We now have 2 foster boys (both 13 and totally opposite)...We still do respite care....This weekend we had a 3rd 13 year old over for a couple of days...4 1/2 hours before he was due to leave, we received an emergency cry for help....They needed a place for an 8 year old who was totally out of control and the foster parents just couldn't take another minute....So within an hour he was in our home....from the sounds of things he may be with us for awhile.....Its totally out of their policy and not allowed to have 3 placements...Because everyone has heard how well we handle all the high needs kids, they plan to make some kind of allowance to be able to let him stay with us....To this date we have never had any real issues with this little boy when he has been over before....I asked him if he liked it her and it was a YEP....how funny...I would never in the world imagined I would have 5 boys living with me in my home..(oh yeah I counted my hubby as one of the boys...he sure acts like them sometimes...HEHEHE)....

What a wonderful person you must be. These children are truely blessed

You have a wonderful family Deanna !!! When we married (27 years ago) I say to my husband that I want 5 kids ! we had 4 and I thank God for having had them: so many women have difficulty in having !!! Now I wait to have grandchildren! I would have liked to have more children, even to be a parent foster, but unfortunately we are moving too often to provide stability to children who need it more than others...
Hugs to you !!!

Deanna you are an inspiration to us all I have always wanted to foster but I seem to have enough grandkids around to look after that I have never got round to it and now I feel too old

Dear Deanna,
Glad that you and your husband are able to foster these children in need. God has placed them with a special family for His special reasons.
My prayers are with you.
Merci beaucoup;
*4u!
Jacqueline

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by camylow 17 Sep 2009

and you are an Angel of God also my dear....

I truly envy and admire you for being a foster parent.

My greatest (unfulfilled) dream was to have a large family and to foster children in need. I just never had the right husband to be able to do either.
Now I finally have the best husband but am not well enough to cope with children, long term, any more.

You truly are an Angel.
hugs n roses, Meganne

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by camylow 17 Sep 2009

Why Meganne, you have all these wonderful children here....None of us are grown ups really......I am praying for your health and happiness....A wonderful husband is a treasure to cherish and a wonderful gift....hugs to him for being there as always for you....deanna

Deanna, you and your husband have hearts of gold. God bless you and your family always!
Love,
Yoriko

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by camylow 17 Sep 2009

God is Blessing us with beautiful friends like you......I am very glad to have friends here to share and love as my own family....Have a beautiful life Yoriko....

Perhaps that's why things work as well as they do. Personaly, I think the Lord has a hand in this because he has given you this work to do & he says " all things are possible through Him. God Blessing's on you!! You r in my prayers everyday. *

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by camylow 17 Sep 2009

Thank you Lillian...as always "We wuv u"

Does your chest hurt all the time? I think it would, because your heart is bigger than you are. Special people deal with special children. You are truly special.

I had only one child (God didn't think I could handle any more, I guess), and she has six daughters now and thinks she may be pregnant again (I refused to buy her a test today and she was too sick to go buy her own). We'd love a boy in the family - when the Good Lord sees fit. I think you should change your sign-on/user name to Calmy . . .

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by camylow 16 Sep 2009

oh honey, I am definitely NOT CALM...my poor house has been turned completely upside down...I don't think there is one clean spot in the whole place....I am really beginning to think I have lost all sense of sensibility hehehe

by camylow 16 Sep 2009

My chest doesn't hurt, but sometimes the head does...la

You are an amazing women. You are right when you say that you have more patience as you get older. I can say that for myself, but then I don't have 5 boys living with me. I wonder where my patience would be then. Thank you for loving these children.

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by camylow 16 Sep 2009

I am not amazing...I am unusually crazy....just ask my friends here.....

May the floodgates of heaven pour out upon your family with blessings from above!! Deanna, you are an inspiration and a gift to all! I will pray for a smooth transition and peace upon your children, all of them! love, judy

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by camylow 16 Sep 2009

I wouldn't say an inspiration....more like a what not to do example....anybody in their right mind would NOT be me.....

You go girl!! As the mother of 3 very active boys I have an inkling of what your day to day must be. And yes, you really should count Hubby as one of the kids.(that means I had 4) But don't you really just love it when all is said and done? I commend you for taking on the responsibility for someone elses shortcomings. Most boys just need to know someone REALLY cares about them. A firm stand and lots of love and understanding will work wonders with them. It sounds like you and Hubby have exactly what they need. Keep it up. And on those days when you're at your wits end and need to vent, as we all do, you have all the "Cuties" for support.

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by camylow 16 Sep 2009

THANK THE LORD FOR THE CUTIES.....

wow, you're amazing. Does your day and night have more hours than 24?? How do you get fixed everything? *4u for all the love and care you can give and get back in return.

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Hi Deanna, I love reading your posts. Your home sounds just so loving and "homey". No wonder all the foster kids love coming to you. You and your husband have hearts of gold and it shows.

What you are doing is faith in action and all the outsiders can see that. Love can conquer everything and it just gladdens my heart when I read what you are doing for these children. God bless you for the special people you are.

Trevor and I will be married 38 years in January and we have only 3 children. Being a foster "mum" and "dad" never entered our minds. So when I see what you are doing it fills me with admiration for people, like you, who do this all the time.

God bless you both love and blessings Chris

P.S. Don't worry about your house and being tidy etc. Your grand children won't mind in the least. I'm at a stage in life now where I don't care about that - I'll just play with the kids instead. The housework etc. will still be there when the kids leave, ain't that the truth?

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by camylow 16 Sep 2009

38 years is wonderful...although I can never catch up to you, I can always follow behind...CONGRATS Chris...these days that is a miracle and a testimony to where your hearts lay.....deanna

Your a trip....That's why you can do what you do and why they love you so much..God Bless You and thank you for keeping the kids in your care...You are a very special person..

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by camylow 15 Sep 2009

good morning...is that a polite way of telling me I am crazy.....All my co-workers think so....
My mom just can't figure me out cause I was a space case raising my own.....got more patience this time around though....

Deanna, what a house full - I am so happy for you. *4U

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by camylow 15 Sep 2009

hi...oh my goodness is it hectic here.....I used to have a very tidy/clean house...I can't even find my laundry room any more....Gotta get organized before my granddaughter arrives...

by lflanders 17 Sep 2009

Do you actually have any idea how special you are? It takes a very unique person to be able to handle what you are doing. Many thanks and prayers go out to you for all you do to be a part of these lost children's lives. Linda