20 Vanessa Diffenbaugh Quotes for You to Enjoy

Vanessa Diffenbaugh

American Author

Born: 1978

Care Kids Language People Young Youth

Related authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald Frederick Douglass Helen Keller Henry David Thoreau Joyce Meyer Mark Twain Og Mandino Zig Ziglar

There's still something so pure and heartfelt and emotional and genuine about a bouquet of flowers that, even with all the advances of technology and the millions of ways we have to communicate with each other, flowers are still relevant in my opinion. Vanessa Diffenbaugh

I never really considered writing something that was nonfiction. Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Writing Considered Something Never Nonfiction Really

My husband and I have been involved with foster youth since our early 20s. Right out of college and not yet married, we spent weekends mentoring a family of young girls. Vanessa Diffenbaugh

My husband and I vowed that after we married and settled down, we would become foster parents - a vow we kept and one that has enriched our lives greatly. Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Husband Parents Become Down Settled Enriched Our Our Lives Married Would Vow Vowed Greatly After Foster Lives Kept

Every second I have spare, I'm with my kids. Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Every Kids Spare Second Every Second

I wanted to write with emotional honesty and tell a story people could connect with. And I wanted people to know how the foster system in America fails children; and how, at 18, they fall through the cracks. Then we can all work together and give support. Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Work Together Honesty People Fall System Tell Give Could Through Write Emotional Support Fails Know How America Cracks Children Wanted Story Work Together Then Connect Foster

There aren't always, especially in low-income communities, the arts and the dance and the drama and the things that can really show a kid, 'Look, even if I'm three years behind in math, there's something I'm good at that can help me be successful in life.' Vanessa Diffenbaugh

The problem is foster youth don't really have this network that other kids have. Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Youth Problem Other Other Kids Kids Network Really Foster

The Victorian language of flowers began with the publication of 'Le Language des Fleurs,' written by Charlotte de Latour and printed in Paris in 1819. To create the book - which was a list of flowers and their meanings - de Latour gathered references to flower symbolism throughout poetry, ancient mythology, and even medicine. Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Book Language Flower Medicine Ancient Charlotte Paris Poetry Throughout Mythology Written Printed References Began List Which Victorian Create Meanings Even Publication Symbolism Flowers Gathered

We all make mistakes, and we all need second chances. For youth in foster care, these mistakes are often purposeful - if not consciously so; a way to test the strength of a bond and establish trust in a new parent. Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Strength Trust Youth Care Mistakes Way Parent Purposeful New Make Test Often Establish Foster Second Bond Second Chances Need Chances

We are more and more into technology. Everything is texting, and everything is instant. Flowers are completely impractical as a method of communication when you could just send a text. Vanessa Diffenbaugh

You Technology Communication Everything More More And More Could Instant Method Impractical Text Texting Send Just Flowers

I've always loved the language of flowers. I discovered Kate Greenaway's 'Language of Flowers' in a used bookstore when I was 16 and couldn't believe it was such a well-kept secret. How could something so beautiful and romantic be virtually unknown? Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Beautiful Language Believe Unknown Virtually Secret Bookstore Something Could Always How Discovered Romantic Loved Used Kate Flowers

At Camellia Network, we believe if we can create a way of identifying every young person aging out of foster care, defining what they need, and giving a community of supporters a simple and clear way to fulfill those needs, we can produce radically improved outcomes for youth. Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Needs Youth Simple Care Giving Young Community Believe Every Way Defining Those Out Outcomes Network Clear Supporters Identifying Person Improved Young Person Produce Create Fulfill Aging Radically Foster Need

I think that the hardest thing about working with young people in foster care who've been through this kind of neglect and abuse is really to convince them that they are worthy of being loved. And I think because often they don't feel worthy of it, that's why they push people away. Vanessa Diffenbaugh

People Care Young Think Neglect Kind Worthy About Through Push Feel Abuse Because Been Often The Hardest Thing Being Loved Young People Them Really Convince Working Foster Why Away Hardest Hardest Thing Thing

My husband was working as principal of an urban transformation high school - the kind of public charter school determined to do whatever it takes to give its mostly minority, low-income student body the education they need and deserve to be successful in life. Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Life Education School Minority Husband Whatever Transformation Kind High High School Give Determined Charter Student Student Body Takes Principal Mostly Urban Public Low-Income Successful Working Body Deserve Need

I've worked with homeless kids, kids in foster care, and I've never met a kid who couldn't be reached. Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Care Met Kid Kids Never Reached Worked Who Foster Homeless

I'm missing work. We didn't have enough money for preschool. I had a panic attack. I couldn't do it. I became one of those horrible foster parents who give the kids back. Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Work Money Parents Enough Enough Money Panic Back Those Kids Horrible Give Attack Had Missing Became Who Foster Preschool

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