Buy Once, Give Twice: Gifts With A Conscience by Jen Hatmaker
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Gifts That Give Back 2014: Thistle Farms by Rachel Held Evans
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Texts with our friend John, re: encountering the birth mother of the two children in their care at the time
Me: Are you sitting with them? Awkward.
John: There are not enough awkwards in the world. If you are looking for some, you didn't lose them. They are all here. All the awkwards.
Yep, that pretty much sums up parent visits...
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Social worker: I can bring the original letter to my visit this month.
Me: I'm guessing you're going to hide in our bushes this month since we haven't scheduled a visit yet.
Social worker: ...You are smarter than the rest.
(Hide in our bushes = unannounced social worker visit)
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Trent: You are the only millennial I know that still carries stamps.
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Me: Mom, Brother knows so many animal sounds, we have run out of animals to ask him.
Mom: Well, you can always start on the instruments of the orchestra...
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