Are you looking for great ways to say connected with your kids who aren’t living at home? Some of our kids leave our homes for happy reasons – they’re growing up and going to college or starting a job. Other times their departure is due to hard reasons, like residential treatment. Melissa and I share […]
There is a Cost to Being Used by God
“There is a cost to being used by God.” Aaron Couch At a recent speaking event, I talked with the adoptive mom of two young children from foster care. With grown kids and now in her early fifties, she and her husband didn’t go into foster care hoping to adopt, but they loved these kids, […]
Why We Took the Leap Into Foster Care
I’m honored to be a guest author today on the fabulous blog, Confessions of an Adoptive Parent. God called us to do something unexpected when we became foster parents to a teen girl. Two and a half years later, as Zoe prepares to leave our home, I have so many thoughts and feelings. I share […]
You Won’t Want to Miss These!
I’ve gotten terribly behind on sharing podcast episodes! They’re so good I don’t want you to miss them. #15 Using Everyday Tasks to Build Connection You already know connected parenting is great, but does it ever feel too many burdens and expectations are set on your already heavy shoulders? My co-host, Melissa, and I have […]
How to Find Hope this Christmas Season
It’s nearly December and Advent begins this Sunday. Many of us come to this season feeling hopeless. Maybe you’re struggling with your children. You may feel you’re living a life you didn’t sign up for and you’re grieving the life you imagined you’d have. Marriages struggle. Sickness presses us down. Sometimes darkness closes in. In […]
Real Mom Podcast, Holidays, and more
So many things to tell you after this holiday week! First, I’m so honored to be a guest on my friend, Jamie Finn’s, Real Mom Podcast. We had a very authentic conversation about some of my hard places of fostering and adopting. I’d love to hear what you think when you listen. Thanksgiving felt different this […]
