This continues the story of our journey to have a family. The time frame for this chapter of our story is September 2007. If you continue to read along, you will see first hand the reality of how broken the Foster Care system truly is. ____________________ It was not even a full month after we first received [...]
This continues the story of our journey to have a family. The time frame for this chapter of our story is September 2007. If you continue to read along, you will see first hand the reality of how broken the Foster Care system truly is. ____________________ I had been told when I received the first call about [...]
This continues the story of our journey to have a family. The time frame for this chapter of our story is September 2007. If you continue to read along, you will see first hand the reality of how broken the Foster Care system truly is. ____________________ We had gone to all of our classes and received all [...]
So what does it take to be a Foster Parent, you ask? This is just the basic information of the courses you have to take and be “certified in” to become a Foster Parent. I will refer back to this document from time to time during my ongoing series on the Broken System of [...]
“God Bless America! Land that I love!” Just a warning to anyone who reads this. Prepare yourself for sudden outbursts of song! No, this is not a musical, and just a warning- I do not have a beautiful singing voice at all! So, close your ears if you don’t want to hear my grateful [...]
This continues the story of our journey to have a family. The time frame for this chapter of our story is March-September 2007. If you continue to read along, you will see first hand the reality of how broken the Foster Care system truly is. ____________________ During the 8 weeks of our training, we met another couple [...]
This continues the story of our journey to have a family. The time frame for this chapter of our story is January-March 2007. If you continue to read along, you will see first hand the reality of how broken the Foster Care system truly is. ____________________ We finally decided we had reached the end of the fertility journey. We [...]
It took a lot of prayer for me to write an email to a fellow journalist yesterday. I had read a post by Jack Stuef at the liberal site wonkette.com unabashedly attack little Trig Palin. I refuse to post anything that was said on the site, but I can assure you it was beyond hateful. [...]
This continues the story of our journey to have a family. The time frame for this chapter of our story is 2002-2007. If you continue to read along, you will see first hand the reality of how broken the Foster Care system truly is. ____________________ I hate tests. It does not matter what kind of test it [...]
It is with great pleasure that I dedicate this article to my Dad. I ask you to indulge me for just a moment as I give you some “behind-the-scene” information before I address the title issue of this article, the National Debt. For many years, my Dad and I had a strained relationship. Over the [...]
This begins the story of our journey to have a family. The time frame for this chapter of our story is pre-2007. If you continue to read along, you will see first hand the reality of how broken the Foster Care system truly is. ____________________ You were created for a purpose. In fact, each of us was created [...]
To say that our Foster Care system is broken is a gross understatement. Whether it is the actual Child Protective Service agency, the individual case workers, the judges deciding the cases, foster parents, or the law itself is hard to pinpoint. I would venture to say it is most likely all of these factors combined. [...]
I believe we are living in a very unique time in history. Yes, I believe every point in history has its unique purpose, but I believe that there are certain times that stand out more than others. A great example of a time in our history that stands out more than other times is the [...]
