Chapter 16: SURRENDER
A battle was on the horizon, one I hoped to avoid. I was reaching out to every family member, friend and organization I remembered, trying to find a place for Tim to live outside of foster care. It was May 2016 and 13 year-old Tim had been in foster care for a...
Chapter 15: RAGE
An avid reader, I usually carried a library book with me wherever I went. Now, however, it was my Bible I couldn’t put down. I stopped checking out library books altogether, instead fascinated by God’s Word. My friend Khoua, who had the previous year loaned me the...
Chapter 11: UNINTENDED IDLE (AGENCY & DEHUMANIZATION)
My youngest son Tim, aged 11, was in hospital for emergency surgery. Scared, I had many questions. My caseworker had no information. It would be many days before an update.
Chapter 7: WoW
As I waited to be released from seg, I received a kite (internal institutional mail) from the director of Shakopee’s Women of Wellness program (WoW). She invited me to participate in the six week “in-patient” mental health program. I would be transferred to...
