Gaffney Homestead

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09/19/2025

Fostering to Adopting our boys Pt 2

The twins showed up 2hrs after we said yes with just a plastic Walmart bag of clothes that didn’t even fit. They had bruises head to toe and looked totally distraught. Our friends we met in Foster classes rushed over and brought us dinner and my friend and I ran out to the store to get some clothes and kid-friendly food to last us the weekend. That time felt so hectic & i didn’t know what was about to happen next.

There were so many immediate requirements & hoops we had to jump through in the first week.. From dr appts, trying to set up daycare, weekly visitations with bio parents, pop-ins from all kinds of case workers, ect.. our agency was over an hour away and getting help or anything from them was not easy. It felt like a complete whirlwind.

My main focus was trying to help calm the twins down and help them feel comfortable as they were so traumatized and confused. They were acting like wild animals in the house, unable to communicate, unpredictable, and irrational. They would not even respond to their name being called. They would get up in the night and get into everything they could. They would have constant tantrums. 

In the following weeks i told the agency it was just too much and i couldnt do it… that may be a more experienced. Foster Mom would be a better fit… I didn’t realize it would take 3-4 weeks to see any positive impact and calming in them. The agency said we had to keep them up to a month, until they found another placement; which ended up not happening because by the 4th week, they were calming down and I started to be able to handle things more, we we’re all starting to adjust.

It was through the chaos of that time that we saw God’s Hand as he sent a village of our people to help us and love on the children. My family, our church, and some of our friends rallied around us.

Beautiful moments & breakthroughs started happening with the twins... They were learning how to communicate, how to talk about big feelings instead of tantrums, how to act indoors vs outdoors, learning some manners, learning how to have fun and even learning how to play with toys… they said they didn’t have any toys before. They were starting to show affection, appreciation, and trust as my husband and I Consistently cared for them, gave them our attention, our love and kindness and showed them what its like to be a family.

More to come.. God is so good! ❤

09/19/2025

This organic sourdough pizza dough is next level! Hubby said his favorite pizzeria can’t compete!
…Highest compliment I could get! 🥰🍕😋
Recipe in comments..

09/18/2025

Truth

A nation doesn’t weaken because mothers filled nurseries, it weakens when it treats children as burdens instead of blessings. History shows that strength has always come from the next generation. Sons and daughters raised with love, faith, and purpose. When we see little ones as inconvenient instead of invaluable, the future begins to dim. But when we choose to welcome them, nurture them, and raise them well, we are building a foundation that no empire or trend can shake.

09/18/2025

I promised to share more of our story fostering to adopting our 3 boys here… This is the beginning.

After almost 10yrs of a happy marriage I was still unable to have children due to my infertility & PCOS.

Then God led us to do Foster Care when some work friends insisted we look into it & gave us info about a christian foster agency about 2yrs ago. God opened our hearts to it and assured us that this is what we should do… He made it clear that we were to open our home & lives to children in need of a loving & safe family, and show them the love of Jesus.

We started foster classes and met some amazing couples who felt the same way.. Our church & family rallied around us and it was so encouraging! Upon completion of classes, all the rigorous steps & requirements we immediately received a call to care for twin 4yo boys! Hubby & I talked and prayed about it and decided we should say yes! We didn’t know we were getting on the ROLLER COASTER of our lives!

More to come…. God is so Good! ❤