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Dear Jesus,
Dear Jesus, Today, I ask that you remember to place your arms around those that don’t enjoy the holidays. Keep in your heart: those that are reminded of horrific memories; those that have said goodbye...
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Do-Si-Do: Welcome to Now
When I was young my father spent hours teaching me ballroom dancing in our kitchen. Do-si-do and step ball change. Around and around we went as I followed his lead. I never understood that the Waltz...
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The Importance of Maintaining Sibling Bonds
I truly think if we paid attention throughout our lives, we would see patterns. What seems like isolated events often foreshadow another life event down the road. The death of a beloved pet may prepare...
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Cyber Hell and The Foster/Adopt World: A Post about Awareness
The world has become small. At the touch of a button we can reach out to people half way across the country and chat with our best childhood friend. What a wonderful tool the internet has become. We...
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And Then We Were Idiots And Said We Were Done…
Sometimes you don’t get to choose foster care. Sometimes it chooses you. We were done. Five kids, two full-time jobs, nonstop extra-curricular activities, therapy, tutoring, mentors, and day-to-day...
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Dear Baby T,
Dear Baby T, Tomorrow will begin the start of testing. The amount of tests, evaluations and doctors that you will begin seeing over the next few weeks, months perhaps years, will most likely be...
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We cannot split the baby!
I just finished the book “The Light Between Oceans” by M.L. Stedman. I truly believe that life does imitate art and in this case it was written art. The novel holds a theme of attachment and...
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Dear Fat Fluffy Foster Mom,
Dear Fat Fluffy Foster Mom, Happy New Year’s Eve! Hey, before you make those resolutions, I just wanted to tell you that you’re beautiful. Yep! It’s time to celebrate this year’s hard earned fluff....
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The C Word
“If he leads you to it; he will lead you thru it”. I have heard this many times. Hell, I have said it. Here’s another one; “God will only give you what you can handle”. Yeah, right. These are nice...
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Damaged Goods
Kids are expensive. All kids. I have learned, however, that kids from hard places can be very expensive. There are several reasons. Sometimes, it can be simple. They may have never have had anything...
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