December 21, 2023
Take a moment to think back to a favorite holiday memory. What were you doing? Who was there? What made that moment so special? Cherished memories […]
December 5, 2022
Joy, Grief, Loss and “Grinchiness” During the Holidays Oftentimes I have wondered why the Grinch’s heart was two sizes too small. Why does he live alone […]
April 5, 2021
I’m no stranger to goodbyes. We have had twenty kids come through our home through foster care in the last three years. Each of them we […]
June 18, 2020
The first time I met my son’s birth mother she scowled at me. And she was good at it. I was intimidated. This was my first […]
February 5, 2020
Hi! I’m Lisa and this is our original family of three. Foster care was never a term on the lips of my husband or I until […]
January 26, 2020
Therapeutic foster care can be misunderstood. The children in therapeutic foster care may have many of the same or similar needs as children in regular care, […]
September 9, 2019
Your relationships with your brothers and sisters are the often the longest-lasting you will ever have. Many sibling groups, already devastated by the trauma of entering […]
August 26, 2019
Navigating the Challenges of Marriage as Foster and Adoptive Parents Parenting is a lot of work- adoptive and foster parenting is A LOT of work. How […]
March 16, 2019
Understanding who our parents are and how they relate to our identity is part of growing up. This fact is particularly true for children who experience foster […]