"Houseparenting"
His Unconditional Love
Oct 2024
One day, I saw a resident (we’ll call him Dominic) leaving campus and stopped to talk to him. It turned out Dominic was done.....
Learning to Trust
Jul 2024
“Don’t take this kid,” Ben and I emphatically told our alternates (the houseparent couple who were taking over for us) as we went off....
Raising Future Parents
Mar 2024
Kyle and I are houseparents at Pine House with a 4-year-old son, a 2-year-old daughter, and a little boy on the way. We often play a game...
His Strength, Our Obedience
Feb 2024
I hesitate to write this because I am at a loss for how to adequately express what is on my heart. Maybe this will connect with only........
Persistence Over Perfection
Dec 2023
When Hannah and I started to consider becoming houseparents at Gateway Woods, we evaluated our perceived cost and reward of the work........
Called Out of Comfort
Jun 2023
Houseparenting at Gateway Woods was not on our radar. We had family who were houseparents, but we never once thought that we could be.......
Josh's Journey
Nov 2021
Josh did not get along well with his parents — and they both knew it. When things at home became distraught, they knew something had to...