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Quilt for a "Small Flower"

I made a quilt for the young girl I began "transition of care" with... Happily for her, her situation improved so much she will be able to be with her family of origin. Making this quilt helped my heart bless and releas…
Double-edged Desire...

It has been a season of waiting and quiet... sometimes peaceful... sometimes angst-ful... I've mentioned in previous posts a desire to become a parent... and in this season of "mother & child" this desire has been do…
"the little one"

Dear All, I heard from my social worker and was told "the little one" I was hoping to parent will stay in her current foster home, with the intention of her being back in her mother's care within the next few month…
Beset By Weakness - Ron Rolheiser

Beset By Weakness - Ron Rolheiser 2008-10-12 Some years ago, Michael Buckley, a Jesuit theologian of exceptional insight, delivered a homily at the first mass of a young man who had just been ordained…
The Letter to My Social Worker

Dear SVG, The idea of "Concurrent Planning" being a roller coaster is true. Having all the information I need to make a good decision, I will have to say "No" to becoming MKG's caregiver/guardian. After reviewing …
"Labour" Day Weekend...

There are all kinds of labour... I am labouring over perhaps the biggest decision of my life. I will be telling the social workers next Thursday, September 4, if I will take on guardianship of a six month old girl with …
Adoption Exploration Update

Yesterday morning I heard from my social worker... Next Thursday at noon I will be meeting the guardianship social worker of a six-month-old girl. We will discuss her needs and discover if I will be able to provide…
Adoption Exploration Update

A while back I mentioned I was exploring the possibility of creating a family through adoption... (single-parent adoption or solo-parenting... an even better description Diva-parenting!) Time line so far April 3, 2008 …
Thought for the week from Sacred Space

Sacred Space Children are deprived not because we do not give them things, butbecause we do not sufficiently value what they give us. We need to bealert to welcome what children have to offer. You remember how Kahl…
Something I am looking into... Concurrent Planning

Concurrent Planning: An innovative foster care case management tool that is employed by caseworkers and other child welfare staff members, where they pursue the primary goal of family reunification, while at the same …