Foster care can be messy.
It’s a known attribute. This is not a grand revelation. Social workers and volunteers alike cite the frustrations of the system. This is not grandstanding about bureaucracy: this is the result of family collapse.
This messiness, […]
“This type of connection between faith based organizations and government is vital to restoring balance between protection and charity. As the good book says, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken; DCS, the Church, and the CarePortal […]
If I told you to imagine a group of ten children currently in the foster care system, what would you picture? Rather, who would you picture?
Each year, the Children’s Bureau – an office of the Administration for Children and […]
The “first” Thanksgiving took place in November 1621 between the Pilgrims at Plymouth and their Native American allies. The peaceful relationship between the Native Americans and the Pilgrims was possible through the presence of English-speaking Native Americans (including Squanto, […]
Graduation.
In American culture, it is one of the few universally esteemed milestones of accomplishment and maturation. For many, it is representative of more than past efforts: it is a symbol of the road ahead, a springboard into the future. […]
In its most recent quarterly revision, the Oxford dictionary recognized a new word: awesomesauce.
This is a real thing. Awesomesauce is officially a word. Some will deplore the seemingly rapid descent of intellect: others will celebrate the funny banter of […]
One must tread lightly when quoting Joseph Stalin. The untold and largely unknown atrocities of the civil clampdown on the people of the Soviet Union reverberate through time and reflect a spiritual darkness that can be traced back to […]
By Ryan Hudnall
Consider these names: Luke Skywalker, Frodo Baggins, Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, Aladdin, Mowgli, Tarzan, Cinderella, Snow White, Bruce Wayne, and Clark Kent.
The common thread? All orphaned and abandoned children. All of them having suffered great loss.
Forget semantics […]
Two weeks ago, we enthusiastically announced that Stephens County became the first active county in Oklahoma. Interest in the CarePortal continues to grow, and Pima County in Arizona has formally initiated a pilot program between area churches and the […]
Frankly, love for the orphan saved my life.
It was a sobering day in December 1925 when my grandma became a double orphan. Seven years earlier, her father had passed away because of pneumonia, and diphtheria had now claimed the […]