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Welcome to the official site of Author Kim Patton: Podcast host, wife, adoptive and foster mama
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I hate the feeling of being alone in my struggles.
Join me on Substack where I write from a bleeding heart, sharing the hardest parts of my day so that you feel less alone in yours.
We are grateful for the beautiful.
Processing the hard.
Craving God’s presence through it all.
Her View from Home Stories
He’s the God of Small Things In Motherhood Too
Here’s to the Preschool Teachers Who Help Our Babies Grow
You Can Never Be Too Careful with Your Kids around Water
Who knew adopting two little girls back-to-back would send me collapsing on the floor before breakfast? The energy-zapping was instantaneous and overwhelming.
I had beautiful girls and not a lot of spare energy to keep up the vivacious personality I once exhibited.
You Can Never Be Too Careful with Your Kids around Water
Here’s to the Preschool Teachers Who Help Our Babies Grow
You Can Never Be Too Careful with Your Kids around Water
The sun glistened on the pool ripples when we pulled in, the foothills of the Appalachian mountains standing proudly in the background.
I held my hand over my eyes and smiled at the shallow end lined across with low chairs. It looked dreamy, and I couldn’t wait to play with my kids for a rare pool treat.
Dear Dad, As You Consider Retirement
Here’s to the Preschool Teachers Who Help Our Babies Grow
Here’s to the Preschool Teachers Who Help Our Babies Grow
I’ve been thinking a lot about you lately and how you are in this weird in-between of working and retiring. Your age tells you one thing, but I think your health and motivation and bank account tell you another.
Here’s to the Preschool Teachers Who Help Our Babies Grow
Here’s to the Preschool Teachers Who Help Our Babies Grow
Here’s to the Preschool Teachers Who Help Our Babies Grow
I smile because it is the sweetest sound to hear, the fruit of the labor from her incredible teachers. They have taught her alphabet sounds, how to stand in line and wait for each other, and even how to ask politely for a snack and advocate for herself when she needs something.
But I know every day, they clasp their hands and pray, memorize Scripture, and learn about how much God loves them.
Journey to 1000 books
Join me on Goodreads! It is a free platform that helps you organize your reading life, meet new readers and writers, find great books, and review books.
In the next few years, I would love to hit my goal of 1000 books. Check out my bookshelves of books I have loved, tried, failed at, didn't love, etc. over the years.