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 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 moreThoughts with Koko-7/19/19
Most of our friends and family have tracked our foster care journey. We are so thankful for the collective “you.” In many ways, you have all been on this journey with us. Many from the beginning and many have joined at different points. You were excited with us when we brought cutie bug home and…
Read moreThoughts with Koko-6/30/19
Little man is a hand holder. It started when he was around 3-4 weeks old. I was feeding him and he grabbed my thumb. That first time I didn’t think anything of it. Soon this became his habit and he would hold the thumb of whoever was feeding him. His hand grew and now he…
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