Jul 24, 20203 minAngel Tree 2020 UpdateHello everyone We have been working on developing a plan for Christmas and as promised, we are updating you all on our tentative plan for...
Jun 29, 20195 minStreet Racing and others ways to connect with Grandkids... By Lester Wills Those who have read my previous posts to this forum will know that while the ride has been like a rollercoaster, it has...
Jun 29, 20195 minExpectation vs. RealityBy Mindy Wheeler Hello, my name is Mindy and my husband, Phil, and I have been foster parents for about 4 years now. We have always...
Apr 24, 20194 minFostering Teens By Emma Ville We always knew we wanted to foster. When we talked about it initially we envisaged cute little toddlers who needed love and...
Apr 20, 20198 minBuilding a positive relationship with birth families By Eleanor Delewski The day has arrived, you have new little (or big) one's in your home and now it is time to meet their family. ...
Apr 19, 20194 minBooks for multi-racial familiesBy Megan Kreider and Eleanor Delewski When you start the foster or adoptive process one of the first questions you will be asked is "Are...
Apr 16, 20198 minWhat to buy when you are expecting (foster kids)By Eleanor Delewski Recently a co-worker announced that she and her husband her expecting … they didn't know when the baby was due, or if...
Apr 15, 20196 minBooks for kids in foster careBy Eleanor Delewski Being a foster parent guarantees you are going to have to face some hard talks with your kids. There are many times I...
Apr 15, 20195 minBooks for new foster parentsWhen we first started the process of becoming foster parents I rapidly realized that I was walking into a giant unknown - I was a new...
Apr 13, 20197 minSaying goodbyeBy Jodie Whitcombe This 'letter' was written to my foster son. It was a letter just for me, I never sent it or read it to him as he was...
Mar 29, 20194 minThe Emotional Rollercoaster of Being a Foster GrandparentBy Lester Wills Back in 2009 I was a new immigrant to the US. I was living with my daughter and son-in-law as I got on my feet in my new...
Mar 18, 20195 minIt takes a villageBy Eleanor Delewski We all know it takes a village to raise a child, when you are a foster parent this holds even more true. I hear often...
Mar 4, 20194 minBecoming a Foster GrandparentBy Lester Wills I became a “Foster Grandpa” is 2009. Ten years later I have been the proud “Foster Grandpa” of five children, two of...
Feb 26, 20195 minYou can't ladle from an empty bucketBy Eleanor Delewski When we were sitting in our first foster training class the presenter told us we would have to employ the oxygen mask...
Feb 15, 20193 minBeauty in BrokennessBy Jodie Whitcombe Fostering brings to light ugliness and brokenness. The stories and situations that come with each child can feel so...
Feb 8, 20194 minSiblings in different homesBy Lyndsay Gardner Growing up in a fairly traditional home, I’m happy to admit that I had naïve views of other families, even those...
Feb 1, 20194 minThe call that wasn't...By Karen Broadhurst Life is so unpredictable. A roller coaster of moments where you’re soaring into the sky, being thrashed around the...
Jan 21, 20195 minBucket List LifeThe following is adapted from the eulogy that my husband and I read at Richie's service: Richie sometimes expressed the fear that he had...
Jan 18, 20196 minRookie Mistake By Eleanor Delewski We had just completed our foster parent training classes. The home inspection was done and we were licensed and...
Jan 11, 20193 minThe Road to Kinship Foster CareBy Chelsea Morgan Have you ever heard of kinship fostering? It is not as common as one would think – but it’s where our fostering story...