because things aren’t always black and white
I was recently asked at a fancy chick-fil-a dinner if I let my children go in the play area. That person probably expected me to say no because of my openness about my avoidance of germs and I just cannot even handle it. And I did say no, but not for that reason (well a… Continue reading Foster Care & Chick fil a
A memory popped up today and it brought me back to the summer of 2016. 3 years ago, I threw my first 1st birthday party as a mom. But it was different than the "normal" 1st birthday party. See, J wasn't just my son, he was my foster son. I wanted so badly for my… Continue reading First Birthdays
Introverted Extrovert. I wasn’t really sure how to explain my personality until recently. See the thing is, most people assume I’m an extrovert. I’m pretty outgoing, love spending time with friends, and enjoy going pretty consistently. But in reality, I get overwhelmed at events given certain factors; I shut down pretty easily and, where introverts… Continue reading Introverted Extrovert
Life is hard. Sometimes I think people see a person’s social media and assume their life is perfect. And while I appreciate the realness of posting messy houses and dirty, whiny kids, there are so many things in life we don’t and can’t post. Hurts, failures, wrongdoings, intricacies of foster care and adoption,… Continue reading Social Media & Life
My first foster daughter wore this same bathing suit and now, it’s my daughter’s favorite. C was almost 2 when she moved in with us, Ezrie is currently 2. I think that’s why memories are hitting me so hard right now. I was SO excited about this bathing suit when I found it for C… Continue reading A Bathing Suit Memory
Yesterday was one of those “harder” days due to a day I have once a month. That first day is ROUGH for me, at least it had been for years but recently it’s been so much better. Today, not so much. Things I did to save the day: •used my heating pad… Continue reading Dragon Time & Matcha Green Tea
Foster Care Part 4 – Visits Again I don’t think I can move past visits without discussing them more because in reality, they play a significant role in the reunification process and take time out of your week as a foster parent. Our visits were every Tuesday and Thursday, started out at 1 hour… Continue reading Foster Care Part – Visits Continued
Foster Care Part 3 Visits. The totally unexplainable, indescribable, potentially most important part of foster care. These visits help determine if the parents are ready to fight for their kids or not. Whether they are ready to figure out how to spend a specified time during the week with their kids as a DHS worker… Continue reading Foster Care Part 3 – Visits
Foster Care Part 2 I’m not really sure why this one has taken me so long to start. Sometimes going back and reliving those first few days, weeks and even month is hard. There was a lot we were not prepared for and we literally jumped headfirst into it. As we stood at the guest… Continue reading Foster Care Part 2
Foster Care Part….basically this one is just random. As I began thinking of my Foster Care Journey Part 2 I started to feel that I needed to address a few things before continuing our story. Many people have seen our video “A New Family” that our church (Foundations Church) put together (if you haven’t… Continue reading Foster Care Part Random
