May 16, 2023
Foster care is not immune to sibling rivalry. In foster care, there are times when siblings hold baggage from their life back home, which impacts their […]
March 26, 2020
There is no doubt we are parenting in uncertain times right now. Parenting is always hard. Foster parenting is hard too, if not harder. With schools […]
March 13, 2020
Parenting in the Digital Age: Navigating Devices, Technology, and Social Media with Kids of All Ages
Parents always want to focus on their relationship with their children. The digital age may pose some challenges to that. Parents need to lead by example […]
September 12, 2019
We’ve all been to baby showers and seen a pregnant mom open up boxes of tiny baby clothes and blankets. We’ve seen all the pre-made registry […]
August 26, 2019
Foster care has brought a lot of kids into our home. So many in fact, that we went out and bought a minivan (a story for […]
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 […]
July 29, 2019
Let’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 […]
July 16, 2019
Yesterday was a rough day of fostering. The baby wouldn’t sleep in her crib, staying asleep in my arms but suddenly awake when laid in her […]
February 21, 2019
Do you ever think about your life and wonder if there could be more? I do. But I’ll be honest. Most days, I wish there […]
October 22, 2018
By guest blogger Jonathon Sampson There’s this nasty idea going around that foster parents are special, amazing, incredible people who’ve got it all figured out and […]
September 7, 2018
By Andrea Schroder It was Friday, which meant beach day for our family. It’s one of our favorite times of the week to unwind, soak up […]