Author: Jamie
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Foster Adoption is Exhausting!
I planned to post this last week, but when everything happened with my dad, I put it on hold. I’m publishing it now with no changes/updates from how I originally wrote it, so it’ll make more sense if you pretend you’re reading this last Wednesday. ————————-A blog reader who is a fairly new foster mom,…
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Dad.
I had other posts scheduled this week, but life took a turn. Things aren’t always easier just because you know they’re coming. My dad is in his last days. I saw him last Friday, and he even got to meet Scout and Jem. Knowing he met our future children, even for just a moment, was…
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Goodbye Visit + the Question {Foster Adoption}
Last week, my phone rang and the little voice on the end belonged to 5-year-old Scout: “Hi, Ms. Jamie. We just had our goodbye visit, and I wanted to ask if you would be our new family.” Tears sprang to my eyes and I clamped my hand over my mouth so I didn’t lose my…
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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…