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  • My first baby

    Our little foster baby turned two last month. TWO! It's hard for me to imagine that the little, tiny baby who was only crawling when she came to us is two years old. As I have been parenting our little (biological) ba…

  • Parenting the second time around: foster/adoption vs. biological baby

    Our little baby is coming soon -- very, very soon -- and we are super excited to be parents again. Again. Although this will be our first time as biological parents, it won't be our first time as parents. It feels a l…

  • Newborns

    We saw a cute, adorable, heart-melting little newborn on Sunday at church, and I was reminded of what I'll end up with when these 40 weeks of torture are over. Yes, I said the word torture. Truly, I have to conclude th…

  • Reflections

    Without flipping through the pages of my journal, I believe 2008 could probably be very easily summed up with one word: fostering. Most of the year was spent thinking/praying about the possibility of it, preparing for …

  • On the job training

    There are fewer things in life that make you fall face down in humility as quickly as parenting. As many books as you might read, as many kids as you might've cared for previously, and even if you've had a child before,…

  • Post-relinquishment

    Last week at this time, we got a call from the social worker telling us that the court had ordered for our foster baby to go to a new guardian. We knew it was coming but when she told me, the officiality of it all hit m…

  • We'll Miss Her Little Kisses

    Our foster baby will probably be leaving us at the end of this week. It's about 98% certain. We are making her a photo album, and I've written her the following letter, so that she will know what life was like for her …

  • It happens so fast

    In a child’s life, things are always developing, changingand evolving. When you finally make noteof it, you realize that it’s actually been happening for at least a few days, aweek, a few weeks! It was that way t…

  • I had myself a good cry tonight. It's been a long time since that has happened. I've been feeling really tired and exhausted and angry lately. The exhaustion is on the surface, but the anger is deep, down in there som…

  • She walked!

    She finally did it. Fifteen steps across our living room. Our baby girl had a major milestone with us today! We hugged her and jumped up and down with her. It was quite the triumphant moment. Hurray! (wish I could …

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