September 24, 2017
Everything feels right today. I keep repeating the words, "Thank you, thank you, thank you" in my head. What a gift I've been given to marry the man I love and expand our family with more love than I ever thought possible. I cannot wait for tomorrow, and at the same time I don't want it to come because I don't want the day to be over.
August 16, 2017
There’s been a major shift in our family these past few months. I think I was in denial about it for a long time, but I'm starting to come around and be able to talk about it without getting emotional. 6 of our 17 to 19 year old young adults transitioned from our home to smaller, independent living apartments. I can’t believe I even just wrote those words. I guess that’s how it happens. One minute you’re telling them to brush their teeth and not watch too much TV and eat their vegetables and helping them with their homework and tucking them into bed, and the next you’re helping move them into their dorms and very own apartments.
August 16, 2017
We always knew that we would have to move out of Kopila Valley one day- and that the 6 of us, the oldest, would be the ones to do it first. That didn’t make it any less terrifying when Maggie Mom first told us that we had to start “transitioning out” of Kopila Valley. How would we leave the place that we have lived for the last ten years? How would we leave the family that has always cared for us? The family that that loves us unconditionally? It gave us a hollow feeling in the pits of our stomachs to think that we would never again get live at Kopila as we had for the majority of our lives.
August 07, 2017
Het is even voor zessen als ik vanuit mijn kleine slaapkamerraam op het voetbalveld kijk. Drie meiden in knalroze tenue doorkruisen het veld en lopen gestaag richting een van de gloednieuwe voetbaldoelen aan de andere kant van het veld. Ieder een bal onder de voet. // It is just before six when I look at the soccer field through the small window next to my bed. Three girls in hot pink shirts cross the field, making their way to one of the brand-new soccer goals at other end of the land, a ball dribbling at their feet.
July 20, 2017
All year long we've been celebrating the ten year anniversary of BlinkNow! That's right, 10 years - can you believe it? Thanks to you, our loving community, we've come a long way. Our BlinkNow team started out with just a handful of us, and has now evolved into a huge family around the world. While we still have work to do (always!) - we thought our 10 year anniversary would be a great time to pause and celebrate how far we've come. And so, you're invited! Will you join us in celebrating our past, present, and future on December 15th, 2017?