Mar 15, 2019 | Noteworthy Thoughts
There’s an old African proverb that says, “It takes a village to raise a child.” For many people their “village” is family, friends, church community, coworkers, and more! This village has a way of encouraging, entertaining, and just...
Jan 2, 2019 | Noteworthy Thoughts
What work does God do in our hearts to prepare us to serve others and extend His unconditional love? Host Parents Jeff and Amy Oehler have opened my eyes to the many ways God equips us to do His work. How did the Oehler’s get involved with the Safe Families...
Nov 1, 2018 | Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Stories
Early on in our journey with Safe Families, I came upon this scene as my girls were playing in their room. When I asked what they were doing they said they were taking care of their Safe Families’ babies. This was after only a few conversations with our children...
Oct 25, 2018 | Noteworthy Thoughts
“We met our family coach after our first hosting started. And there is NO WAY we could have hosted 3 children (ages 11 months, 2 and 5 on top of our own 2 teenagers) the way we did without Ms. Brenda. From taking the little ones once a week so we could have our...
Oct 15, 2018 | Noteworthy Thoughts
God seems to be trying to thicken my skin and soften my heart at the same time. I don’t like it so much. But, I know I will enjoy the fruits of this work because I really don’t like it when I allow what other people say or do to me to affect my mood, or worse–my...
Sep 20, 2018 | Noteworthy Thoughts
It’s been a hard week. We agreed to watch 2 year old and 4 month old brothers while mom found stable housing. Peggy picked them up on Tuesday morning. Twenty four hours later, we were done. Don’t get me wrong, they’re good boys. But they’re...
