Blogging is not my thing

I’ve come to the realization that I am a horrible blogger - which probably comes as no surprise to anyone who happens to glance at the date of my last entry. I've had a number of things to share, but for some reason, I couldn't bring myself to do so until now. Here’s a summary of the events that have transpired since August of 2015:

November 2015

• Two of the young adults (YA’s) in our lives ended up homeless and moved in with us
• We felt God leading us to put them into an apartment and cover their expenses for at least (3) months
• I knew they’d blow it so I attempted to ignore the aforementioned feeling
• Told God we couldn't afford it, and an unexpected check arrived covering all expenses
• God reminded me that my job is to reflect His unconditional love, regardless of the outcome

December 2015

• Found a fantastic 2-bedroom apartment in one of my favorite communities in Long Beach
• Started an informal transitional housing program modeled after THP-Plus
• Our amazing family, friends and community partners created an informal Wraparound program
• Worked with YA’s to create goals and guidelines to help them develop independent living skills
• YA’s proceeded to ignore many of the aforementioned goals and guidelines
• Chaos and ridiculousness ensued

January 2016

• YA #1 was given a 30-day notice with an option to move back into our home, as more supervision was needed

February 2016

• YA #2 chose a relationship in lieu of stable housing and moved out of the apartment
• YA #1 moved back into our home
• Ridiculousness ensued
• Experienced blissful solitude while using the empty 2-bedroom apartment as my office
• YA #1 moved out of our home

March 2016

• Returned apartment keys to Management Company
• Told God that I was tired of dealing with the YA's in our life
• Told God that I was going back to a 9 - 5 so I could at least get a salary and benefits
• Told God that I was specifically done dealing with YA #1
• Decided to work exclusively with transitional age youth who actually wanted help
• Applied for counseling positions at local colleges and universities

April 2016

• Prince Died
• Decided to take a break from fostering

May 2016

• Spent time with pleasant YA’s
• Realized that I would have to denounce Christ to be free of YA #1
• Did not denounce Christ

June 2016

• YA #3 attempted to sabotage living arrangement, caregivers fought to maintain it
• Reconnected with YA #1 (verbally, not emotionally)

July 2016

• YA #1 moved into own apartment
• Gave YA #1 a thumbs-up and kept my distance
• YA #3 visited for a week

August 2016

• Started working with community partners to assist local Transitional Age Youth

October 2016

• Interviewed for my dream job at a local college
• Realized that my dream job would impede my writing, withdrew my application
• Sent manuscript to Editor
• Emotionally reconnected with YA #1
• Visited apartment of YA #1

November 2016

• Spent a week touring the East Coast with a high school band & drill team
• Discovered that 23 hours on a charter bus from Philly to Alabama is not fun

December 2016

• YA #3 had a melt-down and left home, caregivers fought to stabilize 

January 2017

• Released Angelique - A Transitional Age Youth Novel
• Started hearing from other young adults and caregivers dealing with chaos and ridiculousness

February 2017

• Spoke with all three YA's (and got a shout-out from a 4th on social media)
• Discovered that all YA's are stable and doing relatively well at the moment
• Discovered that I can finally say the same about us

Now that my blog is current, I can officially say that blogging is NOT my thing. I may still post from time to time, but my only consistent writing will likely be novels (and maybe Facebook).