Foster Care

BethM on April 18th, 2010

I remember asking lots of questions when I was younger—mainly in a last-chance effort to put off bedtime.  Stalling by asking why the sky is blue seemed like a pretty brilliant strategy. But when it comes to “why,” two-year-old Hayden has me beat.  That child can fit more “why’s” in a conversation than I ever [...]

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BethM on April 14th, 2010

Hayden, I love holding your hand. I love it when you ask to sit in my lap. I love how you wrap your arms around your baby sister. I love the way you smile when you’re doing something you shouldn’t be doing. I love it when you run up to me and hug my leg [...]

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BethM on March 5th, 2010

Have any of you bloggers ever caught yourself thinking that life is just too busy to blog?  I have.  Sometimes, life just plain gets in the way. Then I stop.  And laugh.  And realize how ridiculous that is. What would a blog be without a life behind it, anyway? Snowfall in Texas?  Major news story. [...]

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BethM on February 8th, 2010

Tonight, our family grew a little bit bigger, a little bit louder, and a whole lot cuter.  It might be a brief change, or it might stick around for awhile—but however long it lasts, I’m going to enjoy it.
We started working on our foster care license last fall, but didn’t get everything done till this [...]

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