Foster care announcement

I remember receiving what must have been a dozen phone calls over the course of a week… just waiting for a placement. We waited… and waited… and waited. I thought, “Surely, there is a child out there for us. During training classes, we heard nonstop about the great need for willing families.”

A friend got a call today that she’s getting her first placement as a foster parent: a newborn baby boy. Her questions made me want to put together a list of suggestions to ask if you’re picking up a newborn. These are different than the questions you might ask for the placement of an older child.

David and I are excited to finally announce that we are faithfully following God’s plan for us to become foster parents!

By now I’m sure you know that we are diving head first into the world of foster care! We are crazy passionate about this huge blessing and surrendering ourselves to the plan God has for our f…

Dear Family and Friends, Outside of our immediate family and our pastor, most of you do not know that we have been praying for the past year about becoming a foster family. The past few months we have been going through the steps to get here, and as of today, we are officially a licensed…

Use a worry board to decorate a foster care bedroom with something fun and functional for both the foster child and the foster parents.

Before you bristle too hard at the title, stick with me. Back when Milkman and I started our journey to welcome non-biological children into our home, it was with one goal in mind: adoption. We kne…

Speed up the foster care home study process by doing these 10 things. Have your home ready and your paperwork in order faster to become a foster parent.

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