Silly Billies Together & Silly Billies Cares

09/27/2026

What an incredible week we've had with our friends! 🌟 We came together for the first monthly practice fire drill for Preschool 2026-2027. We practiced our social-emotional learning and built confidence that will last a lifetime. Early education is where the magic happens - a foundation for growth, discovery, and endless adventures that happen daily at Silly Billies Together Preschool.

09/16/2026

🌈✨ CHILD-CARE PROVIDERS MATTER! ✨🌈
💛 We are more than dues-paying members.
💚 We are more than meeting attendees.
💙 We are more than photos in flyers or names used to look representative.

We are professionals who care for children, support families, run small businesses, and help keep Oregon moving! 🧸🏡🌱

🎨 Whether you pay dues or not, if you are registered or certified, you are a provider in my eyes PERIOD! I will fight for you and for all of us. 💪❤️

Providers deserve to be:
🌟 Heard
🌟 Respected
🌟 Included
🌟 Supported

Speaking up about problems is not being difficult; it is advocacy! 📣

I will continue standing up for providers, asking hard questions, and advocating for meaningful, member-led representation. I will not participate in personal attacks, but I also will not be bullied into silence. ✊
💜 Our work matters.
💙 Our voices matter.
💚 Child-care providers matter.
🌈✨ PROVIDER POWER! ✨🌈

09/12/2026

First Week of Preschool 2026–2027! 🌞📚

What a wonderful week it was! We made so many new friends, welcomed new families, and I had the joy of working alongside my daughter, who is absolutely rocking it as our Preschool Head Teacher!

We added a little extra flair to our program by doing what we do best—creating thoughtful surprises for children and families. 💛
We ended the week with a sweet treat from a very happy new family. It was the perfect reminder that all the room setup, planning, unpacking, and preparation were completely worth it!
Hope Grows Here™ 🌱✨

09/02/2026

🌟 Exciting news from Silly Billies! 🌟
I am so excited to share that I have officially become an Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education - OCCD
Master Trainer! 💚
This is an exciting new chapter, and I am already working on some fun, meaningful training ideas for early childhood educators and family child care providers. My hope is to create trainings that help providers feel encouraged, supported, connected, and excited about the important work they do every day.
I can’t wait to share more as these ideas come to life! At Silly Billies, we believe that when we invest in providers, we are also investing in children, families, and stronger communities. 🌈

08/18/2026

President Lee Saunders’s powerful message reminded me why we must keep showing up, speaking up, and standing together.

I am here representing Oregon’s child care providers, learning from others, building connections, and using my voice to help create a better future for the providers who care for our children and strengthen our communities every day.

Child care providers deserve to be seen, heard, respected, and supported. I am proud to be here carrying their voices with me—and I will keep speaking up. Together, we can build a stronger future for child care providers across Oregon. 💚💙

08/14/2026

☀️ Sunshine Snack Bags are back! ☀️

Through our other Silly Billies Cares projects, we have connected with families who could use a little extra support this summer. With help from caring community members, we prepared 35 Sunshine Snack Bags.

Yesterday, we delivered bags directly to several local families and placed three bags in the Dexter Free Pantry for families to pick up. 💛

Oregon’s Summer EBT program provides a helpful one-time benefit of $120 per eligible child—but children are home all summer, and families can still use extra support keeping enough meals and snacks available.

Reaching free summer meal sites can also be difficult for rural families because of limited public transportation and today’s high gas prices.

Summer EBT is not only for families who regularly receive SNAP. Families whose children qualify for free or reduced-price school meals may also be eligible, even if they do not normally receive food benefits. Applications are open through September 1, 2026:
https://sebt.oregon.gov

We are incredibly grateful to The Chambers Family Foundation, whose generous grant to Silly Billies Cares made these first 35 Sunshine Snack Bags possible. Because of this wonderful gift, we can continue making and sharing more bags with children and families in our community. ☀️

Collaboration helps us spread kindness, strengthen connections, and support our communities.

💛 Would you like to help us create even more Sunshine Snack Bags?

Every gift to Silly Billies Cares helps us provide food, kindness, and practical support to local children and families.
Donate securely through BetterWorld:
https://sillybilliescares.betterworld.org/donate

Together, we’re reminding children:
☀️ You are a bright light.
💛 You matter.

08/05/2026

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06/19/2026

I wanted to clarify a few things for those who have been reaching out and asking about Silly Billies.Silly Billies is made up of four different programs under one parent organization.

💜 Silly Billies Together is our main program. It operates from our certified family home and participates in Preschool Promise. During the school year, we serve preschool-age children, and during the summer, we serve children of all ages.

💜 Silly Billies Springfield was opened to meet the needs of infants and toddlers. It is a licensed center serving up to 16 children.

💜 Silly Billies Youth Enrichment is our school-age program that serves children before school, after school, on no-school days, and throughout the summer.

💜 Silly Billies Cares is our nonprofit organization focused on parent education, peer support services, and community service projects.

The program we are currently working to rehome is Silly Billies Youth Enrichment.
Since 2019, Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church generously provided space for this program, and we are thankful for the years we were able to serve children and families there.

As many of you know, we are now at a crossroads. Silly Billies is still here, and our mission remains the same. We are continuing to serve children and families every day. The challenge we face is finding a new home for our Youth Enrichment Program.Yesterday was our final day in the space. Today is moving day.

Please keep our children, families, staff, volunteers, and leadership team in your prayers as we begin this next chapter. We trust that God is not finished with this story and that He will continue to open doors for the families we serve.
Thank you for your encouragement, prayers, and support. ❤️

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” — Jeremiah 29:11

03/08/2026

💚 St. Patrick’s Day will always be special to me it’s my oldest daughter’s birthday and a reminder that every life is already enough.

But if I’m honest, there was a time in my life when I didn’t feel like I was enough. Growing up with abandonment made me believe I had to constantly prove my worth.

Over time, through healing, faith, and the love of my husband and family, I learned something that changed everything: I was already enough.

That’s why this message means so much to me. Each “You Are Enough” bracelet set comes with two bracelets one to keep and one to give away to someone who might need that reminder.

Sometimes the smallest reminder can change someone’s day or even their life.

Through our Silly Billies kindness projects and the Let Your Light Shine movement, we try to spread little reminders of hope like this in our community.

If you’d like one, I’ll put the link in the comments.

And if someone came to mind while reading this, tag them or share this post so they can hear the reminder too:

✨ You are enough.

03/08/2026

Our Silly Billies Cares Youth Group successfully organized a community kindness initiative, facilitated by the generous support of Thrivent and Wildly Kind. The youth participants collaborated to create and distribute kindness packages, demonstrating a commendable commitment to spreading kindness. Together, they shared 50 clear kindness bags containing essential supplies and snacks, 18 purple kindness bags featuring surprise elements, 24 packages of kindness seeds aimed at promoting growth in kindness, and additional 'little bee kindness bags' slated for distribution. Observing the group's collaborative efforts in writing notes, packing bags, and working together served as a poignant reminder that even small acts of kindness can profoundly impact someone's day. We extend our gratitude to Thrivent, Wildly Kind, and all contributors for their instrumental roles in facilitating this project. The collective efforts of these young individuals emphasize the significance of kindness and community service.