We were on a list that got an open invitation to attend a “foster family appreciation picnic” at someone’s ranch in Chandler, OK yesterday. It was for families like ours as well as families who work in foster care in some capacity. The email promised a “cook out, horse-back riding, fishing, hay rides, face-painting and [...]
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New territory here – our baby church plant officially has a youth group now and my oldest is considered a high schooler in it this summer. Wow and wow. 137/365 Tweet
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Dear Moms of the Children We’ve Cared For This Year, Tomorrow is Mother’s Day and I don’t know how you feel about that. Are you thankful you are a mother? Has the task simply been too overwhelming for you? Believe me, I know it can be. Some of you may get to be with your [...]
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I’m not spontaneous very often. Okay, I’m not really “leave the house” spontaneous very often, except in cases where I find a rare weekend of a little freedom and think, “Gee, wouldn’t it make all kinds of sense to use every spare moment of this weekend and, you know, paint a hallway?” I’m that kind [...]
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First off, I want to say I have great friends. And my great friends think I could use a massage. One set of great friends thought I could use one last August and another set thinks I need one now. As it is, I had THREE gift certificates to go get myself a massage and [...]
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The photo set above is from a year ago and so this post is a year in the making. You see, my family hosted Compassion Sunday 2012 at our church last year and I will admit – I had high expectations for the time. I will go so far as to say my expectations were [...]
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I know I have to cut them some slack. They were gone for the weekend and when I went to pick them up on Sunday, they were surprised to be coming home with us again even though I’d told them about a bajillion times that I would be back for them. They just adjust to [...]
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Almost exactly one year ago I attended what was then called the 8308 Conference here in Oklahoma City (so called because that was the current number of children in DHS custody at that moment in time). Almost exactly one year ago our family felt the tug to get our hands and feet dirty. Almost exactly [...]
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This had to be the photo of the day, you know. Oklahoma Foster Care Forum: You are a part of the solution. Or at least you should be. Here’s what I said at this today. 115/365 Tweet
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Craig snapped this one on his phone tonight. We attended a pre-forum dinner for folks who will be speaking at tomorrow’s Oklahoma Foster Care Forum. Nice time with some really great people. Thankful. 114/365 Tweet
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