Picturepocket's Blog

Category: foster care

  • Do Justice

    When you hear a statistic like one in three women and girls has been sexually assaulted, it may seem impossibly high, but includes real people, the women and girls you interact with in a daily basis. Throughout my lifetime of getting to know others, I can personally attest to the veracity of number. Obviously I…

  • Focus on the Fear

    A staple of my childhood passed this week and wow, do I have a lot feelings about it. I remember Dr. James Dobson and Focus on the Family as an inescapable part of my childhood and young adult life. My parents read his books and listened to all of his broadcasts. They bought me his…

  • Pride Party People

    Our family attended to the Pride Party at Orenco Station this weekend. It took us twice as long to get there because leaving the house with four people is always a challenge, and the endeavor was further delayed because my daughter had left her shoes at a city park. To do that she literally had…

  • The System

    I am going to share an experience that may inform some people as to why I am not voting red this election season. Two and a half years ago, when Tim and I were on the application list for adoption through DHS, they asked us to be on the backup emergency foster home list. We…