I put a lot of thought and effort into my foster care bedroom during the certification process. I really tried to think ahead and prepare for any possibility. Just a few weeks into our first placement, though, we completely moved the entire bedroom. Some things...
Tag: adoption
Simple ways to help make Christmas more comfortable for your foster child
posted by: jesskathrin
December 22, 2021
Out of the 6 years we’ve been a foster family, we have always had a child with us over the Christmas holiday, and people are often curious how that looks. Obviously every family is different, but for us, we do Christmas for our foster child...
What happens when a placement is more than we are capable of managing?
posted by: jesskathrin
September 7, 2021
There’s so many things about foster care I love to talk about, but I am really having trouble articulating this. It’s honestly pretty embarrassing to admit that I’ve requested that a child be moved from our home. Failing is always hard, but it’s especially difficult...
I saw this picture pop up in my memories recently and I can’t stop thinking about it. This picture is more than it looks like, and it’s a great example of how Instagram lies. This was one of the most difficult stretches our not so...
I get tons of questions about foster care and how it works for our family, but foster care is such a unique experience, I wanted to get a couple of my foster parent friends perspective as well. I posted a question box a few weeks...
The day we met Jeremiah I was in a pretty difficult place emotionally. When I got the call from DCFS that morning, I almost said no. We had a few exceptionally painful goodbyes recently and I didn’t feel ready to open myself or my family...
Probably the question I get asked the most is “what made you decide to pursue foster care?”. That’s actually kind of a long story. And since I made a space specifically for long stories, you’re in luck (although I’ll still try to give the short...