Our daughters Jayda and Makenna spent a combined 3,188 days in foster care before we became a family. Shortly after they moved in, I came across a box...
Read MoreOur daughters Jayda and Makenna spent a combined 3,188 days in foster care before we became a family. Shortly after they moved in, I came across a box...
Read MoreOur adoption journey was really set in motion when I first went to a DHS information presentation. After class I said to the instructor, “You...
Read MoreFinalization day was today, and what a whirlwind. We have been counting down the days for weeks and it is finally here. With friends and family sittin...
Read MoreDuane and Nicole remember the first time they met their son. Joined by his foster parents and caseworker, they were introduced to a shy 3 year o...
Read MoreWe know that foster parents not only manage all the usual appointments and activities that come with having children at home, but they also spend coun...
Read MoreDo you ever take a second to think about something before you say it? Often times we don’t think about things before they come rolling off...
Read MoreMarried only a few months, I was busy blending my new family together that included two stepsons and my son from a prior relationship. We were also ex...
Read MoreIt’s always very important to honor, unite, and celebrate families who are providing foster care to children and youth in need. “On...
Read MoreBenti and his wife, Adanech, had been married 14 years when they learned that Benti’s 5-year-old niece, Bethlehem, needed a home. Unable to have...
Read MoreMy husband and I already had one biological son when we thought about expanding our family. The subject of having a second child kept coming up every ...
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