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Summer Survival Strategies for Foster & Adoptive Parents
Are you counting down to summer with excitement—or bracing yourself for the chaos ahead?

Sandra Flach
7 days ago


Psalm 1:2-3 - The Fruit
Rooted & Fruitful: Growing in Every Season “But they delight in doing everything the LORD wants; day and night they think about His Word....

Sandra Flach
May 7


The Stormy Seasons
"They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season without fail." Psalm 1:3 NLT In order to bear fruit each...

Sandra Flach
Mar 31


The Riverbank
Are you flourishing or feeling withered? By the end of 2024, I was pretty parched—stretched way too thin with not much left to give. As...

Sandra Flach
Feb 14


Advent—God’s Gift of Love
My husband and I have eight children, four are married and one is engaged. We currently have eight grandchildren and one on the way. This...

Sandra Flach
Jan 20


Advent—Joy for the Journey
Giving and receiving Christmas presents is fun and exciting! I’ve always cherished the anticipation and excitement of my children when...

Sandra Flach
Jan 20


Advent - Peace
I love all things cozy—fleece blankets, warm pjs, hot coffee, twinkle lights, scented candles, gently falling snow, and early morning...

Sandra Flach
Dec 16, 2024


Advent—Hope
Yes, my soul, find rest in God; My hope comes from Him. Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken....

Sandra Flach
Dec 10, 2024


Primary Symptoms of FASD—Strengths
Today we wrap up our series on the Primary Symptoms of FASD by focusing on the individual’s strengths. Over the past ten posts I’ve...

Sandra Flach
Aug 20, 2024


Primary Symptoms of FASD—Executive Function Difficulty
We’ve covered a majority of the primary symptoms of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder over our last ten blog posts. Today, we’ll dive...

Sandra Flach
Aug 2, 2024


Primary Symptoms of FASD—Language & Communication
“You can leave the scene of an accident and not get in trouble,” declared my volunteer fire fighter son after a late night fire call. He...

Sandra Flach
Jul 2, 2024


Primary Symptoms of FASD: Difficulty Generalizing
My family loves to play board games. Yahtzee is one of our favorites. Slava, my teenage son is a champ. We’ve bonded over countless rolls...

Sandra Flach
Jun 6, 2024


Primary Symptoms of FASD: Sensory Processing Challenges
What do school fire drills, pep rallies, and barking dogs have in common? They are sudden loud intrusions that cause my son to become...

Sandra Flach
May 9, 2024


Primary Symptoms of FASD - Difficulty Predicting Outcomes
Last summer my sixteen year old son donned his bike helmet and announced he was going for a ride. We live on a dead end road in a rural...

Sandra Flach
Apr 16, 2024


Primary Symptoms of FASD: Difficulty with Abstract Concepts
“The bank just takes your money.” This was my teenage son’s adamant response to the suggestion he open a bank account. After graduation...

Sandra Flach
Feb 7, 2024


Primary Characteristics of FASD—Memory Problems
Does this happen to you: Your family is about to leave for an appointment, school, church, (you fill in the blank) and your kiddo can’t...

Sandra Flach
Aug 23, 2023


Primary Characteristics of FASD—Slow Processing Pace
What were you thinking? Why would you do that? Why didn’t you finish everything I told you to do? Questions like these flew out of my...

Sandra Flach
Jun 8, 2023


Primary Characteristics of FASD: Impulsivity
“What were you thinking!” Have you ever thrown your arms up and spewed those words at your kiddo? I have. My child’s constant impulsive...

Sandra Flach
May 25, 2023


Primary Characteristics of FASD: Dysmaturity
Remember the phrase, act your age, not your shoe size? Does anyone come to mind when you think of it now? Perhaps one of the children you...

Sandra Flach
Apr 10, 2023


Reconnecting
Whew! What a whirlwind season. So much has happened since my last post. I’d love to reconnect and share an update with you. Speaking of...

Sandra Flach
Mar 10, 2023