Please, Keep Me Safe, She Said That’s the Moment I Knew I Was Meant to Be Her Stepmom

In 2020, I made a promise to myself. I wanted to be more open, brave, and fun. I was tired ...
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They Looked Starved and Silent Our Foster Training Prepared Us for This Moment

Life has a way of surprising you. My husband Tim and I already had five children of our own when ...
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You’d Be a Great Foster Mom, I Laughed, We’re Grandparents! But We Took the Leap

When I was just six weeks old, doctors found that my ovaries weren’t connected right during an ultrasound. They decided ...
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She Said I’d Be a Great Foster Mom But We’re Grandparents, Not Young People

We all have a story, and sometimes it’s not the one we planned. Our grandson arrived early in 2013 and ...
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Born in a Toilet, Locked Away, or Living with Autism Each Child Is Perfect in Their Own Way

This photo was taken at our fourth adoption. My husband Chris and I couldn’t have children, so we turned to ...
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