Goodbyes Suck
We’ve had a child for the better part of a year. I haven’t written a single thing about the beginning or the middle, but I…
Still Orphans
Faith and Foster Care
Tag: foster parent
Y’all. I’m Back.
August. Brown is starting to dot my garden, and we’ve arrived at the bittersweet juncture of greenhouse clearances and fastly approaching chill. My birthday is…
2022 Prime Day for Foster Parents
Here are a few top Prime Day buys for busy foster parents! Click on the affiliate images below to score the deals. Water Wipes We…
Evaluating a Year of Absence
To recap as it’s been many months since I’ve written anything here, it’s been a year since we said goodbye to children we raised just…
A Week In Reverse
Foster care is a series of building walls, bargaining, and small concessions. It’s been four months of absence after nearly four years of raising the…
Harriet Tubman and a Month of Absence
It’s been a month since the kids left, and I don’t have words to express the heartache I’ve succumbed to. Every day I struggle to…
There is a Fatality
“But there is a fatality, a feeling so irresistible and inevitable that it has the force of doom, which almost invariably compels human beings to…
Sunset at the End of the Road
It’s been one of those weeks. You know the kind: the weight of your emotions has glued you to the couch, long, sorrowful sighs cascade…
Book Shack Unboxing: And How to Find Cheap Homeschool Curriculum
Last week, I posted a list of free and inexpensive homeschooling resources. In that list, I linked The Homeschool House’s Book Shack. This non-profit organization…
