Shannon Van RoekelMay 19, 20232 minTake HopeIts been five long years since my last blog post! I have no excuses--well, maybe a world pandemic--but we don't talk about Bruno! Right?...
Shannon Van RoekelApr 16, 20195 minMarry MeFulfill Your vows. I long for You in the night. I am sick with love ... Make haste my beloved. Once upon a time there was a beautiful...
Shannon Van RoekelMar 13, 20191 minIn the Hands of a loving God Jemal Damtawe’s hands, once intimate with an AK47 and forced to kill his own people in Ethiopia, now carry blankets, food, and a message...
Shannon Van RoekelMar 13, 20193 minBio/March 2018Welcome! Thanks for stopping in. The account below (apologies!-fairly lengthy) is a roughish description of my life as it sits today and...
Shannon Van RoekelMar 13, 20194 minA PuzzleChristmas is over. New Year’s has come and gone. Just finished cleaning up after the final goodbye party for the visiting out-of-towners...
Shannon Van RoekelMar 13, 20194 minHome SafeWhat does it mean to be adopted? Anne of Green Gables comes to my mind. The girl with the freckles and long braids and crazy imagination....