Published by Dominique Soileau · July 15, 2019 · “I will not let you fall.” Six simple words whispered with the conviction only a three year old can possess, meant for the ears of his younger sibling. Childhood developmental trauma is something brutal. Daily battles with unrelenting fears and chaotic minds… Read More »I Will Not Let You Fall
Published by Dominique Soileau · April 30, 2019 · Thank you Brandy for sharing this with us. Brandy is a kinship provider who stepped up for a child in need. 3 years ago I met this beautiful, special, gentle, innocent soul at CPS for an Icebreaker meeting between his Foster Mom,… Read More »Guest Post
Published by Amanda Mueller Kitchens · February 15, 2019 · We celebrated the birthdays of 2 Littles in our home this week. As always, I become reflective leading up to and on the day of a birthday…wondering about belly moms and belly dads- how they feel, what they may be thinking… Read More »Two Birthdays, Three Mothers
Published by Amanda Mueller Kitchens · December 20, 2018 · The pages of Dominique’s story and mine intertwined while sitting around a table at a foster care support group. Like Dominique, my journey to this point started a little over seven years ago, when my husband and I became what is… Read More »Stuff. More Stuff
Published by Dominique Soileau · December 15, 2018 · It has been seven years since my husband and I became a foster home, now known as Resource Parents. Three years ago we had settled in with our two now adopted children and I had an itch to step back onto the… Read More »That Midnight Call…
September 11, 2020 It is our boy’s birthday today. He is lovely, intense, loyal, explosive and rigid, playful, quirky, curious, smart and thoughtful. He yearns to be loved and accepted, and yet struggles to show his connection and feelings to people. His soul seems, at… Read More »If I Saw You Again…
Amanda here. If you know me well, you know I am not a hugger. Friends and family tell stories of my cringing or having a panic face as people approach for the hug. I am a classic overthinker, so it just makes for an awkward… Read More »*Hugs*
I woke up this morning to a stage whisper. “Pssst, mom! Do I look older?” I open my eyes and my son is inches away blinking those big blue eyes that he didn’t get from me. I play along. Today’s his birthday. I pretend not… Read More »Holding Relationships
Monday- As I awoke at some silly time between 2am and 3am, the tasks, therapies, doctor appointments, house chores, OVC work, and social connections I both wanted to make and needed to make screamed in my head. I told myself, “THIS IS NOT NORMAL OR… Read More »Honoring My Progress
We don’t pretend to be bloggers. Every once in a while we have some moments of life-sharing, lessons learned, experiences to laugh (or cry) at. We do want to connect, and believe we can do that through sharing our experiences. That is what we will… Read More »Hello world!
