Category Archives: Foster Care

The T-shirt Quest

I’m a sucker for challenges and contests with deadlines. They force me into self-discipline, which doesn’t always come naturally for me. For the past five years, I’ve attempted to keep this earth suit from falling apart by working out at … Continue reading

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Two Years and Counting …

The average time a child spends in foster care is 23 months. Our Princess now has 24 months under her belt of which the last 19 have been in our home with no end in sight. Her life hangs in … Continue reading

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Good Good Father

We don’t always know what’s best for us… Last summer our foster daughter wasn’t too sure about the overnight camp we’d signed her up for. Yet now, Princess’s favorite place to be is Camp Horizon or at Camp Horizon’s special … Continue reading

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Fostering Firsts

“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.”  Martin Luther King Jr. The privilege of experiencing our foster daughter’s firsts is not lost on us. Even our adult children love being privy to those precious first moments: Her toes … Continue reading

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5 Ways to Encourage Foster Families

We all wonder how best to support our friends and family who are fostering. Let’s face it, foster families are usually in it for the long haul and they need a large safety net of people they can rely on … Continue reading

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Hair Today Hair Tomorrow

We had been prepared for many of foster care’s challenges: abused children, uncooperative birth parents, and poor hygiene. But, no one ever mentioned HAIR. A few years ago, I vaguely remember a friend of mine took in an African-American child … Continue reading

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Shades of Black and White

My milky white hand holds her dark mocha hand in mine. She skips beside me, with joy in her heart, not a care in the world. We’re outside taking the dog for a walk in the neighborhood. It’s a safe place … Continue reading

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Good Enough

The most common question we hear as foster parents is, “So, how’s it going with the girls?” That’s a loaded question even though it’s meant to be kind and inquiring. We can’t tell most people how it’s really going because … Continue reading

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