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Things You May Not Know About the Missionaries in Your Circle

Offering our Family for Foster Care: Let’s Change the Dialogue

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“Let me guess, someone is having a birthday,” the grocery bagger said as he bagged my groceries tonight. I smiled and nodded. After all, most normal people don’t buy candles and four quarts of ice cream in one swoop. His response made me chuckle. “A party in this weather?” he said.

I laughed and said, “Well he was born in fourteen inches of snow so the cold seems appropriate.” Given that Kentucky doesn’t get a lot of snow, he answered, “Oh I remember that blizzard. Has that really been four years?” Somehow, yes it has. Four whole super fast years.

Walking in the brisk cold to my van, the memories flooded back. Two young kids, two and a half years into marriage (to the day) were up before the sun and full of nerves and excitement. Just as they stepped outside and loaded their hospital bags in the car, the snow began to fall.

I know that everyone considers the day they became parents to be a magical one, but something about watching the snow fall out the hospital window as the contractions ebbed and flowed and Parks and Rec played in the background made it that much more magical. There is a special feeling that comes over me each January 20th. The magic of snow mixed with the magic of motherhood are a feeling that I won’t soon forget. Tomorrow we celebrate our blizzard baby, and I can’t wait.

#raisingtherobertstribe #blizzardbaby #fourthbirthday #motherhood #momlife

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Sometimes ministry takes you to grand places to do breath-taking things, and some days your “reasonable act of service” looks more like snuggling sick babies or finally tacking the aftermath of small group in the playroom that you have been avoiding since Friday. Wherever your pursuit of Jesus finds you today, friend, I pray you take delight in doing everything unto Him.

#christianmoms #raisingtinydisciples #discipleship #raisingmen #prayingmom #boymom #womenoffaith #womenofgod #raisingtherobertstribe #hopewriters #hisgracegirls #inspiredmotherhood #christianmama #womenwholead #risenmotherhood #motherhoodrising #shedelights #shewritestruth #butfirstjesus #saltandlight #joyfulmamas #shereadstruth #positiveparenting #connectedparenting

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A year ago, we declared 2019 the year of “Wonder.” We were in a herd place and wanted to approach the new year with wonder and awe at even the small things that God would do.

I look back in complete and total wonder at what God has done this year. I look in wonder at the healing that He has brought our family after the sudden loss of a home and a ministry. I am in wonder at how His plan has unfolded @bethevillageky into something far greater than we ever could have imagined. I smile in wonder at the community that God has brought us when we felt totally out of place in a town that we had spent most of our lives in. 2019 was a year of healing and wonder, and I am so so grateful.

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Merry Christmas from our family to yours! Unplugging for a few days to enjoy my crew.

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@bradroberts quite literally built a longer table (note sign in the background), and I am so proud of him. He started with virtually no building knowledge, but with lots of research and the help from some awesome friends along the way, this is the finished product.

#raisingtherobertstribe #buildlongertablesnothigherfences

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GIVEAWAY!
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Our family is so excited to partner with @rhondawagnerbook to give away a copy of It’s Okay to Wonder. This book is written for biological or adopted children whose families are starting (or already in the midst of) the journey of foster care. The book addresses so many of the worries that a child might have about bringing foster children into their home. It also has an incredible section of discussion questions.
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This book has been a wonderful resource for our three year old in this season if preparation, and we want to spread the word to families just like ours. Not a foster family? It would make an incredible gift for the foster family in your life.
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Here’s how to enter:
-Follow @raisingtherobertstribe @rhondawagnerbook and @bethevillageky.
-Like this post.
-Tag a friend on this post.
-Each additional comment with a tag give you an extra entry.
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Giveaway ends Sunday night at 9 pm EST.

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This ornament has a story. If you look closely, you will notice that Rudolph’s foot is broken. It was broken while on loan to a little boy from a hard place. It was likely the first time he had a Christmas tree to call his own, and he didn’t grasp the concept of toys vs. ornaments. Easily repaired, Brad brought this ornament with him when we married and it has hung on our tree since.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Recently our oldest has been fixated on it, and keeps begging us to replace the broken Rudolph ornament. He keeps saying, “It’s broken. We need a new one.” It hasn’t just been the ornament though. A game piece was broken (but usable) so again he said, “It’s broken. I need a new one.” And on and on a few times a day we hear that very same phrase.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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As we have been trying to teach him that broken things have value, I am reminded that I am broken. My son is broken. You are broken. I am so glad we serve a God that sees value in broken things. So much value, in fact, that He would take on flesh and become one of us to restore us. In this season of Advent, may we remember the lengths that Christ went to in effort to restore our brokenness. Friend, we may be broken, but we have so much value in the eyes of our God.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#christianmoms #raisingtinydisciples #discipleship #raisingmen #prayingmom #boymom #womenoffaith #womenofgod #raisingtherobertstribe #hopewriters #hisgracegirls #inspiredmotherhood #christianmama #womenwholead #risenmotherhood #motherhoodrising #shedelights #shewritestruth #butfirstjesus #saltandlight #joyfulmamas #shereadstruth #positiveparenting #connectedparenting

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They say the first 1000 days from conception are the most crucial for attachment and healthy brain development. (To save you from doing the math that is time in utero + the first two year of life). As parents of littles, both biological, foster, and adoptive, we have an incredible opportunity to build attachment with our babies, and consequently impact the rest of their lives.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Those middle of the night snuggles have more impact than you realize, mama. God created that child’s brain to develop through attachment and his needs being met. So whether you are a biological parent, or a parent on the frontlines of foster care or adoption, the love you give matters. All of the bottles, the diaper changes, the boos that your kiss, and the times that you pick up the crying baby. It has far more impact than you see in that current moment.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This reminder is for me as much as anyone else. With periodic sickness and teething, sleep has been fleeting and demands to be held have been at a record high for this little guy. If I am not careful, I (sleepily) forget that we are still in that 1000 day time frame and he still needs us so very much. The sleepless nights and the days where you are touched from sun up to sun down matter. They are an act of worship to God, and will impact your sweet babe’s life into adulthood. What an honor to love and be loved in such a way.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#christianmoms #raisingtinydisciples #discipleship #raisingmen #prayingmom #boymom #womenoffaith #womenofgod #raisingtherobertstribe #hopewriters #hisgracegirls #inspiredmotherhood #christianmama #womenwholead #risenmotherhood #motherhoodrising #shedelights #shewritestruth #butfirstjesus #saltandlight #joyfulmamas #shereadstruth #positiveparenting #connectedparenting #thisisfostercare #fosterlove #fostercare

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I am so humbled to be interviewed on @rachaeladamsauthor Love Offering Podcast today. We chat about how God plans are better than ours, trusting God in the uncertain, praying for missionaries, serving foster and adoptive families, and saying yes to God’s calling on your life. You can listen to this episode of The Love Offering on your favorite listening platform, or you can use the link in comments to listen.

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