Posted in Foster care, parenting on May 17th, 2008
I was born and raised a Baptist— a Southern Baptist. I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior at the age of 7 and rededicated my life to Him at a Billy Graham Crusade in Laurel, Mississippi, when I was a sophomore in high school. My beliefs are who I am! What would [...]
Posted in Foster care on Apr 28th, 2008
This is an article that Wray and I wrote for our monthly church newsletter, The Chatter, about our foster care journey:
The smell of urine and filth assaulted my nostrils as I opened the car door to catch a glimpse of our new guests with their matted brown hair and dirt smudged faces. At 18 [...]
Posted in Foster care on Apr 27th, 2008
Now that all 462 children have been removed from the polygamist colony and placed in foster care, the media is turning to all the people who are second guessing or condemning the Texas officials who removed the children from the compound. Some say that the men should have been removed while the women and [...]