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A Family Adds Five Children, Special Needs and All

In November, this family adopted five young children from foster care. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2016 9:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Adoptions, How I Do It

Wanted: Temporary Foster Homes for Newborns

Interim caregivers provide a temporary home for an infant whose parents need time to decide what's next. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2016 5:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Babies and Infants, Children and Childhood, Adoptions, Highlights

To Love, and Maybe Lose, a Foster Child

In this courtroom, where time is tight and details are long, genes trump all else. We were not an option. We were a footnote. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2016 6:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life, Adoptions, Foster Parent Diary

Who, or What, Is in the Best Interest of This Foster Child?

BlueJay has already spent more than half of his life bouncing from place to place. It's time to help him land for good. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2016 7:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Adoptions, Foster Parent Diary

Holidays, Uncertainty, and the Extended Foster Family

The uncertainty of fostering extends beyond our immediate family. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2015 7:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Adoptions, Highlights, Foster Parent Diary

Every Month With a Foster Family Is a Month of Loss for a Birth Family

We can't know how big the hole in our foster son's heart is and how much we’ve been able to fill it. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2015 8:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Adoptions, Foster Parent Diary

My Son’s Adoption Is Not My Story to Tell

My urge to tell people my son's story comes from a good place. But I need to stop. Read More...

Published Sun, Oct 10 2015 2:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Adoptions, Highlights

Uncertainty Fills a Foster Child With Worry

Our foster son's parents want to reassure him that he's coming "home." Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2015 9:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Adoptions, Foster Parent Diary

A Temporary Answer to a Foster Child’s Biggest Question: Am I Going to School?

Our foster son seems to know that school can offer him something that home, so far, has not. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2015 6:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Adoptions, Highlights, Foster Parent Diary

Foster Parents, Trying Not to Ask ‘What Will We Do If He Leaves?’

“The kids,” which comes out so naturally now, could very easily go back to “the kid” very soon. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2015 3:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Adoptions, Foster Parent Diary

A Baby’s Adoption, Finalized

After a six month waiting person, Joel Keller and his wife finalize their adoption of baby Evy. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2015 7:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Adoptions, Adoption Journal

Two Foster Families, Two Biological Brothers, One Play Date

A playdate with a foster son's biological brother and foster family, in a very imperfect world. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2015 9:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Adoptions, Highlights, Foster Parent Diary

A Foster Parent, Contemplating an Unknowable Future

No parent knows what the future holds, but a foster mother knows she can't know what will come next more clearly than most. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2015 7:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Children and Childhood, Adoptions, Highlights, Foster Parent Diary

A Foster Child’s Questions: Is This My House? Is This My Home?

As a new foster parent, it is admittedly easy to dwell on the hard stuff. But I can't let it overshadow the joy. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2015 5:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Adoptions, Highlights, Foster Parent Diary

Congolese Children, Adopted Years Ago, May Soon Be Permitted to Travel to New Homes

At least 12 children have died during the Democratic Republic of Congo's years-long suspension of their exit permits. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2015 9:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Adoptions, Orphans and Orphanages, United States International Relations, Highlights, Africa, Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa), Human Rights and Human Rights Violations

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A Family Adds Five Children, Special Needs and All

Wanted: Temporary Foster Homes for Newborns

To Love, and Maybe Lose, a Foster Child

Who, or What, Is in the Best Interest of This Foster Child?

Holidays, Uncertainty, and the Extended Foster Family

Every Month With a Foster Family Is a Month of Loss for a Birth Family

My Son’s Adoption Is Not My Story to Tell

Uncertainty Fills a Foster Child With Worry

A Temporary Answer to a Foster Child’s Biggest Question: Am I Going to School?

Foster Parents, Trying Not to Ask ‘What Will We Do If He Leaves?’

A Baby’s Adoption, Finalized

Two Foster Families, Two Biological Brothers, One Play Date

A Foster Parent, Contemplating an Unknowable Future

A Foster Child’s Questions: Is This My House? Is This My Home?

Congolese Children, Adopted Years Ago, May Soon Be Permitted to Travel to New Homes