Author: bmaloy

  • In a few days it will have been 5 months since our little kiddos came to our home. It’s funny because I can barely remember life before February 9th — and it’s okay. Everything about our lives has changed in the last 5 months — our morning routine is totally different, we get up way…

  • Redeeming the Ordinary

    Often I struggle to know what to share, what to write down, what to record.  There are so many things that happen every day with the kids (and everything else).  People remind us how important it is to share our story, but I don’t always see it.  We are so very ordinary. After all, we…

  • Instant Parenthood

    I love that title, it’s borrowed from a dear friend in Oklahoma (with some Bonus Boys) — and ironically fit with a blog post festering in my mind lately. Being a foster parent can be a lot to swallow at times.  Gosh, even really thinking of yourself as a parent is a challenge.  For folks…

  • Terrible In-Between

    We are just slightly over a month into this new adventure.  It’s mind-boggling to consider all the changes in such a short amount of time. There are baby gates everywhere in our home Thanks to baby-proofing — no one, including adults, can open any drawers in the kitchen All door knobs are harder to open…

  • So I woke up Friday morning like normal. I let Beau the Border Collie outside & then gave him a cookie for going potty. I hopped in the shower quickly (and singing, of course) and in words I can’t quite explain, I was sort of ‘overcome’ with this feeling God was doing something, but didn’t…

  • Timing & Waiting

    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…

  • 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…

  • My Grandfather’s Eulogy

    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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…