May is National Foster Care Month. In honor of this, I thought I should let you know a lit about why we became foster parents, and what you can do to change a child's life. On our honeymoon, I remember romantically talking about how many children we'd have. Regardless of which number we settled … [Read more...]
Life Unexpected
January 27, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Another foster parent suggested I check out a new show airing on Monday nights on the CW. I missed it live, but was able to catch the pilot on cw.com. It's a show called Life Unexpected, about a 15-year-old girl named Lux who has floated through seven different foster homes without ever achieving … [Read more...]
Christmas Wish
December 27, 2009 by · 1 Comment
They say "it takes a village." This Christmas, an entire community came together to support one homeless family. It all started with two teenagers, whose only wish for Christmas was to spend it with their mom and siblings. Since last Christmas, the kids were separated and placed into foster care. … [Read more...]
The Season of Giving
December 22, 2009 by · 6 Comments
Each morning I receive a quick thought from the folks at iMom.com, via email. Today's "Espresso Minute" was titled "The Value of Generosity" and referred to portions of text from "Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes... in You and Your Kids!" by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne … [Read more...]
*Clean* Young Adult Fiction
September 12, 2009 by · 4 Comments
Having 12- and 14-year-olds in my home (through foster care) has caused me to jump headfirst into the life of the American teen. Today's adventure brought to light something I hadn't realized would be an issue, and it all started with a harmless trip to the public library. I sat at a table in the … [Read more...]
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