I’ve been doing foster care for a little over a year. There has been so much to learn with being a parent and further more with being a foster parent. Training about the effects of childhood trauma is necessary, so that you can parent effectively, compassionately, and with understanding of their needs, but it’s not […]
Fighting to Take Our Thoughts Captive, as Foster Parents Read More »
I’ve enjoyed reading about the myths of foster parents. One of the myths is that all foster parents do it for the money. The reality is, foster parents are reimbursed for what they spend on the basic necessities for foster kids each month. It does not include the cost of non-essential expenses like extra-curricular activities,
Our Why, to foster-to-adopt Read More »
I love being a mom and I love being a foster mom. There is definitely something deeply special about it and I feel like I’ve learned more of God’s heart through our foster journey thus far. When I first became a foster parent it.was.hard. For about a month and a half I felt chronically stressed
Perfection For Other People Read More »
When the Israelites first meet The One True God, God blesses them greatly. He helps them by performing amazing miracles and saving them out of slavery (Exodus 3-14). This this the beginning of their relationship. Of course the Israelites knew of God, but Exodus is the first time God is introducing Himself to them personally,
Learning How to Parent – Inspired by Exodus and Leviticus Read More »
Reading about the “immoral woman” in Proverbs 5 this morning, and thinking of how she represents the false gospel and the preachers of it. Their words are always enticing… “you will have lots of money, everyone will honor you, you’ll always be healed, you will have peace and safety, and you can sin as much
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My reading today keeps leading to being careful to listen, and not allowing ourselves to become “dull of hearing”. God has already given the grace for us to hear and understand his word, we need to take time to listen, to understand, and apply it to your daily living. May He strengthen us to have
Encouraged to Hear God Read More »
As a foster parent, once a month it is required to have several people come visit our home. CPS Caseworker Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) or Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) Agency Caseworker We try our best to coordinate everyone’s visit on the same day at the same time, but that’s not always possible. And also
The Unexpected Burdens of Foster Care Appointments Read More »
In the last post, I shared about how there is a lot of paperwork when a child is initially placed into a foster home. But the paperwork doesn’t stop there….It’s ongoing. The next unexpected paperwork needed, is the inventory of clothes and shoes. Of course, when a child doesn’t come with a lot, it’s simple for
The foster care paperwork that no one ever tells you about Read More »
I remember the very first child our agency contacted us about. They surprisingly knew a lot about this little girl. She did gymnastics, she liked going to church and loved to sing. My heart felt warm for her and sad at the same time. But it was full of hope that we can welcome her
The first month of foster-to-adopt Read More »
In all my research for the first steps to take in this journey, I felt confused. There is so much to consider. The more I researched, the more overwhelmed I felt by information. At the time, we were also looking to buy a house. Finding a house during 2020 completely took over and the adoption