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Stop, Listen, and Learn

July 23, 2020 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

What I learned from a look inside my toy box.

It has been hugely humbling and stretching to parent precious Black lives amidst recent BLM events. When we first took classes to become foster parents almost 12 years ago, the trainer asked all participants to consider how our families would respond to us parenting kids that looked different than we did. My initial response was […]

Filed Under: + Craving Justice, + Foster Care · Tagged With: BLM, foster parenting, humility, inclusivity

What’s this Season’s Theme Song?

May 1, 2020 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

What's your current theme song?

You know those icebreakers people like to do at the start of meetings? They seem even more prevalent now, with virtual meetings. I’ve been asked more than a few times to name my current theme song. Popular responses I’ve heard include R.E.M.’s “It’s the End of the World As We Know It” and Gloria Gaynor’s […]

Filed Under: + Foster Care, + Resilience & Healing, Faith & Culture, Family Life · Tagged With: covid-19, foster parenting, shelter-in-place

Our journey into foster care

May 11, 2013 By Wendy Willard · 1 Comment ·

Is there room in your family for a child in need?

May is National Foster Care Month. In honor of this, I thought I should let you know a little about why we became foster parents, and what you can do to change a child’s life. On our honeymoon, I remember romantically talking about how many children we’d have. Regardless of which number we settled on, […]

Filed Under: + Foster Care · Tagged With: foster parenting, psalm 68, social services

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