Fostering
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All is Well … ‘Cause He is Good
It’s that time of year when people reflect. And renew. One year is ending and another is beginning.Like everyone, I’ll admit that there have been those years I was very happy to see come to an end. In those seasons of life, there’s something about seeing a new year come in that brings hope for Continue reading
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Saying Goodbye Again and Hoping it’s a "See Ya Later"
Here we go again. If planning a wedding for my baby girl wasn’t emotional enough, we are now planning our goodbyes … yet again. Barring an unexpected turn of events, we will be hugging our three guys goodbye next week. The timing is such that it falls just short of a year (by about three Continue reading
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Foster Care: Fostering Hope
For a couple of weeks now, our 12 yr-old (foster) son has been reminding us that the 26th marks a special day: our 6-month anniversary. It’s a little hard to believe that they came into our home on November 26, two days before Thanksgiving. What a journey it’s been … but all in all it’s been Continue reading
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Foster Care that Thrives: It Takes a Village
My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. And God is able to make all grace overflow to you so that because you have enough of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow in every good work. Continue reading
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THIS is Foster Care
I read a book years ago about what “doing church” should look like. The first chapter included several scenarios of daily life. At the end of each scenario (which described a scene where someone was serving someone else in the church by repairing their car, babysitting, taking meals, etc) a line would read: This is church. I had Continue reading
Unchained Melodye 