AMERICA:
Foster Children are in all 50 states.
GOVERNORS:
Pledge to set up Fostering the Future Accounts in your State now.
This is not a political issue. This is a national moral obligation.
@brunelldonald May He bless and comfort Kylie’s family as they face the loss of their daughter and yet think of helping another family.
My soul weeps because of grief; Strengthen me according to Your word. •Psalm 119:28
🚨HIGH-RISK MISSING JUVENILE🚨
The Plano Police Department is currently investigating a Missing High-Risk Juvenile.
On May 16, 2026, Brook (Brook’lynne”) Ocean Marble, a 14-year-old white female, left her residence in the 1600 block of Cherokee Trail at approximately 7:30 AM.
Brook is described as 5’3” tall, 130 lbs, red hair, blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt over a white shirt and blue jeans when she left.
Brook is known to frequent the area of Thomas Elementary (1800 Montana Trail), Wagon Wheel Park (6500 Rainier Road), and the shops near Custer Road and West Spring Creek Parkway.
Due to concerns related to her past behavior, she is considered be at a higher risk of being victimized, and we are asking for the community’s help in locating her.
If you have any information about her whereabouts or if you see her, please call 9-1-1 immediately and reference Plano Police incident #26-97068.
Happy National Brother's Day! 🎉 Meet Michael, 9, and John, 8, two amazing brothers who share a unique bond and dream of finding a loving family, together. Check out https://t.co/ixnulo3sUw. 💙 https://t.co/fyfHphxjWx
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May is Foster Care Month! Check out the incredible journey of a Dallas family as they navigate the joy and challenges of fostering. Learn how to become a foster parent 👉https://t.co/lUMbbPkYyz
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🎂 All 7-year-old Mark wanted for his birthday was a cake. Now, he and his little brother Keelin are wishing for something even bigger — a forever family. https://t.co/srJDi1IdG4
This was by far the most emotionally taxing part of settling my parent’s estate. My parents died months apart, both at the age of 71, two years ago, and what made it difficult was coming to terms with all of the life planned to live. What really got me were the empty baby books my Mom got for the grandbabies yet to be.
I have a feeling a lot of Millennials, when they are faced with this decision, are just going to junk it all. While I understand that path, I just couldn't do it. I went through every last item as a last act of service to my parents who gave me so much. I went through every piece of paper, every picture, every drawer, organizing the stuff that is important while throwing away all the junk. I filled two 30-yard roll offs with trash, gave away furniture and kitchenware to my young cousins starting their own life, and still have a full storage unit of stuff.
My parents always talked about cleaning out the house, and for a while, I was frustrated that I did what they never could. But dealing with it all resulted in a form of self-revelation. I found my Mom's poetry, clippings from my grandfather's political campaigns, and long lost letters from my great grandmother. I found my uncle's hand carved box that I had never seen before, and the knives they took away from me as a kid. I found my old boombox that would lull me to sleep that I now use in our second bedroom for audio.
At the time, I saw the task as one of stewardship. Now it I understand it as something much more. I was coming to terms with two lives that have passed, one psychically loaded item at a time. I sorted every item with care rather than avoidance, recovered aspects of myself I thought were lost or didn't even know, and have emerged with a richer, more continuous sense of my place in the world.
I am forever indebted to my wife @CharDreizen for giving me the space and the time to deal with all of it. I know others don't have such understanding spouses or partners.
But when I underline passages in a book using a Paper Mate #2 that I know was my Dad's or look up from my desk to see my Mom's conch shell collection mixed with my own sperm whale trinkets, I feel this deep connection with them. But that connection is not imbued with nostalgia for childhood. It reminds me that my childhood has long since passed, that my home is the one I've built with my wife, and that I am the keeper of what they left behind. They are not behind me. They are with me, moving forward.
The care of our country’s hundreds of thousands of foster children is a non-partisan issue. Foster children live in every community. I’m thankful for the spotlight our First Lady is shining on foster kids to increase awareness of their plights and their futures #LoveIsTheAnswer
@FirstLadyOffice@WhiteHouse@RepJasonSmith The First Lady’s efforts to increase the awareness of children in foster care may be her most important work. Hundreds of thousands of children who were removed from homes due to abuse/neglect enter foster care systems that are never a priority in state budgets. Bi-partisan issue
Meet Sebastian, a curious 8-year-old Texan captivated by race cars and airplanes. He's in foster care but hopes to find a family who fuels his passion for learning. 💙👉https://t.co/M3suq6h5vx ✈️ 📹https://t.co/fusfyxmqOr #FosterCareMonth