A Letter to My Foster Daughter On the Anniversary of Your Homecoming
To my sweet girl: Today marks two years since you entered our home and our family. In a few weeks…
Continue ReadingTo my sweet girl: Today marks two years since you entered our home and our family. In a few weeks…
Continue ReadingDear Simone, My family is rooting for you. And not just because you represent our country, but because you represent…
Continue ReadingI remember watching a TV show that involved a hostage situation. They put this trained hostage negotiator on the phone…
Continue ReadingAs a foster mom and foster-mom-turned-blogger, I get many uber encouraging, undeserved words thrown at me. They’re all just too…
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to parenting, I think realistic expectations are an important part of maintaining your sanity. This is doubly…
Continue ReadingShe buckled into my car, having only known me three minutes. As we drove, she drew in her notebook chatting…
Continue ReadingYesterday I was driving my six kids to a foster parent training class when one of my children said, "I…
Continue ReadingI watched another baby leave yesterday. She was buckled in her carseat and munching contentedly on her goldfish. Happily oblivious…
Continue ReadingI always knew God created me to mother children. I knew it the same way I knew I had blue…
Continue ReadingA few nights ago, I had my ten-year-old son in the car, just him and me. He was mad -…
Continue ReadingI watched Mary Poppins the other night the way I watch most movies these days: a kid in my lap,…
Continue ReadingI stink at hostessing. It is not my gift. This has been clear to me for a long time because…
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