Most of my friends and family know we are foster parents. While we are still rookies, our lives have already been profoundly impacted by the decision to foster. Our country has around 450,000 kiddos in foster care on any given day. There is not enough homes for all of them. Siblings are separated, kids as…
Read moreConfessions of a Foster Parent
Things you should never say to a Foster Parent: I could never do what you do. I would get too attached. Kids that come into the foster care system need stability and security, but even more than that they just need someone to love them. Often times (but not every time) foster care is the…
Read moreWhen they Leave. The hard part of foster care.
We recently had one of our foster love’s leave our home suddenly after two months with us. It was extremely hard for me to pack up his things and send him away. A small part of my heart went with him. The goal of foster care is reunification. We agreed to that when we signed…
Read moreRookie Parenting
Two and a half weeks ago, our lives changed. We were placed with our first long-term placement.The craziness hasn’t stopped yet. Between appointments, visits, meetings, etc…I feel like we haven’t stopped yet! So, how’s it going? It’s hard. It’s amazing. It’s beautiful. So far, it has been nothing what I expected. The struggles are different….
Read moreLetter to our future little one(s)
Dear little one(s), I can’t stop thinking about you. Who you are, what you look like, how old you are, what you are doing at this moment. Are you 2, 6 months, a newborn or still in your moms womb? Are you hearing or seeing things that make you scared? Is a chaotic, scary world…
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