We have 4 kids that span in age from 3 years old to 15 years old, and camping is one of the things we can all do together as a family that everyone can enjoy. Theres a few things we have learned that have made...
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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...
I was scrolling through my Pinterest boards and came across all the ideas I pinned for his room. It stung. Goodbyes are always hard, but this one especially so. I felt that heat start to rise up in my gut, the grief. Then the guilt...
Any time I talk to people about foster care, there is always curiosity about how a typical placement goes. It’s tricky to answer that question because there’s really no such thing as “typical” in foster care. It’s almost impossible to predict what’s next, even for...
Keep in mind that each state has it’s own process for foster parent certification and policies differ from region to region. My foster care experience is in Northwest Louisiana, so if you are from a different area there may be different steps or policies in...
Although our trip got off to a pretty rocky start, we ended up having a great time hiking and kayaking at Canyon of the Eagles Resort on Lake Buchanan . The camp sites were gorgeous and were a short walk to the cove where we...
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...