Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
What I Did: I went shopping and my girls assembled 2 Welcome Boxes for foster children. When social workers remove kids from their homes, they don’t get a lot of time to pack their belongings before they are taken to the Department of Human Services(DHS) Child … [Read more...]
Where I Went: This week marked the 6th month my daughters and I have delivered for SCAT. If you haven’t heard of this amazing ministry, please read about the first time we volunteered, or the second, or the third, or the fourth, or the fifth. The Job: The afternoon started … [Read more...]
The first day of our vacation was jam packed with activity. By the end of it, my 10 year old acted particularly 10ish. My husband pulled her aside and asked her to take a time out until she could return acting more compassionate. After about 10 minutes she came into … [Read more...]
I hate summer vacation. Don’t get me wrong. Kids need a brain break and I love having fun in the Pacific Northwest sun with my daughters. I hate the antiquated notion that states kids need a three month chunk of time away from academic learning so they can help their … [Read more...]
Where I Went: Project Lemonade is a temporary store front designed for foster kids to “shop” for a new back to school wardrobe. The website description states: There are more than 13,000 foster children in the state of Oregon. Due to unfortunate budget cuts, the Department of … [Read more...]