One of the many stigmas about displaced children (children in foster care or other out-of-home placements) is that they are unmanageable or difficult. A simple Google search will tell you that foster children are at higher risk for dropping out of school, drug use, and involvement in the legal … [Read more...]

One of the houseparents and myself were in a meeting at one of the County Department of Resources with a family regarding their case. Their children were placed at the Children’s Home the month before. At the end of the meeting the houseparent told the parents “I want you to know that we pray for … [Read more...]

According to horticultural and environmental science, trees that shed their leaves in the fall do so in order to survive upcoming harsh weather. Trees go through the process of abscission as a way to conserve the water and energy that will be necessary to survive through the coming winter months. … [Read more...]

Now that the holidays are here we are being encouraged to reflect on all of the things in our lives that we appreciate—our families, our homes, our friends. We are prompted on all sides to express our gratitude for the things in our lives that we might have a tendency to take for granted. But how do … [Read more...]

One of the hardest jobs a person will ever have is being a parent, but a case can be made that an even harder job is being a foster parent. There is never any way to tell who is going to come along and what they are going to need outside of basic shelter needs. It is hard, it is frustrating, it is … [Read more...]