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I'll admit I was shocked when I heard my son use the word "real" to talk about a biological relative.…
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I'll admit I was shocked when I heard my son use the word "real" to talk about a biological relative.…
Continue ReadingBy Kristine Jacobson November is National Adoption Awareness Month. It’s an understatement to say that our family has been touched…
Continue ReadingBabies need love. This is a simple concept that most everyone agrees with. A baby needs to be held, fed,…
Continue ReadingIt’s National Adoption Day! In addition to raising awareness about the hundreds of thousands of kids in foster care looking…
Continue ReadingWritten by Alissa Kay We consider ourselves to be lucky to have relationships with our kids’ families. Our kids are…
Continue ReadingWow!! How many times have you heard already: "Put that on my Christmas List!" "I hope Santa brings me .…
Continue ReadingGrief is usually something associated with the death of a loved one. It is definitely not a word thrown around…
Continue ReadingA few months back, I wrote about my marriage. And how my husband and I love being married to each other. And…
Continue ReadingMotherhood. It’s not so glamorous. Especially that whole, “becoming a mother” act of birthing a child. Sure, making the baby…
Continue ReadingWhen my husband and I first decided to pursue foster care, I was going into it with a strong desire…
Continue ReadingI couldn’t play organized sports until the seventh grade. Seventh grade was middle school in the ’90s. Apparently, the world…
Continue ReadingIf you have teens or preteens living in your house you are probably familiar with the #hashtag and the important…
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