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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?

Setbacks
Fostering · Parenting

Setbacks

September 25, 2020September 24, 2020 mmbcbt491 Comment

How do you deal with setbacks? When something is in between you and a goal what is your response? How hard are you willing to fight to overcome it? I think the answer probably has something to do with whether or not you can see the end goal clearly. This past weekend we were scheduled… Continue reading Setbacks

Cranky
Covid-19 · Fostering · Parenting

Cranky

September 18, 2020September 29, 2020 mmbcbt49Leave a comment

What do you do when you feel cranky? Do you recognize it quickly or are you oblivious until you lose your cool? I've heard a lot about people being cranky the last few days. Covid-19 fatigue is one of the things that comes up. I've felt it, although I have no specific reason I can… Continue reading Cranky

See a need. Fill a need.
Fostering · Parenting

See a need. Fill a need.

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 mmbcbt49Leave a comment

What do you need today? Not "What do you want?", we all have a lot of those... I want the sun to shine, I want the kids to get up on time, I want someone to make supper... but what do you actually need? We all have basic needs for food, shelter, clothing and purpose.… Continue reading See a need. Fill a need.

Masks
Fostering

Masks

September 4, 2020 mmbcbt49Leave a comment

If you had told us last year that masks would be a normal part of life this fall we would have found it inconceivable that such a drastic change could take place. Yet here we are. Masks used to be something you only saw on medical professionals or contractors doing dirty work. When I traveled… Continue reading Masks

The New School
Fostering

The New School

August 28, 2020 mmbcbt49Leave a comment

Well it's that time of year when students are headed back to school! But for the first time ever, everybody is headed to something new! Even if your child has attended the same school for several years, this year will be like no other. Almost everything will be different. The crowded hallways and busy chatter,… Continue reading The New School

Travel
Fostering

Travel

August 21, 2020August 20, 2020 mmbcbt49Leave a comment

I love to travel! I love the adventure of seeing a new place, exploring what makes it different, learning about it's history and experiencing it's sights, sounds and tastes. I love sharing it with other people. Travel has always been good for me... even on the trips where there were challenges and misadventures. When we… Continue reading Travel

Vacation
Fostering

Vacation

August 14, 2020August 11, 2020 mmbcbt49Leave a comment

We enjoyed camping with extended family last week and we are off on a family vacation this week! Making memories with these two is fun! What a privilege to show the Other Mothers' children some more of Canada! We are venturing into BC and will show them the ocean for the first time. I went… Continue reading Vacation

Relax
Fostering

Relax

August 7, 2020August 4, 2020 mmbcbt49Leave a comment

Summer A time to relax and enjoy the moments Let go of the schedule Be spontaneous Adventure more Is this your summer reality? It's often portrayed as an idyllic time in movies. But summer can be as busy as any other time if we don't set it aside as different. As we pass the midpoint… Continue reading Relax

Intention
Fostering

Intention

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 mmbcbt491 Comment

I finished a task this week. The task had been on my to do list for ten years! That is a pretty ridiculous time frame for any project. Now to be fair it was never actually written on a piece of paper... that would have made it even more frustrating as everything else on the… Continue reading Intention

Trust
Fostering

Trust

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 mmbcbt49Leave a comment

Last week I talked about how we all seek meaningful connections. This led me to thinking about what we need to be able to form those connections. The first thing that comes to my mind is trust. In order for me to have a healthy relationship with someone I need to trust them... but what… Continue reading Trust

Connection
Fostering

Connection

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 mmbcbt492 Comments

All of us desire connection. We don't always recognize that connection is what we are looking for, but we seek it none the less. For some it is a connection with their history or ancestry. An opportunity to be rooted in the past. For most, it is the desire to be seen and known in… Continue reading Connection

Time
Fostering

Time

July 10, 2020July 9, 2020 mmbcbt49Leave a comment

What do you fill your day with? It seems in the summer at our house there is a lot of empty time. I wrestle with letting kids sleep until noon but acknowledge that if I make them get up there isn't really anything for them to do. All they want to do is watch TV… Continue reading Time

Summer begins
Fostering

Summer begins

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 mmbcbt49Leave a comment

What does summer mean to you? For many it means slowing down to an easier pace. Lazy mornings, fun afternoons, endless evenings on the deck. I remember the summers of my childhood being idyllic! Long days of playing outside with friends. Popsicles in the backyard, sprinklers, bare feet and bicycles. Drinking from the garden hose… Continue reading Summer begins

Behaviour
Fostering

Behaviour

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 mmbcbt491 Comment

In an interesting twist, the training this week we did on behaviour management applied more to us than to the kids we are raising. In the midst of all the regular stuff on behaviours was a little throw away point about pesky behaviours. Most of the stuff we talk about in our training deals with… Continue reading Behaviour

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