Songs for Foster Parents
Sometimes you just need to feel, get lost in a good song, and have words that will help express the journey of fostering. If you’re…
Still Orphans
Faith and Foster Care
Author: Still Orphans
National Foster Care Month
May is National Foster Care Month. This is a time to shed some light on fostering and to encourage others to get involved. We’ll touch…
Remembering Foster Children After They Go Home
Goodbye is always bittersweet in foster care. You’ve done your job- you provided a safe place until they were able to go home, but you…
Foster Parent’s Take on Abortion
Last week, on the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, New York passed new legislation allowing late-term abortion and protecting access to abortions even if Roe…
2019 New Year’s Resolutions
I don’t care what anyone says. I like the idea of New Year’s resolutions. It’s a time to take inventory of your life, count your…
Stop Withholding Gifts from Your Foster Kids
Merry Christmas, everyone! I wanted to do a short post today in response to questions I’ve been hearing about how to handle Christmas presents for…
Instant Family from a Foster Parent’s Perspective
I had the opportunity to watch Instant Family in theaters this week. If you haven’t had the chance to see it yet, it follows the journey…
Christmas Cards Ideas for Fostering Families
It’s that time of year where people start thinking about sending out Christmas cards with photos of the family. If that’s part of your season’s greetings…
Wonder: Fostering and My Child’s Backseat Role
I watched the 2017 movie “Wonder” last night about a little boy entering middle school with a facial deformity. It’s a story about bullying, perseverance…
Ooh Child
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about a song I sing to the kids: “Ooh Child” by The Five Stairsteps. It’s an old 70’s song…
