I have a very special guest on the podcast today. He was adopted from Guatemala at just 10-months old and he just so happens to be my son. Hudson Kaeb (or “Huds” as I like…
Brittany Marler’s life was turned upside-down when her mother was killed, which eventually led to her adoption by her grandparents. In our conversation, she vulnerably shares with us her experience of growing up without her…
In this episode, I am joined by Tiffany Shaw. Tiffany is a biological parent whose three children entered foster care when she was reported to the Department of Children and Family Services as a result…
Today I have a special conversation that I’m excited to share with you. Most often, we view the world of foster care through the lens of foster parents, former foster youth, or those that support…
For many of us, when we think of the holiday season, we think of giving back. There's something about Thanksgiving and Christmas that makes us want to be generous and show the love of Jesus…
Working together towards a common goal can both be extremely rewarding and incredibly challenging! Like my husband said recently about parenting, "We are imperfect humans, raising imperfect humans; why are we surprised when it doesn't…
As these new people in my life spoke about their journeys in the foster care community, I suddenly realized that I had a lot of preconceived notions about what foster care was actually like. I…
Can we talk about biological family for a minute? When we stepped into this foster parenting journey years ago, honestly, I had NO interest in getting to know our future foster kids’ biological families. I…
I suppose there is this moment in every parent’s journey. We know it’s coming at the start. The number of days that your child will grow within the walls of your home is limited. There…
We’re on the cusp of reunification. Here, as we near the end, this isn’t what I thought it would be like. I wanted to feel secure in knowing that the same patterns would not repeat…