Writing

June 6, 2018

4 Creative Father’s Day Gift Ideas

Father’s Day is just a few weeks away and since June is our busiest month (and I’m sure it’s busy for your family as well), I wanted to get a jumpstart on a few projects for the head guy in our house. Each year, I always want to come up with a creative Father's Day gift for my husband and I came across these: The “Play Ball” Dad ...

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May 19, 2018

May Meal Plan

Meal planning. It's something I've always, always struggled with. Let's face it, when you don't meal plan, it's easier to just go out and grab something quick for dinner. However, my checkbook doesn't like it, which is why Ive tried to get better at meal planning not just for the week, but the month. I'm a few days late (ok, 2 weeks) in getting ...

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May 11, 2018

Foster Care Awareness Month Doesn’t End in May

May is National Foster Care Awareness month {as you probably already know}. While I love the awareness the month has with all the blog posts and social media likes, I also sort of dread what June 1st brings. A new month in which many will forget about the sweet children in foster care and the thought of what good can come from everyone stepping in ...

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May 8, 2018

Our 2018 Summer Bucket List

School is officially over for us and we're already in to our second week of summer break! Each season we make a bucket list, however our summer bucket list is our favorite. What is a Summer Bucket List? It’s a list created anywhere from April – May that shows what you’d like to do that summer. You can make one for yourself or one as a family. We ...

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May 2, 2018

6 Creative Ways to Remember a Foster Child Once They’ve Left Your Home

When a child leaves. It's that thing that keeps SO many from getting involved with foster care because "what if it's hard to let them go?" {which makes me sad, but that's a another day and another post}. Since reunification is always the goal of foster care, what can you do to remember that sweet child (whether young or old) that you've grown ...

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