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WHAT IS FOSTER CARE? WHAT PROGRAM DID CHIEF & I CHOOSE?
A few months ago, I shared with you my journey to becoming a foster parent. Since writing Becoming A Foster Parent, I have been asked several questions regarding different foster care programs....
WHAT I LEARNED BY ASKING FOR HELP
Sometimes taking a break helps you to regroup and gain clarity on your life. Taking breaks can be liberating, especially from things that somehow hold you hostage. I think we all deserve a break...
Why Routines Are Important for Your Mental Health
Routine (noun.) a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program Routines. Most commonly, we hear and refer to routines when we are talking about young children. I often hear parents...
Forgiveness and Healing
One of the hardest things that I had to face as an adult is forgiveness. When I think about how hard it is, I ask myself why it is worth it? The things that we face in life at the hands of others...
5 Tips To Surviving A Long Distance Relationship
Surviving a long distance relationship has been a difficult challenge for both Chief and I. You may think after 13 plus years it gets easier, it doesn't! Over time and with each separation, you grow...
Toxic Relationships That We Love
Sure, I asked myself over a thousand times "why do I like being a part of these toxic relationships?" Now when I mention "relationships" I do not mean just romantic but friendships as well. Whew!...
Living A Simplified Life
So often we live a life that was created for us by our family. Or we live out family traditions. Within the past few years I have been embracing living my life my way! It truly took me moving to...
Becoming A Foster Parent
One of my 2018 goals were to complete our therapeutic foster parent training. Becoming a foster parent had always been just a thought. Chief and I would talk often about either adopting or...
Strategies For Communicating With Your Teen
Let's face it, having sex-related topics, including relationships, STDs and pregnancy with my tweens is always an uncomfortable topic for me. Ironic right, as my profession is indeed counseling to...
Separation and Reunification: Military Life
Learning to deal with a separation and reunification has been consistent over this past year. Because I am away from my normal support system of family and friends, it is definitely a different...
“I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' ... There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.” Maya Angelou
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