Author: Angela

Hey! I’m Angela & my husband and I have 2 kids: ‘E’ age 5 and ‘K’ age 3. We both grew up on family farms, in Kansas (him) and in Kentucky (me). We met 9 years ago on an online dating site of all places. I joke that God must be tech savvy because Bryan is exactly what I had prayed for since I was young and dreamin’. And no, it was not Farmers Only (haha) ! We married September of 2012 on a beach in Mexico and started our family almost 2 years later exactly (i went into labor ON our 2nd anniversary and had ‘E’ the next day!). ‘K’ came almost 2 years exactly after that (her Birthday is 4 days after E’s). You may say I am a planner (or a control freak). Which brings me to why we are writing this blog today…God is working in our lives and we want to share our journey and bring awareness to foster care. The beauty and the brokenness. I have relinquished control and am excited to see where HE, God, takes us. Come along for the ride if you wish! Under “MENU” enter your email to “Follow” & receive email updates on new blogs posted. I hope you find hope, inspiration, and renewed faith. Tears and laughter. Real life stuff. I also hope that this blog can educate and nudge a few more into foster care, respite care, or just reaching out to help the foster care community. Love, Us :)

I Can Only Imagine:

*Quick update on where we are at in this process before getting deep into the heart of this blog post: This past Saturday we completed our final in class training, which was actually a makeup class as we all came down with the stomach bug the week in March when this class (the 4th of […]

EVERYONE Has a Story:

Robin Williams starred in what is probably my favorite movie of all time: Patch Adams. I know, I know…go ahead and judge…”favorite movie of ALL TIME?!” But it’s true. It is definitely in my top 3. Probably because of my background in medicine and my love for heartfelt films, but I could watch that movie […]

My Eyes Are On You:

As I was QUIETLY in the process of putting my 1.5 yr old daughter down for an afternoon nap, my 3.5 yr old son came sprinting into her room with my phone BLARING in his hand and his face full of excitement. “Mommy, Mommy, I found your favorite song!” Eli LOVES music. And to be […]

My Children Are Not My Own:

In my 6.5 years as an oncology nurse working with children and young adults with cancer I learned SO much. About chemo and treatment plans, side effects and medications to treat them (which are often worse than the disease itself)…BUT, I think the most important “thing” I learned was that life can change SO quickly. […]

What To Expect When You’re Expecting A Foster Child?:

Once you take the leap of faith and commit to beginning the crazy journey of foster care a lot happens. A LOT of sitting and Power Points and information overload. Eighteen hours in fact to start with (at least in KY). You commit to 3 hours every Thursday evening (in our session) for 6 weeks […]

FOSTER CARE FACTS:

I wanted to do a little informational blog today to share with you some of what I know about Foster Care so far through our in class training and my own reading/self-educating. I apologize in advance if the information is written rather “dry” but I think you will find some of it pretty shocking (as […]

Why The Dandelion Matters:

Growing up in the Kentucky Bluegrass, on a farm with room to run barefoot and free, I have memories of blowing dandelion “puffs” and making a wish. I loved those “weeds” and could not understand why people looking for the perfectly manicured lawn would do about anything to eradicate them! I thought they were beautiful […]

The Crazy Story of How God Called Us to Fostering: Risk or Paralysis ?

I admit it. I am very risk averse. Kinda boring. I weigh every pro and con and over analyze every opportunity until, most of the time, I rationalize myself out of saying “YES”. It’s safer to stick with “no” or “not now, maybe later.” I can’t fail if I don’t attempt; I can’t lose if […]