• Back to School Lunch Ideas

    Let’s talk about school lunches…   I don’t know about you, but I always loved taking my lunch to school. Back then lunch boxes and brown bags were nothing like they are today. My mom always packed the best lunches and it always made me feel special. For each holiday […]

  • Fostering Hope Part 14

      I changed the title of the blog to Fostering Hope. In the past month I can’t even tell you how many times I hope this is a good day. I hope “I” does not  throw a temper tantrum. I hope “A“ doesn’t lie today. I hope JJ adjusts to […]

  • Fostering Part 13

    This week was a week of firsts for us and kids. The week started off by taking the kiddos to the beach for their first time. They had so much fun!! They didn’t want to leave and asked when they could go back. We will definitely do another beach trip […]

  • Fostering Part 12

    Well the kids finished their first full week of school. While there have been some meltdowns with homework and coming home cranky, I feel overall they are adjusting well to school. Each of them really seems to enjoy their teacher and school. They are excited to go to school and […]

  • Fostering Part 10

    I can’t believe the kids have been here almost 3 weeks. It has been a crazy few weeks. Between getting the kids ready for school and working through things, I am not even sure where the time has gone. I lost my voice for over a week and was sick […]

  • Fostering Part 9

    I had my whole week planned out before the kids came to live here in their forever home. I had a lunch date with my good friend, my sister was coming into town and I had a few more recipes and blogs I was going to do before Friday. Well […]

  • Fostering Part 7 & 8

    I had a blog all ready to go last weekend. However I never go the chance to finish it and post it. WE had a glimpse of what our life will be like with the kids living here.   Part 1   We finally were able to share our concerns […]

  • Fostering Part 6

    This week really broke me in many ways and it has caused many doubts for me.   We got to spend the day with the kids this past Sunday. While it was a great day hiking it also was a very hard day for us, especially me. Last weekend when […]

  • Fostering Part 5

    Last weekend was one of my hardest weekends since this journey started with the kids. I felt like I failed them over and over. Not that I did, but in my eyes I saw it as failing. It’s like we take a few steps forward with the kids and then […]

  • Fostering Part 4

    I used to love roller coasters as a kid, like I couldn’t wait to go on all the big rides. We had season passes to Great Adventure (Six Flags for the non NJ people) and we went so many times. I wasn’t afraid of any roller coasters. Now I hate […]

  • Fostering Part 3

    We had a really good time with the kids this past Sunday, it was like something has changed in them for the better. We took them to see a movie and we both looked at them and got very emotional. Like this is our family. The kids hadn’t been to […]

  • Fostering Part 2

    So my faith is still being tested. It has been a rough few weeks dealing with things. However I do see God working in the process, especially in me. I pray every day for faith, hope and patience. I get on my knees every night and pray. A lot of […]