I visited my foster daughter at residential over the weekend. This is the first time I’ve been able to see her since she left in January since she’s had to be moved twice. I can tell she’s trying to get better, and I’m so proud of her. But one thing that really struck me during this visit is

We were told Avery would be home within 6 months, and we were not in a good place for a long term placement with Zariah recently passing, but it soon because clear that that was not the case, and God had different plans ❤️ #nfcm #fostercareawareness #fostercare #fostercareadoption

*Kid in the first picture in my youngest sister* #adoption #fostercare #fostercareadoption #fostermom #nfcm

#cerebralpalsy #adoption #autism #fostercareadoption #disability

I’m a day late to this lol, but this is everything that happened yesterday. Honestly this was barely busier than an average day. And for the record the parent aid isn’t over that often. Foster care and adoption often looks like chauffeuring kids around while trying to keep everyone as regul

Now my why looks a little bit different. Foster care destroyed the sheltered life I once had, and once it was, I couldn’t look away. I feel like I’m giving everything I have, and yet it often still doesn’t feel like enough. My heart and soul has been poured into every child who has walked through o

May is Foster Care and Neurofibromatosis Awareness month! NF is one of the conditions my 4 year old adopted son has (pictured above). So both things are very close to my heart, and I hope you’ll follow along and learn something this month. #fostercareawareness #fostercaremonth #fostercare

#cerebralpalsy #autistic #nonverbal #specialneedsadoption #fostercareadoption

When we started this foster care journey, I never imagined I would be trying to coordinate how to regularly visit 2 previous placements at residential treatment centers on opposite sides of the state, but here we are. One hasn’t been placed with us in awhile, one very recently. One is likely to

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With all the stress of foster care and adoption. You have to spoil yourself sometimes and make time for self care. #extensions #hairextensions #fostermom #adoptivemom #selfcare #specialneedsmom #specialneedsadoption #foster #fostercareadoption #fostercare

Kids who have significant developmental delays should not be lectured and yelled at when they don’t follow rules or have undesirable behaviors. They probably don’t even really understand what you’re saying, and because of that, they’re not really going to understand consequences either. They need t

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Link in Bio and commented below Pros: •I’m sure this was absolutely groundbreaking when it came out in 1993 •Does a great job describing the sacred bond between a child and their birth mom, and what the long term effects of that can be Cons: •Is mainly aimed towards private infant adopti

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First of all, I think God has a sense of humor. And that it’s a really good thing that he’s in charge, and we’re not. When we started our fostering journey, we said that we would never purposely take in a child with autism. Even though my brother is autistic, it just seemed very intimidating and

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