Emmaisms: Selling girl scout cookies
I’ll never forget the day that Emma decided we were going to go out and sell Girl Scout...
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Category: Emma
Emmaisms: I Don’t Want A Scarry Video
As I begin to share my writing again, I thought “What better place than an Emmaism?”...
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Emmaisms: Air Tickles
While playing with Oliver (our grandson) the other day Marie and I stumbled upon a great memory of...
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Emmaisms: “Wait. What?”
Last Sunday marked the second anniversary of Emma’s passing. Marie, Piper and I were in...
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Emmaisms: Freddy’s Fries
Marie was cleaning out a drawer this morning and found one of Emma’s old journals. I still...
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Emmaisms: Singing to Emma
When we first started fostering Emma and Brandon, on the road to full adoption, I discovered...
Read MoreEmmaisms: Why Do You Always Want Me To Wear Dresses?
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,...
Read MoreEmmaisms: Marry a Rich Man, Raise Dogs
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...
Read MoreEmmaisms: I NEED A BAND-AID!
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...
Read MoreEmmaisms: Overcoming Her Fear of Water
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...
Read MoreEmmaisms: Who Emma Was To Me
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...
Read MoreEmmaisms: Through the Eyes of a Friend
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...
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