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Our 6th Anniversary — it’s so curious, because it doesn’t seem like it’s been only 6 years. So much life has happened in those 6 years. Like what feels like a million house projects in the fixer-upper, that thankfully has grown to truly be a home. 3.5 years of Foster to Adoption stress, that makes…
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Something happens occasionally in Foster Parent life that is just weird. You’re not totally regarded as a “real parent”. (Small disclaimer before you panic & worry you said something wrong today — haha NO! All is well, fret not.) But every once in awhile, yet probably too often, small passing comments are made (very innocently…
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I have always heard it said in movies, read it in books & online in blog articles, I’ve heard probably 50+ people say it since the kids first came home to us, “be sure and cherish these years, they are the best, you’ll blink and they’ll be gone…“. I totally believe this, and I know…
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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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