Privacy in Foster Care

Why you need confidentiality in foster care

You are not in it for fame and fortune. However, sometimes, you want to celebrate your foster child, and in today’s world, that usually means social media. Don’t go down that road, because your children need protection, and so do their families, and yours.
10 things to buy before a foster placement

Top 10 items to buy before you get your first foster child placement.

I thought about the things that have been really useful in our fostering journey and shared them with you in hopes that it will give you something to do while you wait, and prepare your house and yourself for you life and heart to change drastically!
why do you want to foster child father

Why in the world did we become foster parents?

We don't get asked often why we became foster parents, but the apparent reason is for the kids. There is a ridiculous amount of kids in the foster system.
6 questions to ask when you get a call about a foster placement

6 questions to ask when you get a call about a foster placement

These 6 questions to ask when you get a call about a foster placement comes from questions I see in our support groups over and over.
Foster Care Tips

I was supposed to keep that smelly, stuffed, poodle?! Some things I wish I knew before becoming a foster parent.

I personally wouldn’t throw away that smelly, stuffed poodle, you can ask them if you can wash it though! That may be a big NO and respect the kiddos wishes, because it may be the only thing that reminds them of home.
Fostering a Sibling Group of 3 Three

Our Second Foster Placement: Three’s Company

Then… she sent me pictures. I sent them to my husband and fought him for a while on it but then realized, they had grabbed our hearts and as my husband has said before, this is what we were meant to do.
Foster Parent First Placement

Our First Foster Placement: A Tale of Two Sisters

We didn't wait long after getting our foster license before we were called with our first foster placement. However, just saying those words "placement" are missing so much.
Foster parenting, guard your heart

Guarding your heart as a foster parent

Saying goodbye to a foster child is one of the hardest things that foster parents face. I have been asked many times how we guard our hearts when we don't know the future of the kids we are caring for. My answer is, I don’t.