The Silence is Broken
This space has held only silence for nearly six months. I cannot count the times I’ve been online and tempted to open a new tab, put fingers to keyboard, and […]
Tag Archives: foster parenting
How to Love a Foster Parent
If you’re reading this, chances are you are either a foster parent or you know a foster parent. Many of the people in a foster parent’s life want to show […]
Sweating, Gasping, and Teaching Life Lessons
I worked out in front of my girls today. I didn’t want to exercise at all. It was after 5:00 pm, I was tired, the house was warm, the girls […]
Not Just Another Mommy Blog (I Hope)
I’ve been fighting the transition for weeks. The first whisper of it came mid-March and I ignored it. I avoided writing in this space because for me writing is an […]
Leah & Brian’s After School Special: Parents Are People, Too
Brian and I are tired. Beyond the normal responsibilities of adulthood and parenting, we’ve been taxed by the additional duties of working through grief and trying to adopt our girls. Add in […]
Foster Love: Thanksgiving Edition
In the spirit of Thanksgiving (and as a much-needed easy-peasy post), I’d like to share a few things for which I’m grateful on the foster care side of life: * […]
Foster Love Friday: Small Things Worth Celebrating
I’ve long found joy in small things. Situations, sights, words, or experiences which might pass unnoticed by others delight me. As a parent, this gift for celebrating what others might […]
One True Sentence: Catching Up
The past couple weeks passed more quickly than I could keep up with and I got a bit behind sharing my One True Sentence photos here. So, here is the next […]
One True Sentence: Week Three
With grocery shopping, pumpkin carving, dinner-making, and movie-watching, Sunday got away from me quicker than I was expecting. So, here’s the post I should have posted yesterday for One True Sentence. Click on […]
Foster Love: Three Good Things
This week was definitely a no-doubt-about-it-I’m-a-parent week. It felt like it dragged on forever while simultaneously passing too quickly for me to accomplish everything I meant to accomplish. But I […]
Parrot & Ox 