January 23, 2018
by Maralee
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I majored in psychology and sometimes I felt out of place in my classes. I was a Thinker in the midst of people who felt called to study psychology in part because of their deep connection to their own feelings. … Continue reading
November 12, 2015
by Maralee
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The first children who depended on me to care for them were teenage boys. As a housemom to 6 boys ages 12-18 at a group home when I was in my early twenties, I started this whole parenting thing in … Continue reading
August 27, 2015
by Maralee
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I can go ahead and admit it was a mistake to stumble down the blackhole of comments left on an article about a man who very publicly betrayed his wife. Turns out everybody on the planet knows exactly what they … Continue reading
December 11, 2013
by Maralee
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I’m just going to admit it- I’m not always a very compassionate parent. I have raised a bunch of boys through my days as a housemom at a children’s home and I have three sons, but it has been the … Continue reading
November 20, 2013
by Maralee
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“I could never be a foster parent. It’s great that you can do it, but I could never love a child and then give them up.” This is truly the most common phrase any foster parent will hear (well, either … Continue reading
May 8, 2013
by Maralee
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I have endured some really painful Mother’s Days. During our days of houseparenting and struggling with a fresh infertility diagnosis I have walked through the doors of my church with 6 handsome young men I was mothering all around me, … Continue reading