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Anything is Possible
One of the most traumatic things for a child to experience is the loss of a parent whether through divorce or death. This is magnified for the foster child who has a history of this type in their past....
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Gratitude
Today, I have been thinking about the mass number of foster children I have routine contact with and wonder how in the world things have gotten to this point. It seems that in my area, the need for...
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Making Time to Regroup
Sometimes it is hard to keep my focus amidst all of the things that I must do in a day. I have to constantly remind myself to stay on task and finish what I start before I move on to the next pressing...
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The Residue of Anger
There is a lot of difficulty for children in the area of competition. This is obvious by the way that bullying is on the rise. It is intrinsic to people to want to win or be the chosen one. Foster...
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To I Pad or Not to I Pad
That is the question that I am mulling over currently as I look to the new school year. I have one child that has not ‘got it’ educationally. She doesn’t read yet. She doesn’t write well. Her math...
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Does Not Play Well With Others
I have found that I do not play well with others. This may come as a surprise to some of you who know me. I appear to be the one who has the world by the tail. That is true- to a point. I do enjoy life...
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A Home Filled with Love and Laughter
As I sit here thinking this morning, I cannot help but bring focus on the huge need for foster parents today. There are so many children in need of solid, stable homes and so few prepared to stand in...
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Forever Families
One of the coolest things about the month of November is that it is National Adoption Month. I love that there is a whole month dedicated to the children who have been adopted, the parents that have...
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Words I Hate to Say
Five months ago our life exploded. We went from being just the two of us for five years, to being all four of us in five days (soon-to-be-five since our boys’ little brother is moving in with us soon...
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The Outside Looking In
My daughter met a new friend last year towards the end of the school year in the after school program offered there. Both me and my daughters’ new found friend mom was busy all summer so we could not...
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