Write Your Heart Out - Guest Series: Janice's Story

Some of them are writers and some are “just” moms, but they were all faithful to write and share their story with others and, eventually, with me. I want to give them the gift that others gave to me in sharing their words. But more importantly, I want to give you the gift of reading their words and entering their stories... "Healing days are about trauma and rewiring her brain. They need to happen for her to be healthy. But when the healing days become healing weeks, the weight of her suffering feels all consuming."

Write Your Heart Out - Guest Series: Sarah's Story

Some of them are writers and some are “just” moms, but they were all faithful to write and share their story with others and, eventually, with me. I want to give them the gift that others gave to me in sharing their words. But more importantly, I want to give you the gift of reading their words and entering their stories... "Then, the text came. It was my mom. “I know you have decided not to foster, but there is a family who has foster children that will most likely need to be adopted. Are you interested?”

Write Your Heart Out - Guest Series: Krista's Story

Some of them are writers and some are “just” moms, but they were all faithful to write and share their story with others and, eventually, with me. I want to give them the gift that others gave to me in sharing their words. But more importantly, I want to give you the gift of reading their words and entering their stories..."I'm reading about how sharing your story can change the world. I'm a terrible story teller. I do have a story, but not sure how to begin to tell it."

Onions, Sole Hope, & East Coast Benefactory

Tears streamed down my face and filled her little eyes. I was aware of yet another “small” blessing we had that so many others didn’t. I was aware of the times I’d thought my girl “needed” a new pair of shoes...But Sole Hope did more than just change my view of children’s footwear. Let me begin with all the onion-y layers of why I love Sole Hope (as in, the tears increase the deeper you get)

Giveaway #3: Where the products benefit FOSTER CARE - Feather Refuge & Ransomed Cuffs

Second, these “companies” are just foster mamas, each with a gift and a heart of gold. There is just something so exciting to me about a mom on a mission, using the overflow of her mama’s heart and the spare minutes of her day to love others. There’s also something so exciting about any person who uses their creative talents to bring attention to others in need.

Adoption & T-Shirts - Support an Adoptive Family

In the global community of 2016, maybe the definition of “neighbor” has grown past our own local communities...So, NEIGHBOR, I want to make you aware of a need so that you, too, can consider if it's one of the ways you're meant to be involved in orphan care...my friends are having a fundraiser, selling super cool shirts to help fund the massive expensive of giving this little one a family. 

SPEAK UP

Trafficking is a huge topic these days.  There are few issues that devastate and anger us - especially us women, us mothers - like sex trafficking.  But I believe there are few issues that seem as inaccessible to us being able to affect change within as trafficking either.  When I hear the stories of girls and women trapped in sex slavery, I shudder and weep and then move on with my little life.  Because what else can a middle-class mom from New Jersey do?

Birthday & Christmas & ONE MONTH OF GIVEAWAYS!

Each week in July, I’ll be introducing you to an amazing organization that’s doing amazing things and selling amazing products. Each organization is working to raise money for or actually hands-on caring for orphans, the poor, and the oppressed. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to tell you about them and let you know how you can follow/support/pray for them, and I’m just as excited to be able to GIVE YOU SOME OF THEIR BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTS!

But what about the kids?

Every foster child will be placed in a “bed” somewhere.  There are beds in child protection offices (even when there shouldn’t be).  There are beds in group homes and shelters.  There are beds in “those” foster houses - the ones you read about, the ones you don’t even want to think about.  And then there are beds in a foster home.  In a home where a bed comes attached with parents, with a family, with love.