The Decision to Begin Fostering
After I graduated from college, I moved to Georgia to live with a wonderful family. It was during that semester that I got to spend so much time with my friends from the JH Ranch where I had worked...
View ArticlePaperwork + Trainings
When you walk into your first training session, they give you a 2 inch binder that is full of papers that contain checklists, forms to fill out, training notes, etc.. I was pretty overwhelmed but I...
View ArticleMy Pros and Cons List
I made a Pros/Cons list back in March when this became a real prospect and I just visually needed to see everything laid out. I have several journal entries similar to this so this is a combo of...
View ArticleFoster Prep: Meal Ideas
Growing up, mom had a list on the side of the fridge of some family favorite recipes to help make the decision of what was for dinner a little easier. She used to let us pick anything as long as she...
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Matching a Child with a Home
One of the questions I get a lot is, what kind of kid will I take? It can be hard to figure out in a world full of children how to decide which child will fit well with which family. Among other...
View ArticleFinal Training: Invite Only
There is one training that you get invited to when you're near the end of the verification process, its by invite only and they give you a handbook + review all regulatory and compliance info. I...
View ArticleBuying & Registering
As I've been preparing for a little one to come into the home, there have been so many things that I needed to buy. I started the registration process this week, and since I've never done one for a...
View ArticleThe Home Study, The Real Deal
Guys,The home study took 8.5 hours. Eight hours and thirty minutes. Yep, an entire day. She showed up at 10am and didn't leave until 6:30pm. I knew it was going to be long, but she said 3-4 hours...
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If God is Real...
If God is who he says he is, then what does that mean for me? If God is real, then what? The whole purpose of this ministry is to get people asking questions and thinking bigger and deeper. If all...
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Overwhelmed
We had a shower last week and I cannot tell you how grateful I felt to have such an incredible support system. I wish my home study worker could have just been there to see how many people are there...
View ArticleDo you have a kid?
I have received some hilarious text messages, phone calls, and facebook messages these last 9 months. Most of them though have come recently with the publication of social media posts. Here are some...
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Her room
Her room is done!! As promised, pictures for those of you who can't swing on by and take a look for yourself... Enjoy! Those animals are the softest... Some of you might remember the cow I loved, it...
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Umm... Hi, yes... Party of 2
For those questions about the timeline... As of now, my paperwork is done, unless there are more questions from the home study of course, (and there have already been additional questions). Sigh...My...
View ArticleMy Heart for Her...
I read this on a blog and I feel in love with it. I had it bookmarked and would re-read it every so often. I wanted to share not only for this girl, but for all young women out there as a simple...
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I got a call...
I just got back from vacation and have been crazy busy catching up with work from being out of the office... I'm also getting prepared for the holidays. Around 10 yesterday morning I got a call from...
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No placement, yet...
To keep everyone updated, I still have no kiddo yet. It's been hard to get my fire inspection done. We had to reschedule once which turns out was a huge mistake. I cant even get the lady that was...
View ArticleForever
If you've never listened to Kari Jobe, you should. She's one of my favorite artists. I love this one particular song even more for many reasons, however the main reason being Isaac's spoken word...
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Fire Inspection
The fire inspection is happening today!! The last item on this checklist for licensing that has had a million things on it! Fingers crossed its easy like the health inspection and she just kinda...
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Failed. Fire. Inspection.
Guys,I failed the fire inspection. I had to wait a few days to write this because I was so mad, and if that anger seeps out still, just ignore it and consider this an advance apology. Here's how it...
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I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!
Welp, It's finally over... Praise. The. Lord. I passed round 2 of the inspection this morning and emailed my paperwork in. I asked them if there was anything else or what the next steps are but...
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The Waiting Continues...
Well, I thought I was done but turns out I'm not. I have to get my fire extinguisher inspected as apparently they don't take a receipt to satisfy this requirement any more. I can't explain more...
View ArticleMiracles follow the plow
Here are two kinds of ground: fallow ground and ground that has been broken up by the plow.The fallow field is smug, contented, protected from the shock of the plow and the agitation of the harrow....
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Lately...
If you've been reading my previous posts, I'm sure you can imagine I was fairly frustrated when time after time my licensing was getting delayed because of some stupid little thing... I mean, not...
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Ann Voskamp's Blog on ISIS after her visit to Iraq
I can't stop forwarding this link... Instead, I've decided to just post it and hope it will reach more people this way. And then I pray you read it and let this rest on your heart. Reading this is...
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My Journey to Contentment
I read this book a while ago by Linda Dillow, Calm My Anxious Heart. It's a book I continually come back to and skim when I know I need the reminders within it. Recently I wasn't able to find it and...
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