Tag: foster care
Fostering Sadie:: How Our Rescue Became a Foster Support Dog
There are all kinds of things tossed your way when you begin the journey to becoming a foster parent—and afterward. You are required to...
The Forgotten Moms:: Mothering is Never Temporary
Let’s be honest, friends. We’re friends, right? I had entirely different words all written. I wanted to tell you about how Mother’s Day flat...
Changing the Sheets
Less than an hour ago I held you for the last time. I felt your tears roll down my neck as you pressed your...
Foster Parenting Isolation:: Life Behind Emoji Masks
It was summer when I really noticed it. The crushing sequestration of living our new normal seemingly in secret. That’s the crazy thing about...
The Mess Behind the Mean Girl:: Dig a Little Deeper
Her name still makes my right eye twitch and the hair on my arms stand at attention. Theresa. Such a foul human being {I’m...
I’m Their Other Mother, but You’re Their Mom
An open letter to the mother of her foster children, from their "other" mother
I think of you often. I probably shouldn’t and I told...
An Open Letter of Love to Foster Grandparents
The road to adoption and foster care is paved with many players. Traveling the road solo is just not an option. Along the way,...
A Conversation with a Houston Foster Mom :: A Journey from...
In honor of National Adoption Month, Houston-based foster mother, Amber, shares her experience in her journey to adopt.
Describe your family before considering becoming a...
Crossing Cultural Lines :: A Mother’s Hope for Her Adopted Daughter
When I look at my youngest daughter, I see a rambunctious, nearly two year old that is the center of our world. She has...
From Foster Care to Adoption :: How My Daughter Joined Our...
It took awhile for my family and me to figure out our place in the foster care world. We were newbies a year ago,...