Brian Maloy
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I don’t know about you, but a lot of people in my life often speak a phrase, “well God’s timing is always perfect” or “God’s timing is best” or something like that. Perhaps you haven’t ever heard that, maybe it’s just the circle and community in which I find myself. But regardless, it’s something I…
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Foster Care & Adoption are interesting scenarios — especially in the world we live today. We generally like to know what to expect, when to expect it and then of course any other details we can gather. We are not typically fans of the unknown. Sure we like to go on vacation and ‘see new…
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My notes from my Grandfather’s Eulogy today, I am exceedingly proud to be his grandson. Charles Fred Maloy – Family Thoughts/Eulogy I am going to begin with 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 “16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 17 For this light…
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Last night we finished our Foster Classes. It really is way more bittersweet than we expected. It was 9 weeks, every Monday night, 6-9pm. Clara and I rode together every Monday, I would drop Clara off in Clayton & then head west to Chesterfield for work. Then at 4:30pm do it in reverse, grab a…
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So we are overdue for a Foster Care Training update! So last night was our 3rd week of STARS Class (Foster Care Class), and this was probably the heaviest week of material thus far. Everyone ‘knows’ or has ‘heard’ about abuse, whether they have experienced it or not. Most everyone says it’s horrific or unbelievable,…
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So we had our first home study last night. We were pretty nervous but our Social Worker is amazing! She was helpful, very encouraging and excited for us — which was definitely an affirming step in this Foster/Adoption process. Even more encouraging, she’ll be with us as long as we’re licensed as Foster Parents —…
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Knowing that it isn’t always easy to convey our heart on some topics (such as this), we decided it would be wise to put our thoughts down in writing. Adoption — we have been praying about this for a long time, Clara for about the last year, Brian for a little longer. It’s hard to…
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I recently read a book called “Hiking Through” (often I read backpacking books when I have an insatiable itch to go on a long backpacking trip but alas, cannot). Aside from a man’s journey hiking the 2,160 mile Appalachian Trail, his constant reflection back on his life were all the things he’d missed out on…
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Sometimes life is overwhelming. Be it just normal pressures we place on ourselves or things far more embarrassing… And more often than not, the words & emotions are difficult to convey. However, I suspect they are shared emotions of many today — and as such, it seems like I should be bold to admit…
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I rather like how you sometimes stumble upon quite profound truths, even in random emails. Today I received an email from the subscription list for Rend Collective, the Irish folksy Christian group. They tend to focus greatly on the community, the gospel & what God has called us to as believers in the Truth. I…
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