5/24/2012 It's been many months since I've written a post on fostering. Recently some things have brought it back to the front o...

11/17/2011 I am not an expert on foster parenting, nor am I a professional social worker. However, I've learned a lot about foster paren...

10/11/2011 As you'd expect, a year of serving as a foster mom can teach you many things. Here are my top 5 lessons learned. 5. No amount...

9/22/2011 DCS - Friend or Foe? When deciding to become foster parents and work directly with the State, you open yourself up to the scrutiny...

9/20/2011 I mentioned last time that we were making some changes to our foster parenting status. Big changes, actually. We are no longer fos...

9/15/2011 We will soon be at the one year mark of being licensed foster parents. As that date nears, foster parents go through a renewal pro...

8/17/2011 MORE OF THE DAY TO DAY : After thinking more about what I shared in the previous foster parenting log, I wanted to correct a fa...

8/16/2011 Phew! Sigh! I'm tired. The last week has been a blur of activity and my brain hasn't had time yet to process it all....

8/11/2011 Disclaimer: due to state regulations concerning foster children, I am not allowed to post pictures of any foster child's...

8/10/2011 As of Monday night, we have two new foster children in our home. I hadn't published anything here, but we have actuall...

6/20/2011 Don't get too excited! This "log" isn't to announce that we have any new foster children with us. It's a bum...

6/4/2011 We said good-bye to little Candace (not her real name) yesterday. We found out on Thursday that the judge decided on Wednesday to g...

6/2/2011 We have had our little Candace (not her real name) with us now since Friday night. Overall, things are going very well. She continu...

5/28/2011 I've said it before and I'll say it again - life can change in an instant. One phone call can change everything. Yesterday...

5/26/2011 Last Friday night we received a call. The clock read 10:41 pm. It was our foster placement worker. "I have a 4-year-old boy t...

5/13/2011 As I mentioned in Log #10, a foster parent’s life can change in an instant. That was the case on Monday when we got “the call” tha...