Roller Coaster Ride

Thankfully, this is not really what I look like.

Well, we got a little break between placement phone calls to get some things done around the house. Then a phone call came Tuesday afternoon that really caused a jolt to the ol’ status quo. The call was a placement worker in the foster care system, and she was calling about potential adoptive placements for [...]

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Real Conversation

Real conversation I had yesterday with the foster mom of a little 6-yr old boy we are considering for an adoptive placement: (me) Does he have any activities he likes? Does he show an interest in anything? (Foster Mom) Well, he likes to color and to play outside. Oh, you mean sports? (me) Well, yes. [...]

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My Best Friend

anniversary

My Facebook status pretty much sums it up: The best thing in the world is being married to your best friend. Happy Anniversary to my husband. You are my rock, my gravity, and the love of my life. I LOVE YOU!

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God has a plan

Oh, how many times these words have been uttered from my lips the last few days. Our foster kids left yesterday afternoon, and while our house is peacefully quiet again, I am still ready and waiting for the next phone call. What I have learned in the last 3 weeks: 1. GOD HAS A PLAN. [...]

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Today

Today is the day. My foster kids are leaving this afternoon. The saddest thing is that they have NO IDEA what is going to be happening to them. It was decided that it would be in their best interest to not be told ahead of time that they were being moved to two separate places, [...]

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Heavy Heart

It is with a very heavy heart that I tell you all that this past Friday, we gave our 10-day notice to have Batman and Cupcake removed from our home. I realize that I have probably given the impression that things were going well in our house with the two kids, but in reality– the [...]

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