“I Would Get Too Attached” – A Common Foster Care Concern
Well, as of Thursday afternoon we are officially an approved foster family! Rae was hoping for a placement call on Friday and kept asking me what the odds of getting a call were, my answer was 50/50: either we get a call or we don’t. Thanks to Corner Gas for that wonderful logic: “What are the chances that we have a riot in Dog River?” Karen: “I’d say 50-50: either we get a riot, or we don’t.” No call came on Friday. Not really a surprise since our worker said she usually tells the placement team to not give a first placement on a Friday because if we…
Why We Are Choosing to Foster (Instead of Adopting Again)
We’ve had a number of people ask us in the last couple of months why we made the decision to start the process to become foster parents and specifically why foster care over another adoption, so, let’s chat about that! Next month marks five years since we adopted Ephraim! And while the journey to him was long and at times painful, we cannot imagine our lives without him, he has brought so much good into our lives, God really knew what he was doing by putting him in our family. So, obviously we are pretty pro-international adoption. And to be honest, we did look into international adoption again. I mean,…
This Isn’t Where We Were Supposed to Be Right Now (Literally)
Last year I started saving for a big trip. Italy has been on my bucket list forever and I really wanted to make it happen. Jared and the kids were leaning towards France so I crunched some numbers and figured out approximately how much we would need to visit both countries for a couple of weeks and I started saving. At the beginning of this year I was close to the savings goal and in our budget I had it labeled Europe 2019. I was blocking off the end of September and beginning of October to be on the trip of a lifetime. And then God decided to shake my world up.…
What We’ve Been Reading Lately – September
So, apparently when the weather changes here I start reading more. In June and July I only read one book a month and this month I read something like twelve books! Other than the cooler weather I also think Scribd has a lot to do with my increased reading. I’m not even a full month into my free trial and I’ve already read/listened to seven books on there with a couple more on the go and some of the ones I read at the beginning of the month pre-Scribd are available on there as well. I’ve personally been very impressed by the selection. Not sure what Scribd is? Think of it…
Monthly Scripture Writing Challenge: Thankfulness
October is right around the corner and I’m a little ahead of the game this month with the Scripture writing challenge. Like I mentioned last month the theme for October is Thankfulness. I’ll speak for myself here: I am a selfish, greedy person. If I’m not careful I can easily forget that everything I have is thanks to God. It can be all too easy to get into the entitlement trap and think that I deserve what I have (the good stuff of course). But that isn’t how things work. I need to remember that and come to God with a humble heart and with thanksgiving. And since Canadian Thanksgiving…
The Best Gospel-Centered Parenting Podcasts and Episodes
It may come as a surprise to some who know me, but I don’t just read books. 😉 A few days ago I shared some of my favorite parenting books and I also wanted to share some of my favorite parenting podcasts and episodes. I listen to a decent amount of podcasts – my favorite times to listen are when I am doing my make up or if I’m baking or making supper and the kids are otherwise occupied. Plus, on the rare occasion I have a car ride without the kids I will listen then. I have a variety of different podcasts I listen to, most are about general gospel-centered…
