Homesick
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure…
Still Orphans
Faith and Foster Care
Tag: foster parent
A Week In Reverse
Foster care is a series of building walls, bargaining, and small concessions. It’s been four months of absence after nearly four years of raising the…
Harriet Tubman and a Month of Absence
It’s been a month since the kids left, and I don’t have words to express the heartache I’ve succumbed to. Every day I struggle to…
There is a Fatality
“But there is a fatality, a feeling so irresistible and inevitable that it has the force of doom, which almost invariably compels human beings to…
Sunset at the End of the Road
It’s been one of those weeks. You know the kind: the weight of your emotions has glued you to the couch, long, sorrowful sighs cascade…
Book Shack Unboxing: And How to Find Cheap Homeschool Curriculum
Last week, I posted a list of free and inexpensive homeschooling resources. In that list, I linked The Homeschool House’s Book Shack. This non-profit organization…
Free and Inexpensive Homeschooling Resources
It’s already August, and the beginning of school is a huge question mark for most families. Some schools are opening with safety precautions in place.…
Virtual Visit Ideas
Most agencies have ceased in-person visits between foster children and their parents due to the threat of Covid-19. Some locations have lifted restrictions, but we’re…
Foster Mattress Program
Still Orphans is excited to announce we are partnering with Mattress Firm to get the word out about a new mattress program for foster families! Mattress Firm…
Changes: Turn and Face the Strange
It’s the last day of April 2020, and we’ve been living in this strange sci-fi reality for weeks. New information on coronavirus is constantly changing. …
