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Do You Pay Your Kids?

Do You Pay Your Kids?

By Lisa Qualls

Money is a tricky subject and every family manages it differently. I’m trying something new with Greenlight. My oldest is 32. Not to sound all nostalgic, but money was simpler when she was growing up. No phones. Lots of chores done for the sake of our homeschooling family. No allowance, but we met needs as […]

June 12, 2019 6 Comments

Should You Take the Leap Into Foster Care and Adoption?

Should You Take the Leap Into Foster Care and Adoption?

By Lisa Qualls

Should you become a foster or adoptive parent? While I can’t tell you what’s right for your family, our story may help you. Sometimes we need to jump in over our heads simply because God asks us to. That’s what happened to us a few years ago when we unexpectedly became foster parents. Becoming Foster Parents […]

June 3, 2019 1 Comment

3 Ways For Moms to Pray Through the Hardest Days

3 Ways For Moms to Pray Through the Hardest Days

By Lisa Qualls

Last week I wrote,  5 Reasons Prayer is Essential for Adoptive and Foster Moms, and I promised to share three ways of praying that carried me through our hardest parenting season and continue to be essential to my prayer life. What if you feel you can’t pray? There are so many reasons we may feel […]

May 28, 2019 6 Comments

5 Reasons Prayer is Essential for Adoptive and Foster Moms

5 Reasons Prayer is Essential for Adoptive and Foster Moms

By Lisa Qualls

Adoption and foster care may lead us to places we never imagined. It’s no ordinary life, my friends. Would you agree? Our children existed before we knew them. They grew in the warmth of another woman’s womb and were delivered into her arms. We may know details of that day or we may only imagine […]

May 20, 2019 2 Comments

Out of My Comfort Zone For the Sake of Connection

Out of My Comfort Zone For the Sake of Connection

By Lisa Qualls

Last week I pushed myself way out of my comfort zone for the sake of connection. Being a mom for 32 years has taught me that doing what feels good to me doesn’t lead to close relationships with the people I love. This is how I found myself layered in a down jacket and snow […]

May 6, 2019 4 Comments

I Could Have Missed This

I Could Have Missed This

By Lisa Qualls

My son crawled wearily into bed, barely pulling the covers around him. “I don’t know why I’m so tired,” he said as he closed his eyes. “Probably because you had a full day of school followed by wrestling practice.” “Mm-hmm,” he whispered. I looked at this beautiful boy, on the brink of being a teen, […]

April 4, 2019 4 Comments

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Mentoring adoptive and foster moms with                   practical help and hope.I serve families by providing practical tools and hope through my private membership group, The Hope Circle, as well as parent coaching, marriage mentoring, speaking, and writing. As a mom of 12 by birth and adoption (and more through foster care), wife of 35 years, and a Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) Practitioner, I’m honored to walk alongside you as you navigate your family’s unique journey.

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