Allow me to begin with a disclaimer: I am new to parenting a teen daughter. I do not claim to be an expert but rather a newcomer sharing what worked…
Julia DesCarpentrie
Julia DesCarpentrie is passionate about orphan care, adoption and fostering. She has been blessed to live out God’s call on her life in those areas through her work with The CALL (Children of Arkansas Loved for a Lifetime), a foster care church initiative encouraging more Christian families to foster children in need. Julia has been an advocate for the fatherless for 10 years, as both a volunteer and also serving with Hope for Orphans before her work with The CALL. She is also an active volunteer in the community and has served on several community boards. She continues to minister to other mothers and foster/adoptive families through writing and speaking with MomLife Today. Julia is the mom of five children entrusted to her care through birth, adoption and fostering. She and Branden have been married for 16 years.
Lunch Time Favorites
The new school year is a hot topic in our household in August. Checking over supply lists, taking inventory of school wardrobes, and wondering which friends will be in the kids’…
The ‘Lesser Moms’
She shuffled into the visitation room at the Department of Children and Family Services and slumped in a chair. With her eyes focused on the tile floor, she didn’t notice…
Room for One More
“Mrs. DesCarpentrie, do you have room for one more?” It’s a question I have been asked several times from a Department of Children & Family Services caseworker, scrambling to find…
How a Foster Mom Says ‘Goodbye’
We knew baby Riley would probably be reunited with his birth family, but that did not stop us from falling in love with him. We loved that little boy with…
Trusting Him to Be the Daddy
My courageous husband was caring for our five children at home while I was several states away on a retreat. An early morning text from him notified me that one…
A New Set of Eyes
What is your reaction when the line at the grocery store is held up by one person who needs a price check? Or how do you treat that woman with…
Word Overkill
I love words. I like to write them, speak them, and explore their meanings and uses. When I am sharing a story or joke with my family, they will roll…
10 Ways I Keep My Summer Sanity
Summer… My kids home all day with me, neighbor children coming and going, slumber parties. My house is overflowing with children during the summer and I love it! However, as…
Motherhood FAIL
Yesterday, I sent my son to school in tears. So much for “Mother of the Year” award. At 7:30, he realized that he did not have his school book. He…