Let me begin this post by saying I do not sell essential oils and I’m not writing with the purpose of persuading you to buy anything. This is simply my story of how essential oils help my family. In 2010 Russ and I went on a cruise with his parents and siblings. In addition to […]
The Bitter and Sweet of Foster Care with Jamie Finn
#20 The Bitter and Sweet of Foster Care Reunification with Jamie Finn “I couldn’t do foster care because I’d never be able to give them back.” How many times have you heard this, said this, felt this? There’s no doubt, it’s so hard to love and care for a child and then return him to […]
Celebrating 2018
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from my family to yours! I sent this out a few days ago to my 3 Thankful Thoughts friends, and I want to share it with you too. [I invite you to join my inner circle of friends who get a few encouraging words each week! My weekly email […]
How To Stay Connected With Your Kids When They Don’t Live at Home
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 […]
