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When my husband and I chose foster to adopt to expand our family, we were prepared to love and provide…
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When my husband and I chose foster to adopt to expand our family, we were prepared to love and provide…
Continue ReadingIn my family, foster care is normal. My kids have grown up in a home where caseworkers are their friends,…
Continue ReadingDear parents of foster parents, I remember when I called my mom and told her I was now raising seven…
Continue ReadingThe first children who depended on me to care for them were teenage boys. As a housemom to 6 boys…
Continue ReadingThis summer our local movie theatre had a morning movie series for kids. I took a couple of my kids…
Continue ReadingWhen I talk to people about foster care I get a lot of responses. People are always telling me why…
Continue ReadingIf you have any familiarity with pop culture over the last five years, you've run across the acronym YOLO-- You…
Continue ReadingAs a culture, we place an almost magical value on the words "I love you." They are words that should…
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…
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