Sometimes I get frustrated because I feel like I talk more than I act. I think some of you can relate. Maybe I love thoughts and ideas too much. I don't think that there is anything wrong with thoughts or ideas, they are after all the genesis of action. But at some point ideas need [...]
Category: Foster
Adopt(Ed)
Here is our presentation from last year's Tapestry conference. Adopt(Ed)
Can You Hear Me Knocking?
I can't think of a single placement we've had over the years that didn't arrive with developmental delays. Not one. That's the reality of fostering for most of us and our kids. Whatever pain or difficulty they have dealt with in their lives it is usually, if not always, accompanied by developmental delays. Our current [...]
Killing Me Softly
It has been said that you catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar. This principle can be applied to all our relationships, marriage, work, social, you name it. This is a great and true principle in the field of human interaction. One relationship where this is especially true is with our children. [...]
There’s a Great Day Coming
I recently received an e-mail from a friend. In it she shared the following verse with me and said that she felt like the Lord was speaking this over our kids especially our foster kids. I share it here and hope that it lifts you up as well. Instead of shame and dishonor, you will [...]
It’s a Family Tradition
Sunday March 17, 2013 had the potential to be an interesting/difficult day. It had nothing to Patrick or the Irish, although those celebrating St. Patrick's Day always have the potential to complicate matters. No, Sunday, March 17, 2013 was the day we took our annual family to the Dallas Auto Show. I love cars. I [...]
Square Peg, Round Hole
All of us, to some degree, assign some level of romanticism to our childhood. The food was better, we like the toys we played with more than today's toys, riding bikes trumps video games, etc. This belief manifests itself frequently in that we try to impose our childhood experience on our children. Maybe impose oversells [...]
Change of Habit
As with every new year this one started with most people making resolutions. These usually have a lot to do with eating and exercise. People are motivated to improve their health in January so they join a gym. The problem with joining a gym is that you have to go to the gym and exercise [...]
Chow Down at Dickey’s and Top it Off with Pinkberry for Children
I know this is short notice but all DFW Metroplex Pinkberry and select Metroplex Dickey's Barbeque will host a fundraiser on Saturday, November 10 from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM to raise funds to support efforts to move waiting Texas children from their temporary foster care homes to their permanent forever families. Staff from Covenant Kids will [...]
Tapestry Conference – Adopt-Ed
We will be speaking at the Tapestry Conference this Saturday morning. We are thrilled and a little overwhelmed, partly because we have to present as a couple but mostly because we are sleep deprived. Our thanks to Annie McClellan (@anniemcclellan) for the following. In their session, Adopt-Ed, Ryan and Kayla will focus on educating parents to educate educators [...]