LETS TALK MONEY, PART 3 ! Okay, lets recap. Thus far, we’ve discussed 1) Modifying expenses and 2) Saving money. Now we will discuss Stocking Up Essentials ! This is the third and final post of our Let’s Talk Money series. So, I have 1) Created a physical piggy bank for placement week 2)Set aside …
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Last time we covered modifying our expenses. This post, we’ll talk about saving money. I know that’s not always so easy to do when you have continuous expenses. Trust me, I get it. It’s hard for me, too, but let me share what I did to financially prepare for my placement. I had 2 piggybanks. …
LET’S TALK MONEY. PART1: MODIFYING EXPENSES Money is a big issue in the adoption world. Thus, I am going to cover this topic over 3 consecutive blog posts. Consider this post the first. They’ll be divided into 1) Modifying Your Expenses 2) Saving Funds and 3) Stocking Up Essentials. Today, let’s talk Modifying Your Expenses. …
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About a year ago, I came up with a sleeping arrangement for my future adopted daughters. The arrangement consisted of them sharing the bed in the guest bedroom. In fact, I had transformed my guest bedroom into the girls’ bedroom. Because I’m expecting small children, I figured they will want to be in the same …
I purchased this book over a decade ago from the Fayette County Library Book Fair. I remember the moment I picked it up. I knew it was a gem. But guess what ? It took me over 10 years to finally read it ! I’m not really sure why. I guess I just never made …
While you’re in the waiting periods of your adoption, I came up with some beneficial ideas that can be done in the interim to remain productive. Some of these tasks will be mandated by your agency while the others are just my ideas and things I’ve done while I’ve waited. I’ll break them down one …
God is using this time in my life to address some personal issues I battle with that need correcting before He places children with me. A while ago, He showed me an area in my spiritual walk that I need to heal from. He used my mother to bring it to my attention, and I’m …
Hey Mama & Papa Bears ! Today I simply want to share a lesson I learned early in my adoption process that could save you some time. When adopting or fostering through your state, there will be a 4-8 week training session required by all foster /adopt parents. Each state calls this training something different. …