January 28, 20214 January 28, 2021Meet Melissa, A Care2Foster Ambassador Who is Changing Children’s LivesTwo words guide every step that Melissa takes: faith and family. I’ve had the privilege of getting to know Melissa, and she is one of the […]
June 24, 202029 June 24, 2020Learning to Love in Uncertainty: Baby Steps into the UnknownYou can’t expect what’s coming. You can’t anticipate it. What you can know is that, when you follow with God, He’s going to put steps in […]
May 27, 202061 May 27, 2020Fostering Offers Flexibility in Age and Gender Preference (But I Don’t Foster Babies Because They Are Cute and Easy)The decision to become a foster family is never easy. The idea can seem overwhelming when you hear about aspects of providing care that will be […]
February 25, 202033 February 25, 2020We are Not Meant to Save Them, We are Meant to Love ThemOne Family’s Fostering Journey “How did you and your husband begin to foster?” I get that question a lot. Lots of people wonder what made us […]
February 5, 202041 February 5, 2020How Foster Care Created Our CommunityI look back at the life we lived before foster care and I almost don’t recognize it. I am so grateful for so many of the […]
January 22, 202089 January 22, 2020I Want to Foster: Now How Do I Choose a Foster Care Licensing Agency?When we decided to jump into foster care, we jumped blindly. What I might say was a leap of faith was really more about us being […]
November 13, 201953 November 13, 201910 Items Every Foster Home Needs Before The First PlacementI remember starting the foster care licensing process and not really knowing anything about what to expect. Every time the case worker was coming over I’d […]
September 23, 201982 September 23, 2019Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Respite CareHave you ever heard that foster care “takes a village?” It truly does! We are all in this crazy journey together, my friends. We all occasionally […]
July 29, 201952 July 29, 2019What You Really Should Know About Kids in Fostering FamiliesLet’s just be real. We love our kids and we want them to thrive, but we don’t have a crystal ball. We don’t know what is […]