“No Pain No Gain”: Rough Week Rewards

The popular sports motto used by athletes that promises greater value rewards for the price of hard and even painful work, “No pain, no gain”, could sum up this week. This week was rough. But I am so thankful. I was forced to ask for help. Something I usually avoid at all cost. I absolutely […]

Fostering: From Four to Six

I have a new writing partner. She is asleep, next to me in the Rock n’ play. A whole 7 and a half pounds (and counting… girl is a champ at eating). She’s precious as ever. We will use that as her nickname (for confidentiality purposes)– “Precious”. It was Tuesday that our lives changed once […]

“Will You Meet Me Here Again?”

On Tuesday morning I met with our DCBS worker for our quarterly home visit. ‘K’, our 2 year old little girl, sat on my lap as I answered questions and talked about our experience with our first placement (who is no longer with us in our home). I shared pictures still hung on our walls […]

Our First Foster Care Goodbye

It has taken me a while to get another blog post written since my last. There are reasons. One being that I could not justify more lost sleep or less time bonding with my own children and Sweetheart to sit down and write. Another that 3 kids under 4 are just plain ole busy. Mouths […]

Working WITH Biological Family in Foster Care

I thought I was ready. Driving to the DCBS office, just me & Sweetheart, I turned the music off and said a prayer out-loud for the encounter that was about to take place (similar to below but not verbatim..). ♥Father God, prepare my heart to meet her Mom & Dad. Give me the words to […]

Foster Care: The First 10 Days. ATTACHED.

As I sit here and type, it is hard to believe it has only been 10 days. Just 10 days since we met Sweetheart (we will call her this since I cannot use her name and because she truly is such a SWEETHEART). Just 10 days that we have been blessed by her joyous presence […]

Our First Call: God Always Has the Best Timing

At 4:22 pm on Tuesday my phone rang as we were staining a new pergola, sweating in 90 degree heat, on our back patio. I had a feeling as soon as I saw the number that THIS WAS THE CALL. But I had been wrong several times the past week, excitedly answering and hearing a […]