Payton loves to play with her jewelry, and lately I’ve been calling her Mrs. T because of all the jangles hanging around her neck. This morning when she was trying to fix one of her necklaces, she said, “I need my glasses, I can’t see.” Since sunglasses are the only glasses she owns, I got…
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she makes us laugh
Payton loves seeing the garbage truck. Anywhere. She has a movie that depicts the book Trashy Town, and she is obsessed with the trash truck and trash man. If a truck drives down our street, her ears are perked and she is checking it out. Today it was the UPS truck. She said, ‘That not…
Read Moreher name is Bella
Her name is Bella. A beautiful name. A beautiful girl. She is five. Only five. What hell has befallen this little girl in her few short years is unimaginable. The Department checked on her and her sister ELEVEN times before they removed them, and placed them in foster care. She has been in seven foster…
Read Morechanges in the works
I have been hearing some disturbing news about the Department of Human Services lately. Some of the information has to do with other counties, but some of it is in reference to ours. A reliable source recently told me that our county ranked highest in the amount of Terminations that are filed every year. This…
Read Morecan you hear me now?
Normally I feel like people in the Dept. listen to my thoughts on what is happening with our Foster cases. Recently it hasn’t been that way. I feel like I am being given blank stares and that they’re coming back with excuses or reasons of why something may be a certain way. For example, Jeremiah…
Read Morepickles
Yes, pickles. Payton LOVES them. We don’t usually have them at our house. If we did, she would eat them every day and her sodium levels might turn her into the proverbial pillar of salt.When we visit Grandma & Grandpa she always gets to eat pickles, and that is something she looks forward to very…
Read Moregive thanks
What unexpected things life has brought us since Thanksgiving last year. So much to be thankful for. Payton was adopted right before Thanksgiving last year, this year we celebrated with an Adoption Day which we will continue to do every year. Jeremiah came to us after Thanksgiving last year. Although we have given thanks for…
Read MoreJeremiah’s bio mom is back
Jeremiah is having visits with his bio mom again. I’m sure it all gets a little confusing when you’re not living it day to day. We have been told, “I thought the bio mom’s rights had already been terminated.” That’s not quite the situation. It was discussed, but never came to fruition. Many months ago…
Read Morea baby scrapbook brings the unexpected
I was so excited to pick up a scrapbook that Payton’s biological aunt had made for her. At the time of Payton’s adoption I had spoken with the aunt, she shared with me that she had pictures of Payton when she was a baby, and they had some family history they wanted to give us.…
Read Morea path chosen or destined?
God can work anything out for His good. Well, this is what my husband, Justin, so lovingly reminded me of when I shared what I’d just realized. What I realized is that we would be somewhere completely different if we hadn’t chosen to do foster care. In all fairness, it isn’t something I chose at first.…
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