Founding Foster Mom at Foster Together Colorado
Colorado, USA
Joined March 2012
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My friends @TennysonCenter will host a FB Live show on Oct. 30 at lunchtime called #StandInTheGapCO to talk about how we can fill the gaps in Colorado’s child welfare system.
Click to get a reminder when the show begins: facebook.com/tennysoncenter/… @NedBreslin
After you listen, tell me: What makes you rest easier when you send kids home from your foster home? What do you hope for in a reunification? fostertogether.co/blog/findy… #fostercare #FamiliesBelongTogether
How do you find your niche, your “thing,” your groove, your expertise, as a foster parent? David and Lynn spent the past 15 years figuring that out. fostertogether.co/blog/findy… #fostercare
We lost a good man and #fosterdad last week. Was just about to release his interview when I got the news. Please share your fave quote/idea from Adam, after listening: fostertogether.co/blog/adam
Not sure HOW I don't have a photo with @heidiganahl but here she is on the first day I met her, when she launched Moms Fight Back (now The Fight Back Foundation).
At that event over two years ago, Kyle and I were still reeling from disrupting our first…lnkd.in/eh7vZtc
New podcast from me, new question for you! Who do you admire for the way they approach parenting teenagers? (Could be someone presently parenting, or a generation ago. Does not need to be a #fosterparent!
And the podcast is right here, if you haven't heard it yet. fostertogether.co/blog/teena… My Answer? My parents, who allowed/paid for me fly cross country to pursue politics & speech at age 14+. #fostertogether
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"A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms."
Getting New Donors Isn’t Your Problem - s.shr.lc/1hUDyjE @brianbrownsf [Love the reminders to treat donors like people.]
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From @firstthingsmag
A prayer for all who have endured such meetings itunes.com/apps/firstthings
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Great young AFA grad and PhD CO state senator running against Udall. Follow @owenjhill @http://www.owenhillforsenate.com/
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Don't miss a HOPE event in your region! Check out the fall tour and register today! hope.am/Jj
@dalefincher Yes! You get recruited and then you go recruit! "Live a quiet life unto the Lord" sounds better to me in this season.
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A real desire to believe all the good you can of others and make them as comfortable as you can will solve most of the problems. - Lewis
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Giving impoverished people all their supplies tells them they're incapable of being providers. #Microcredit empowers. #HOPESummit2013 – at Pennsylvania, USA