The Doctrines of Scarcity and Abundance
His noticing is thanks enough, though he does not say “Thank you.” He does not say, “Now I feel cared for.”
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Foster care
Naughty and nice and apple pie spice
“Don’t put that in your mouth, be nice to the dog, stop taking toys away from your sister, sit down please, what a great drawing you made.”
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When Faith Becomes De Longest River
I am relieved to find, in the middle of my grief, that this wound is cleaner because I didn’t insist that he save me out of it.
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Foster Care Awareness Interview
“We all come to foster care with mixed emotions, histories, and motives. Please don’t forget that this story is not primarily about you.”
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This privilege: Baby days
She is the cutest thing we’ve ever seen, and we treasure the days and all the times until she can transition to a birth family member.
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Space
When all the toys are boxed, the treasures of one person in a many-person household, who would think that what is left behind could be so big?
Rejuvenate PA 2019
With friends and needy and grieving and isolated and savoring, I went creative: the paintbrush and the hammer and the string making patterns I could follow.
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How you survive
I imagine that, like me, you want an answer: something to eat or do or break or understand that will make the difference, make this bearable.
Life cycle of a foster case
Did you hear we have a new placement? My goodness, I thought there would be more problems associated with something like this…
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Wee hour wakefuls
The hum of a white-noise fan upstairs
The purr of a lone car going by
The sound of my own cough