Forever Homes

Forever Homes Forever Homes was founded by Lynn and Jennie Owens to support parents adopting special needs children.

Forever Homes was founded by Lynn and Jennie Owens when they realized that one of the missing pieces in successful adoptions was proper support the the parents of special needs kids. They have spent the last 10 years training, counseling and supporting families in this difficult work.

08/31/2022
08/30/2022
Blocked care is very common for those parenting kids with extreme needs/behaviors.
07/20/2022

Blocked care is very common for those parenting kids with extreme needs/behaviors.

02/25/2022
02/23/2022

It’s hard to talk to many people about my life because they just don’t get it, but in their defense I didn’t either until I lived it.

Lately I’ve been feeling a little blah about foster care. I still feel called to this life but I’m overly tired & feel overworked & stretched paper thin. I’ve got seven kids with several disabilities & doctors appointments & dozens of med logs & 6 carpool lines & lots of birthday parties to attend & so on & so on. It’s never ending & sometimes I find myself craving more rest; but when I say any of this out loud I am often met with something to the tune of “you signed up for this” or they give me permission to quit fostering, rationalizing it because “you’ve done your part” or because “You can’t save them all you know?” So then I choose to muster up the energy I already don’t have to defend why I keep doing what I do & why I am allowed to feel overwhelmed or tired periodically while still operating smack dab in the middle of my calling.

What I needed was a break, not to completely step away from It all.

This past weekend I took my break & my energy was renewed after spending time in fellowship at a retreat with other foster & adoptive mommas who get it & completely understand what I wish every single person understood—that I don’t always need someone to fix it, sometimes I just need them to simply sit in the brokenness with me. Today I’m back to serving dinner with a sink full of dirty dishes to be done & kids who cannot for the life of them understand the concept of inside voices while the baby sleeps; but I’m down for it all, I feel right back where I am supposed to be.

Foster & adoptive parents—just because we choose this life, doesn’t mean we aren’t allowed to be overwhelmed sometimes.

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02/01/2022

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01/20/2022

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish: A Daily Devotional for Adoptive and Birth Parents

Great information about ways to make the holidays easier for kids with extra challenges!
12/23/2021

Great information about ways to make the holidays easier for kids with extra challenges!

Four tips to help special needs kids survive the holidays

This is a great article on blocked care!
12/01/2021

This is a great article on blocked care!

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3801 S Zintel Way #120
Kennewick, WA
99337

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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