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Month: October 2020

Be kind to yourself
Covid-19 · Fostering · Parenting

Be kind to yourself

October 30, 2020October 29, 2020 mmbcbt49Leave a comment

Have you ever wondered why some days or weeks just seem to be loaded with things that get you down? Why do things seem to pile up on certain days? I had a couple of those days... A comic from Nathan Pyle Strange Planet I got up in the morning and started rushing to get… Continue reading Be kind to yourself

Fear
Covid-19 · Fostering · Parenting

Fear

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 mmbcbt49Leave a comment

As we approach Halloween I see more and more decorations out that celebrate the macabre. A house down the street from us has skeletons climbing over the house, and it's lit up at night with eerie purple lights. I smiled when I saw it... thought, "Cute." Cute? Really? How did symbols of death and mortality… Continue reading Fear

Values
Fostering · Parenting

Values

October 16, 2020October 21, 2020 mmbcbt49Leave a comment

I have been thinking a lot about values lately. There are things that we assume are universal that are actually just a part of our value system. It is very disruptive when we run into people that don't hold the same values we do. The thing is, we often don't recognize that something is a… Continue reading Values

Change
Covid-19 · Fostering · Parenting

Change

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 mmbcbt49Leave a comment

How do you feel about change? What is your first response when something changes? Things are changing all around us in the midst of this pandemic. Things we thought would always be the same are suddenly different. Our home has had quite a few changes in the last little while. Those changes have ranged from… Continue reading Change

How much?
Fostering · Parenting

How much?

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 mmbcbt49Leave a comment

How much do you do to support another person? When does helping become enabling or even hurting? How do you know when you've reached the line? These are all questions we have been asking ourselves the last little while. As Foster Parents we have been thrown into a world that is new to us. The… Continue reading How much?

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