My Story Monday: Former Foster Child
This week’s “My Story Monday” is my first interview with a foster parent who has firsthand experience in foster care. As a warning, this true…
Still Orphans
Faith and Foster Care
Category: Fostering
Favorite Products and a Giveaway!
I am quickly becoming an Amazon lover. We signed up for a free month of Prime this summer, and I’m hooked! Below are items on…
The Preschooler’s Answer to “Is This Your Sister?”
I started a two part post yesterday on the dark side of foster care and in response, former foster children started coming out of the…
The Dark Side of Foster Care Pt 1
Sometimes it takes an injustice to spur people to action. When I hear about poor examples of foster parents, it’s shocking, disturbing, and makes me…
If God Asked Me
Last week I wrote about the difficulty of having children who are part of your family but aren’t your children. Today’s post is a continuation…
Animals and Fostering
Animal lovers out there have probably wondered at some point or another if animals are allowed while fostering. It’s going to vary slightly from county…
1 Corinthians 13 Love for Bio Parents
I’m not the kind of person to gravitate towards a women’s Bible study, but I’ve somehow found myself in one and signed up for the…
Safe Families for Children
Today, I have the privilege to introduce a guest writer to the blog, Caleb Bartholomew. We initially met in a college writing class and found…
Part of the Family and Not
We’ve been in California for the week for a family wedding, and the night we left, I brought in my last haul of garden produce.…
Near Death at 4 Days Old
When my son was four days old, my husband and I were both home together for the our first full day after being released from…
