March Madness

It’s March Madness around the ‘S’ household! But I haven’t watched a single game of the NCAA tournament. Instead, I have been distracted by our own version of madness; a month full of both upsets and triumphant “wins”. We are deep in a spiritual battle where some days there are victories and others I just […]

The Importance Of Memory Books For Kids In Foster Care

I have a TERRIBLE memory. I don’t remember much of my childhood. The memories I do hold are the ones my mom snapped a picture of and printed for our family’s photo album. Still, I am not sure if I ACTUALLY remember the moment or just the image ingrained in my mind from the photograph. […]

Avoiding Burnout

The start of a New Year often prompts resolutions to do more. Exercise more. Cook more healthy meals at home. Clean and organize more. Make more money. Travel more. But for our family, the start of January 2019 forced us to reevaluate. To instead, search for ways to do LESS in order to make this […]

A Review of 2018

Happy New Year ! At this point I’m more than a TAD late in wishing you all the best in 2019, but sick kiddos and just the general everyday chaos of 4 little ones age 4 and under has kept me distracted from ever finishing this blog post. I’ve lost count of how many times […]

“Hard But Good.”

Whenever people ask me, in regards to fostering, “How is it ?”, I almost always give the same initial 3 word answer, “Hard but good.” It’s Hard: Hard because our lives and schedules have had to revolve around tons of appointments, therapies (and therapist’s schedules), visits, and meetings. Since saying YES to this sibling placement […]

Our First Full Week As a Family of Six

Remember 2 blog posts ago when I said I had yet to feel completely overwhelmed in this process ? Ha. Ha. Well… not sure I can honestly say that anymore! This week there were moments overwhelming. Moments I wondered if we were in over our heads. If we heard God right in this “YES”. If […]

“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 […]