Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance
Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. I am sharing an anonymous story from a woman who has experienced both loss and adoption. Here…
Still Orphans
Faith and Foster Care
Tag: Christian
Pregnancy and Fostering
I’m super pregnant and fostering. Super pregnant as in 3rd trimester, more beached whale than human, crying over David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” as I’m suddenly…
Songs for Foster Parents
Sometimes you just need to feel, get lost in a good song, and have words that will help express the journey of fostering. If you’re…
National Foster Care Month
May is National Foster Care Month. This is a time to shed some light on fostering and to encourage others to get involved. We’ll touch…
Foster Parent’s Take on Abortion
Last week, on the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, New York passed new legislation allowing late-term abortion and protecting access to abortions even if Roe…
2019 New Year’s Resolutions
I don’t care what anyone says. I like the idea of New Year’s resolutions. It’s a time to take inventory of your life, count your…
Stop Withholding Gifts from Your Foster Kids
Merry Christmas, everyone! I wanted to do a short post today in response to questions I’ve been hearing about how to handle Christmas presents for…
Wonder: Fostering and My Child’s Backseat Role
I watched the 2017 movie “Wonder” last night about a little boy entering middle school with a facial deformity. It’s a story about bullying, perseverance…
Ooh Child
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about a song I sing to the kids: “Ooh Child” by The Five Stairsteps. It’s an old 70’s song…
My Invisible Children
With the possibility (let’s be honest, probability) of the children leaving, I’ve had this inner desire to make them more real to the outside world…
