onemoreonelessMay 45 minSeeing More of God by Adopting a TeenagerThe joy left my home. For a year? Two Years? I’m not even sure how long it was- it’s all a blur. My home- my joy-filled, restful,...
onemoreonelessMar 314 minGod Will RestoreI was reading my devotions this morning and was really encouraged by this scripture in Psalm 40:1-2 which says, "I waited patiently for...
onemoreonelessJan 134 minLaborious LoveI sat in my carport feeling a bit miserable and a little sorry for myself. It was a beautiful December day and there I sat in my t-shirt,...
onemoreonelessNov 16, 20216 minFrom An Adopted ChildHappy National Adoption Awareness Month!! To those who have adopted; I want to thank you. For those who haven’t, and are thinking about...
onemoreonelessSep 23, 20217 minFoster Care and COVIDBefore I even begin on a topic that is so hot right now... I'd love to begin in prayer. God, I truly want every single word typed out to...
onemoreonelessAug 14, 20213 minThe ReasonThere are so many reasons why people are involved with foster care. For my husband and me the reason was the gospel. God placed desires...
onemoreonelessAug 2, 20214 minGO!!!!I don't even know how to begin. We found out this morning that our son's birth mom passed away. So many thoughts have ran through my mind...
onemoreonelessJun 25, 20213 minMean Mommy"You're a mean mommy!!!" Ouch. Those words hurt. But those words were yelled at me tonight as I was trying to help my adopted son get a...
onemoreonelessJun 2, 20213 minPersevere WellWhen things get hard in life we all tend to react!! Most often we desire to stop doing that “hard thing”. We want to just give up, walk...
onemoreonelessApr 19, 20214 minForever Family2,026 days in foster care and today Madison Smith and Hannah Threadgill OFFICIALLY have a forever family!! I know a lot of people don’t...
onemoreonelessMar 9, 20215 minFollow You AnywhereWill you follow Him anywhere? I can easily say “yes” but when it comes down to God asking me to do things I really don't WANT to do... I...
onemoreonelessFeb 9, 20216 minWhat God Can Do in a YearA Year of discipleship, a lifetime of Hope "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house...
onemoreonelessJan 20, 20217 minFalling Into HimI remember 14 years ago, when I was a Teacher's Assistant, at Graham Elementary School. I was doing a project with my Kindergarten...
onemoreonelessDec 27, 20209 minHopeHope noun. a feeling of expectation for a certain thing to happen. a feeling of trust. The word hope has always been fairly commonplace...
onemoreonelessDec 19, 20204 minLet God Use You!2,026 days in foster care and today Madison Smith and Hannah Threadgill OFFICIALLY have a forever family!! I know a lot of people don’t...
onemoreonelessDec 4, 20203 minHurts are Big.... God is BiggerWhen I looked at this picture, I just cried. Not often do I think about when I was a baby, or about good memories with my biological...
onemoreonelessNov 12, 20203 minBitternessIt’s been said that being bitter is like drinking poison and expecting someone else to die. It destroys families, marriages, companies,...
onemoreonelessOct 29, 20203 minTwo Ordinary People“It takes special people to do what you do”, is a phrase that we hear often when we tell others that we are foster parents. Honestly, we...
onemoreonelessOct 6, 20205 min$3 Worth of God, please?Around this time last year, my family and I were packing up bags and suitcases to say goodbye to a precious little boy who had been in...
onemoreonelessSep 25, 20206 minThe WaitA considerable amount of our lives can be summarized as time spent waiting. Whether it is waiting in line, on the phone, to grow up, to...