At the beginning of 2022, I would not have guessed how much life would change and we would officially be a family of six. We met the kids early January and in 11 ½ months we were able to officially adopt them. In the world of fostering to adopt this is unheard of, because it […]

Ever since I was a kid, I remember being in the kitchen and loving it. The kitchen is where some of the greatest memories I have of my mom are. I remember learning to bake and cook at a young age. I even emptied the dishwasher when I was like 4 or 5. My job […]

With the holidays right around the corner, I thought I would share some of my favorite travel tips with you, especially traveling with kiddos. Recently we took the kiddos on their first real vacation and for Lele and Isabella it was their first flight. They all did great on the flights and behaved. We also […]

The past couple weeks have been a little rough if I am being honest. I finally had a day to myself to do what I wanted to do and do things I needed to do. Jimmy was at school and kids were in a track out camp. I was so excited for this day, but […]

Do you have one of those kids that are a little firecracker? You know the one that is so stinkin’ cute, makes your heart melt and is mischievous all at the same time!! The one you go to to discipline and it takes everything inside you not to bust out laughing. Well Isabella is our […]

Motherhood has many seasons, just like the four seasons we have. Well in NC we have some fake seasons. Like right now as I am typing this we are having Fake Fall. I know the Summer heat is coming back soon. Motherhood and my life is like that. August was all about growing as a […]

I was scrolling Instagram the other day and a post caught my attention. It said motherhood is hard…isn’t that the truth. You know what? It is okay to admit that  it is hard especially being a foster mom. Starting motherhood in my late 40’s has definitely had its challenges. These kids, I don’t know all […]

Lele and I were talking about dreams the other day and how she stopped chasing dreams. I felt like a ton of bricks hit me, when she said that. A few seconds later she goes, I am starting to want to chase them again because of you and daddy. You guys are helping me want […]

I can’t believe August is almost over.!! July came and went like a blink of an eye. It has been awhile since I have written a blog. I am really not sure why that is, I had intentions to write some blogs, but I just didn’t for different reasons like…in July I didn’t really work, […]

Let’s talk about school lunches…   I don’t know about you, but I always loved taking my lunch to school. Back then lunch boxes and brown bags were nothing like they are today. My mom always packed the best lunches and it always made me feel special. For each holiday she would make some themed […]

  I changed the title of the blog to Fostering Hope. In the past month I can’t even tell you how many times I hope this is a good day. I hope “I” does not  throw a temper tantrum. I hope “A“ doesn’t lie today. I hope JJ adjusts to being off his meds. I […]

This week was a week of firsts for us and kids. The week started off by taking the kiddos to the beach for their first time. They had so much fun!! They didn’t want to leave and asked when they could go back. We will definitely do another beach trip with them. When we go […]