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25. Working with the Parents adoption foster foster care kids Aug 29, 2017

Mama S here. There has been a lot of discussion about the bio parents of our newest family member and I thought we could take a moment to share what w...

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24. And Precocious (P) Makes Three! adoption foster foster care kids Aug 14, 2017

Mama S here- As of August 2017 we are moms again!  This time to a pre-teen little lady that we will call Precocious (P for short).

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23. A Busy Summer adoption foster foster care kids Jul 18, 2017

Mama A here!

Can you believe that it is already mid- July? Where has the summer gone? We know it has been awhile since we have shared an updated and ...

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22. Finding the Right Fit adoption foster foster care kids May 03, 2017

Mama S here. Mama A recently decided to open our home to teenagers and within a few days we got a call! There was a little girl that lives a ways away...

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21. Respite adoption foster foster care kids Apr 10, 2017

Mama S here. I’m sitting in my office, across the desk is a lovely 14-year-old young lady that has come to stay with Mama A and me for the next week. ...

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20. Here we are again. Ready to begin adoption foster foster care kids Dec 08, 2016

Mama S here. It has been 3 months since we decided to go with the new agency. We are very close to being licensed and taking an infant into our home. ...

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19. Moving Forward adoption foster foster care kids Sep 19, 2016

It has been 2 months since Mama A and I shared an update on our story. To be honest, we needed to heal. We needed to heal from the pain of losing our ...

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18. Being Thankful adoption foster foster care kids Jul 18, 2016

Alex here. Sometimes people surprise you with their kindness. Over the past few weeks, I have been blown away with the kindness of close friends and e...

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16. And then there were none adoption foster foster care kids pre-placement Jun 29, 2016

How do you choose between your dog and your foster son? How do you make a permanent decision in an situation that could be very temporary? How do you ...

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15. When you are told you can’t have it all adoption foster foster care kids pre-placement Jun 18, 2016

Tonight, a lady sat on our couch, looked me in the eyes, and told me that if I chose to surrender my dog to her rescue that they would find him a go

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14. Why does he keep hitting himself? adoption foster foster care kids pre-placement Jun 15, 2016

“Why are you hitting yourself?” I’ve found myself asking this question out loud and following it up with an empathetic look and a “It’s OK if you are ...

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13. And then there was one. adoption foster foster care kids pre-placement Jun 10, 2016

We said goodbye to little M this week. It was the easiest and hardest thing I have ever had to do. The timeline was rushed after he attacked me. He ha...

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