487 days. By the time the tentative move out date on our calendar arrives, that is the number of days my big kids will have spent in our home. A blink of an eye, and an eternity. We only have 37 days left. We knew this day would come eventually. When we agreed to this […]
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When I was 34 weeks pregnant, after a long and difficult pregnancy, I got a phone call from my OB to confirm my scheduled C-section for my breech Little Lion. The date it was scheduled for: April 1st. April Fools’ Day. I remember wondering if it was really fair to subject our son to an […]
One of the most difficult parts of being a larger family is planning what we are all going to eat. Now that there are 6 of us, we have to be a lot more intentional about planning our meals ahead. This summer, I started a new meal prep process that has simplified the dinner rush […]
When people hear that I am a foster parent, I am often asked why. There are so many reasons that we decided open up our home. One of those reasons spent a year in my classroom, and his story touched me so deeply, I was forever changed. I knew then that this was something I […]
When Mr. Lion and I started talking about becoming a foster family, I began immersing myself in reading about the topic. There wasn’t a ton out there, but one recommendation that came up over and over was that families should really only foster or adopt children younger than any birth children in the home. Some […]
Hello Hive! It’s been a while since I have updated you all on our family, but we have had some big changes! Things have been a little wild in the Lion household for the last few months, for the best possible reason! In February we got a long awaited phone call and brought home two precious […]
Of all the new rooms I have decorated since moving into our new house, the one that I spent the most time thinking about is the one we have set aside for any children who will hopefully (eventually) come to our family through foster care. Throughout the entire house building process, this room was in […]
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