Christmas Cards Ideas for Fostering Families
It’s that time of year where people start thinking about sending out Christmas cards with photos of the family. If that’s part of your season’s greetings…
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Faith and Foster Care
Tag: Fostering
Wonder: Fostering and My Child’s Backseat Role
I watched the 2017 movie “Wonder” last night about a little boy entering middle school with a facial deformity. It’s a story about bullying, perseverance…
Ooh Child
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about a song I sing to the kids: “Ooh Child” by The Five Stairsteps. It’s an old 70’s song…
Happy Halloween
What would you do if you knew you only had one month with the people you love? How about one week? Would you pack in…
My Invisible Children
With the possibility (let’s be honest, probability) of the children leaving, I’ve had this inner desire to make them more real to the outside world…
Please Be Greater
I’ve been pondering the idea of a God that is greater. We were informed this week that the kids will likely be moved to…
Us vs. Them
Throughout the past year that our foster daughter has been with us, I’ve wrestled with my relationship with God. I don’t question the truth of…
Where’s the Peace?
I try to be careful not to say or think things that will make me feel foolish in hindsight. As a foster parent, that means…
In Light of Eternity
I heard a broadcast a while ago about how your parenting changes if you shift your focus from parenting in-the-moment to parenting in the light of…
Everything You Need for Your NAS Newborn
NAS stands for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, and it’s a group of conditions caused when a baby withdraws from drugs he was exposed to in the…
