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Our Weekend Visit {Foster Adoption}
Friday afternoon, Ken and Kathryn went to pick up the kids up for the weekend. I’d been praying that we’d get the TPR order (to terminate parental rights) before we had the children for the weekend so that we’d have a little more clarity on this whole foster-adopt situation. All these if’s are hard to…
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Middle and High School Homeschool Days
I’ve missed a few weeks of homeschool updates because we’ve had so much going on with getting ready for overnight visits with our newest kids! No, it’s still not definite, but we’re moving right along and praying for the Lord’s will. We’ve spent this week putting together a bunk bed in Kathryn’s room, cleaning out…
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Two More Kids {Foster Adoption}
Kathryn’s words after meeting the kids: “Our lives will never be quiet if we adopt those two, but — I love them!“ I think that pretty much sums it up. Last week was the kids’ 1st visit to our house. That day, the weather was perfect, so we played outside as much as possible. The…
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Meeting the Kids {Foster Adoption}
Over the weekend, we met the 5 year old girl and soon-to-be-four year old boy who may soon join our family. I instagrammed a photo as we were walking out the door, saying, “Do we look as nervous and unprepared as we feel? Heading to meet our possible next two kids. Pray for us?” Last…
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Flexible Schedules and Good Weeks
This was a good week. Sure, there were some not-great moments, but I like to remind myself that even in those frustrating moments, this home educating lifestyle is a huge blessing. This week we had laughter and silliness; sweet moments like when Lindsey gave me a bouquet of flowers just because she wanted me to…
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Foster Adoption Update
I’d hoped to have more to update by now, but things don’t always go as planned, so I’ll update as much as I can. Last Monday’s meeting was fantastic. {If you have no idea what I’m talking about, read this post first.} The children’s caseworker is very sweet. She is thorough and appears to be…