By Jamie C A Letter to My Foster Daughter On the Anniversary of Your Homecoming
To my sweet girl: Today marks two years since you entered our home and our family. In a few weeks…
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The Sweetest Mother's Day Gift!
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By Maralee Bradley Why My Daughters Need Simone Biles
Dear Simone, My family is rooting for you. And not just because you represent our country, but because you represent…
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The Foster Parent as Hostage Negotiator
I remember watching a TV show that involved a hostage situation. They put this trained hostage negotiator on the phone…
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What Your Foster Kids Can’t Do
When it comes to parenting, I think realistic expectations are an important part of maintaining your sanity. This is doubly…
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Her Other Mommy
I’m sitting in a sterile waiting room. My fingers miss the keys on my laptop as my hands shake against…
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By Lisa Qualls Let’s Come Alongside Foster Families
She buckled into my car, having only known me three minutes. As we drove, she drew in her notebook chatting…
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Foster Kids Don’t Have Birthparents
Yesterday I was driving my six kids to a foster parent training class when one of my children said, "I…
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By Jennifer Isaac A Long Line of Goodbyes
I watched another baby leave yesterday. She was buckled in her carseat and munching contentedly on her goldfish. Happily oblivious…
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If You Can’t Be Content
I always knew God created me to mother children. I knew it the same way I knew I had blue…
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The Big Mad
A few nights ago, I had my ten-year-old son in the car, just him and me. He was mad -…
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Mary Poppins was a Foster Mom
I watched Mary Poppins the other night the way I watch most movies these days: a kid in my lap,…
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We’re not Unicorns. We’re Christian Foster Moms.
It happened again the other day. I was reading through an article about a child who had experienced abuse and…
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