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 to do something is just a memory from last month (May). May it be that on June 1st, the awareness and advocating doesn't end there. May it be that it ...
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 chose family. Why Make a Summer Bucket List? Helps you look forward to summer Mom’s, it helps when your kids are bored and you’re looking ...
6 Summer Reading Programs for Kids
It's not summer for many, but for us it is officially summer break! I love to keep the kids reading even through the summer and I'm always up for a good summer reading program. I know some children love to read, others, not so much. For those with kids who find it's a struggle to get them to finish a book, here are a few of our favorite summer reading programs with great incentives that will hopefully help. Barnes and Noble Summer Reading for Kids This program begins in May and runs ...
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 to love so much when it's time for them to leave? Handprint / Footprint Canvas This is something we have done since day one, even with the respite ...
10 Toys to Take Camping
We are headed out on our first camping trip of the season in just a few days and we cannot wait. Camping is one of our favorite things to do as a family. I love to pack only what we need and not the entire house. When it comes to toys, the boys want to bring it all. Our answer? "We don't have room for everything, so just choose a couple things to take, everything else must stay." So, how do you decide which toys to take camping? We have found that bringing too many things (especially toys) ...
Friday Favorites Starts with Spring Porch Style
It's been a couple months since I've shared a few Friday Favorites, so here I am. It's finally feeling like Spring around here (well sort of - one day it's 70, the next day is 50). As long as it isn't snowing and 30 degrees out, I'm good to say it is Spring-y in these parts. We also have 1 week left of school and we just cannot wait for our Summer break! This school year has seemed longer than most years, I'm not sure why, so we are ready for a break. We have lots planned and I can't wait to ...