On the morning of January 6th, 2019, I was a parent to three children. Going to bed that night, we had one child in our home. I still can’t….won’t….discuss the full events. It is still so painful and hard to think about. We believed that would be our family. We had two beautiful girls and…
Read moreThoughts with Koko 12/17/20-Settle in
Sometimes I allow myself to escape from the reality of foster care. I try to forget that he belongs to someone else. I try to forget about my need to plan for the future. I try to forget about the court date last week that we are still waiting to hear the ruling for. I…
Read moreQuitting Foster Care
If I admitted every single time I wanted to throw in the towel on being a foster parent, It would be insanely embarrassing. Simply put I know some people have the tolerance and patience of a saint and I am nothing like them. When a case is stagnant and it feels like no one cares that…
Read moreGotcha Day 10/19/18
Two years ago tomorrow (10/19/18), I was in our bedroom folding a mountain of laundry. The twins were at school and Ryan was working. It was a Friday. I was trying to finish up some tasks because that afternoon, we were having an 8 year old respite friend come for the weekend. Our family was…
Read moreFoster Grandparenting
Foster care is a family affair. Our family on both sides have been supportive of us since our journey began. All seven of our kids have been brought into our family with smiles and warm hugs. I know that our choice to foster has affected our family. I wanted to get my mom’s perspective so…
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