Kinship Treatment Foster Care: An Innovative New Path for Children and Families
Our Good Shepherd team enjoys the benefits of standing on organizational foundations that are nearly two centuries old. But the thing that keeps us thriving and growing is the fire we all hold in our bellies to constantly improve the way we serve children and families. Treatment Foster Care is […]
Here’s to the Unconventional Fathers
For generations, our society has reinforced what it meant to “be a man.” We valued the strong, silent type. Rub some dirt on it. Boys don’t cry. On this Father’s Day, I want to tell you what we see at Good Shepherd. I call them unconventional fathers. They’re men who […]
Mysterious, Magnificent Mom Love
What I’ve learned from being a Catholic daughter and an adoptive parent The first time I remember understanding the uniqueness of my mother’s love was the day she came home from a parent teacher conference. I was in second grade and my teacher said she was concerned about one area […]
Easter Sunday – A Message from Kathy Fowler
Does anyone else see tulips and immediately think, “It’s Easter time!”? Those lovely pops of color in the garden transport me back to childhood happiness, when I would get a pretty dress for church (sometimes with matching bonnet and gloves), dye eggs with my entire family (and try to come […]