The Gospel According to YOLO
If you have any familiarity with pop culture over the last five years, you've run across the acronym YOLO-- You…
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If you have any familiarity with pop culture over the last five years, you've run across the acronym YOLO-- You…
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Continue ReadingI'm fighting a battle today to save my child's life. Eleven years ago my son came into our family.…
Continue ReadingDear Foster Dads, I can't tell you how many women I talk to who tell me some variation of "I…
Continue ReadingLast Tuesday we got the phone call that makes most foster families spin into crazy anticipation mode: "We have a…
Continue ReadingWhen my husband and I decided to adopt, we knew we were becoming a transracial family. During the lengthy wait…
Continue ReadingI remember the wonder I felt when my son Joel was a tiny newborn and I realized just my presence…
Continue ReadingWhen people tell me they are considering adoption as a way to grow their family, I encourage them to consider…
Continue ReadingSometimes those commercials are just too much for me. You know the ones--- maybe they're trying to motivate you to…
Continue Reading2015. A number that brings with it a lot of focus on other numbers that are important to us. This…
Continue ReadingOur first fostering experience was a baptism by fire into the world of child welfare. It was a NICU infant.…
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