Sharing what drives me to be a better woman, wife & mother.
"We're getting our first foster child tonight". "Oh how exciting!". Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels.com CRINGE. Is this what those foster parents look like? Seriously? Excited to be getting a placement? Anyone who is describing getting a child who has been ripped from their birth family, or even another foster family should think about... Continue Reading →
2024 is gearing up to be a strange new year for me. I know this because it's already off to a strange start and it hasn't started yet. First of all, I chose my word of the year already and I'm already announcing it well before January first. Usually, this is a big reveal for me. This year... Continue Reading →
True or False? The theme has been so strong in my day that I have to write for both sides of this statement....for and against. I'll start with False. This morning our church hosted "A Taste of Heaven" celebration. The service was full of the rich languages and cultures represented in our community. The same... Continue Reading →
As I write this I am sitting in a chair beside my daughter, age 9, who is laying in her hospital bed. She asked me yesterday, “Mom, I am going to be here more and more as my cough gets worse and I get older aren’t I?” She understands her reality without anyone telling her.... Continue Reading →
Copyright: I'm sure the photo I chose has a copy right for the book/movie but I'll use it for now and say that I haven't seen that movie yet but I will look for it and read/watch it. I chose it because it's the exact title of my story today. Today at church, our pastor... Continue Reading →
Have you seen the photos of empty grocery store shelves that are littering the internet? Today, on CBC radio, they stated that grocery costs have gone up 5.6% in Canada last month and they forecast even higher increases in the months to come. All this discussion and panic over food made me want to share... Continue Reading →
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I was so excited for my daughter to move out East for her first year of university. I wasn't scared because I knew I had prepared her well for the world and she was turning out great. Today I know that many mothers are not okay. First day back to... Continue Reading →
I'm sure some of you wondered why I haven't written in over a year. Covid has done strange things to our way of life. When the world shut down, we went hiking! Because we have two medically fragile children, we knew we could not sit at home for a year. We had to be outdoors... Continue Reading →
People are looking for fun ways to explore and spend time outdoors this summer that can still be social distanced from others. Tubing is a perfect family outing. This post will include everything you need to know about tubing and also tips and a map for tubing down the Grand River in Paris and Brantford,... Continue Reading →
I have been eating gluten free for 7 years now. I get asked a lot of questions and I’ve helped many GF newbies to find the good stuff. Everyone who eats gluten free knows what I mean. There are quite a few products which either taste like rice or like sand. Many gf products are... Continue Reading →
Sharing what drives me to be a better woman, wife & mother.
Motivate | Inspire | Uplift
Motherhood Misadventures + Creative Living
Because we all live a life that is perfectly imperfect
we wrote and forged through the life of love and loss...
Motivation and Inspiration for Single Parents.
A place to share mixed media arty goodness!
BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH
Foster Care Advocate and Village Builder
Painting the World with Colorful Words and Enticing Rhythm
No filters, no edits, just the real deal about foster parenting.
What if you spent every day looking for One Beautiful Thing?
Our lives are the sum of all the choices we make, the bridges we cross, and the ones we burn.
Broken crayons, still colour.
Clinical Psychologist
Adelle On Fire 