Sleep as a Benefit of Homeschooling I’d been a homeschooling mom for twenty years when I was forced to have kids in the public school system. I say “forced” because we had kids in foster care and DHS would not let me homeschool them. So for the first time ever I filled out paperwork and… [Continue Reading]
Foster Care
#WALKITOUT 010: Jason Weber
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS In today’s episode we’re chatting with Jason Weber. Jason Weber, and his wife, Trisha, have been caring for children from U.S. foster care since 2001 and have had the privilege of adopting their five children from foster care. Jason has… [Continue Reading]
Just Because Gifts … Let’s Take the Time to Be Thankful
Do you have someone in your life who has been a shining light? Someone who has given of themselves and really made a difference? Whenever I consider who has been this for me, I think of my friend Christie Erwin. Christie is the founder and director of Project Zero. Project Zero’s mission is this: 1+1=0…. [Continue Reading]
Ask Tricia | Adoption
I get asked questions all the time. As a wife of twenty-six years, a mom of ten—seven having been adopted, a homeschooler and a writer of over 60 books people want to know how my life works. Here is one of those questions and my short answer. More to come in the coming weeks! My… [Continue Reading]
5 {Life-Transforming} Stories to Share with Your Kids
In the last year my husband, John, and I have adopted four girls, ages 11–16, from foster care. When they first started doing weekend visits we learned a lot about them—their likes and dislikes, their hopes and their fears. How? Often something in our home would trigger a memory, and they would launch into a… [Continue Reading]
How to Help Foster and Adoptive Parents
One of the most overwhelming times in my life is when we welcomed new kids into our home by adopting through foster care. Having them in our home was new for us, and it’s new for them. There were all types of fears and both positive and negative behaviors. I was weary, but my load was lightened… [Continue Reading]
Introducing the New Goyer Girls!
We are so blessed to officially have four more kids in our family. Making John and I the parents of 10 kids. Yes, 10 kids! You can read more about their adoption here. And now what everyone has been waiting for … photos! We also get a BONUS daughter, son-in-law and grandbaby! Our girls have… [Continue Reading]
Adoption in Fiction and in Life
When I think about adoption in fiction and in real life, I realize God has been moving through my heart for a long time. Even before I knew it, He was weaving his love for adoption into the stories I wrote. Let me share more about how I came to see His hand on my… [Continue Reading]
What It’s Really Like Adopting Teens from Foster Care …
As I write this, we’ve had our new girls in our home for twenty days. Twenty glorious, noisy, dramatic, wonderful days. As parents for 26 years, John and I are used to noise, to mess, and to drama, but adopting teens from foster care takes this to a whole new level … in a good way. Currently, John… [Continue Reading]
My Forever Home | A Reminder from Orphans
I know my writing work is important because I get emails, tweets, and Facebook notes from online readers. But God reminds me often that my ministry isn’t just online … it’s offline, too. There are seasons when the most important heart I can touch is within arm’s reach. My ministry isn’t just online…it’s offline &… [Continue Reading]
Live Your Life’s Dream… Inspired by God
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV) As a speaker, one of my favorite things to do is encourage the audience to “dream big.” Too many times we put God in a box. Dream big. Don’t put… [Continue Reading]