Rooted and Built Up Blog

As a foster mom, I’m always trying to come up with ways to get to know the kids that come into our home a little better. A few months ago, I decided that I would give each child 15 minutes of uninterrupted one on one time each night to talk, play, read a story or whatever else they wanted to do with just the two of us. 15 minutes may not seem like a lot of time but between cleaning, cooking, school, homework, visits with parents and other things scheduled, 15 minutes of one on one time was all that we could realistically manage in our busy schedule. Over the course of a week worth of 15 minute appointments with each kid, I was spending an hour and 45 minutes of one on one time with each kid. It is a time that both me and the children look forward to and they have let me know that this time is valuable to them and makes them feel that they are important and loved. It gives us a time to reflect on the good and bad of the day and build a bond that may only last a few months, but that t...

Hello again! I’m sorry there hasn’t been any new content in a few weeks. I’ve been spending the last two weeks celebrating the holidays with my family and getting some much needed time to rest and relax. I hope you all were able to do the same! Although the time that I took off was nice, these last two weeks had me thinking a lot. At the beginning of these two weeks my hopes were high and my ambition to work on this blog was through the roof. I have so many ideas for this site and am slowly working out ways to execute them all, but it is taking a lot of time and effort. The last few days of my “vacation”, I have found myself slinking back into my old bad habits. The negative thoughts have been creeping in and I’ve started to doubt myself and my commitment to this blog. It seems more hassle than it’s worth and I wasn’t sure I wanted to continue it even though just a few short weeks ago I knew that God was calling me to do this. Isn’t it funny how a little bit of time and distan...