 7, 2018 | Emmaisms | 0

You know how kids will associate a Band-Aid with pain relief? I mean, really, by the time you get to the Band-Aid portion of the healing process the pain has already begun to subside, right? Well, our first visit to the...

Emmaisms: Overcoming Her Fear of Water

by Chris Lengquist | Apr 23, 2018 | Emmaisms | 1

Our best friends have a swimming pool. Emma used to love to go over and play in the water. She wasn’t much of a swimmer and yet you couldn’t get her out of the water. I suppose it is because of the freedom of...

Emmaisms: Who Emma Was To Me

by Chris Lengquist | Apr 16, 2018 | Emmaisms, Healing Journal | 2

Two months ago today my world changed with a phone call. Rather than dwell today about my loss I thought I would choose to tell you who Emma was to me. Seems like a better use of energy. JOIN OUR MAILING LIST TO KEEP UP TO...

Emmaisms: Through the Eyes of a Friend

by Chris Lengquist | Apr 2, 2018 | Emmaisms | 0

Back on March 16, 2018 I received a message from someone that knew Emma through Inclusion Connections. I can tell you that one of my greatest joys in life is the blessing of being able to see any of my children through the eyes...