Terry and Becky Blimline had just been approved to be foster parents. On the third or fourth call from COBYS about a potential foster placement, they said “yes” to three siblings. This is not typical. But the Blimlines aren’t your typical foster family – if there is such a thing.

In the “when you know, you know” department, Becky and Terry Blimline were married a short four months after meeting, (which included discussion about foster care on their first date). Into their third year of marriage, they began their foster to adopt journey with licensing and training from COBYS.

They were approved on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, and the children were in their home on Friday, April 21. Immediately going from a family of two to five and beginning to get to know one another became their plans for that weekend.

All three children (Joshua, 14; Tamsin 11; Victoria, 9), were comfortable in the home right from the start. Becky notes that, “They walked in like they owned the place.” But, she also gushes that they are all amazing, smart, sweet and outgoing. Clearly, it turned out to be the right match.

The Blimline family grew together over the year and a half foster care journey with adoption being finalized on November 6, 2024. As is to be expected, during the children’s time in care, it wasn’t always smooth sailing. All foster children have lived experiences beyond their years, and the Blimlines are grateful for the support COBYS provided to address challenges. Services they received included trauma training and counseling as well as weekly meetings with Landon Miller, their parent trainer. (They can’t express enough the admiration they have for Landon and the benefits of having a parent trainer.)

“I feel like we’ve used EVERY service available through COBYS! Through COBYS we did TBRI, and our kids are currently in trauma counseling there. We had weekly meetings with Landon Miller, and without him we truly could not have done this. He counseled us in better ways to deal with our kids’ behaviors, and helped us to be better parents.”

– Becky Blimline

The quality and consistency of care from these resources was so beneficial for the children and parents. Couple these services with the ever-available support from their case worker and the Foster Care team, as well as trips to the COBYS Kids’ Closet and support for overnight summer camp, and the Blimlines feel their journey has been blessed. They would whole-heartedly agree that good things and blessings really do come in threes.