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
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
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
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending” – C. S. Lewis I don’t know that I’ve ever come across a more perfect quote for fostering. You can’t change the beginning but, gosh, how you can change the ending. This is the perfect start… Continue reading Foster Care Journey – Part 1
Hi, my name is Hollie Gray and the thought of a blog terrifies me. But here we are so let’s get started. I never felt as though I had a lot to share, or that what I experienced should or needed to be shared, but as time goes on I’ve realized that by not sharing… Continue reading How It All Begins
