For the joy that was set before me…
This April, we celebrated the high holidays of Easter and Passover. These two special holidays commemorate the blessings of God in protecting the innocent and vulnerable, and they also celebrate victory over tremendous trauma. May is foster care awareness month, but I...
Get A Grip on Your Foster or Adoptive Child’s Early Trauma
As a foster or adoptive parent, you have both the responsibility and the privilege to help your child identify, navigate, and heal from trauma. To do that, you’ll need to roll up your sleeves and do some heavy lifting, including becoming a serious student of trauma....
9 Ways to Discipline Foster and Adopted Children
If you’re a foster parent or you’ve adopted a child, you’re tuned in to the challenge of managing difficult behaviors. So many children in the foster care system have endured tragic abuse, neglect, and trauma. The result? They often express their feelings through...
Celebrate Agape Love This February!
It’s beautiful and amazing to me how intentional our neighbors are being in their efforts to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year. My children’s elementary school didn’t allow homemade cookies nor handwritten Valentine’s Day cards, but the...
Help Your Foster Kids Feel the Love this Valentine’s Day
“Feeling the love” this time of year is far more than a warm, fuzzy sentiment in the Lion King theme song! For sure, expressing love is likely a core reason you do foster care—and showing your foster children they are loved is important every day. But Valentine’s Day...
7 Tips for Fostering in the New Year
As most foster families know, foster care is mostly a learn-as-you-go situation—you’ll figure out most of it as you go along. But here are some tried and true tips routinely passed down from one successful foster family to the next. If you’re not already familiar with...
5 Reasons to Hold On When Foster Care Gets Tough
Loving others comes at a cost, but it’s so worth it! It’s complicated, messy, and sometimes just plain messed up. Foster care can cause even the most gung-ho enthusiast to spiral into a burned-out cynic. Tangling with endless trauma-induced behaviors, paperwork,...
November is National Adoption Month
Prior to 2016, I really didn’t know the significance of November being National Adoption Month. It was just something not even on my radar. I’ve met so many wonderful people who have always had this dream of adopting, my story is, I responded to an immediate...
Celebrating the Holidays with Foster Kids: Dos and Don’ts
The weeks stretching from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day are jam-packed with family, fun, food, comfort, and joy. At least they’re supposed to be. For those struggling with grief and loss—including foster children—the holidays can be tough. Watching others celebrate...Gallery
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