Becoming a Mother In Two Hours: My Foster Parent Journey to Adoption
I became a mother in a very unconventional way. Sure, we took a year to complete classes and trainings and…
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By Melissa Miller The Rollercoaster of Foster Care and Adoption
After spending most of their childhoods in foster care, Addy and her brother Dominick had never been to a birthday…
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By Kirstyn Wegner Please Stop Telling Our Adopted Child How Lucky She Is
I know it seems like a very nice thing to say. I know you mean well when you say it.…
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By Lindsay Veitz Beauty From Ashes: Adoption Through Foster Care
My daughter came to us from brokenness, but that is not how her story ends. She is adopted from foster…
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Caring For a Foster Child Means Loving His Little Red Bear, Too
At first glance, one might look at this bear and think it’s time to toss it out. It’s tattered. It’s…
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By Maralee Bradley We Can Actually ‘Save Our Children’—But Not With a Hashtag
I have spent my entire adult life working with kids from trauma. So the mixed feelings I have about the…
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By Britnie Sims Now That I’ve Met the Faces of Foster Care, I’m Changed
On a cold afternoon last fall, I bundled my kids up in their coats and headed over to our local…
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Karli is the Muppet Foster Kids Never Knew They Always Needed
Foster children in our society can feel entirely unseen. Becoming a foster child can feel shameful and you quickly get…
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By Briana Bradley Wilson The Kids We Adopted Aren’t the Lucky Ones—We Are
My kids look like me. I know, most people can say the same thing. But, for us, it’s always a…
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By Her View From Home Dear Foster Families, Your Love Matters
Fortunately, I do not know many specifics of the day my triplet sisters and I were taken away from our…
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By Heather Koontz To the Foster Child Searching For Home
Dear sweet child, I know this is scary. One minute, you’re home. The next, you’re living with strangers. I can’t begin…
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By Samantha Knaub We May Not Share DNA, But My Heart is Yours
Your blonde hair doesn't match my brown hair. The fact that we have the same big, blue eyes is just…
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