Thanksgiving and Advent
Advent has begun, with tiny boxes of surprises, a calendar we enjoy and reuse. In each box I put a sweet treat, or a clue leading to it…
Tag: 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.”
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.
Photographic check in
I am snapping lots of photos of this glorious world. I can tell you about my current life with them easily. Watch this.
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.”
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.
January Goals – my reports and confessions
I learned that what I eat as habit, or in the company of other people, I easily forget to monitor. But also that when I cut in one area…
Technology detox
What do they do, little urban citizens of virtual worlds, when they arrive in a home where screentime for preschoolers is not prioritized? How do they live?
SnapChat
You can call us crazy, if you want, and not in a good way. We have our moments of absolute certainty to that effect.
Foster care: Book resources
I love these books for their powerful imagery and empathy, building a bridge between those-who-have-firsthand-experience and those-who-need-a-window-in.