Is Foster Care for You? Is it Still for Me?
Friday April 28, 2006
As we plan to take a long term foster placement, something we haven’t done since adopting our sons three years ago, I start to wonder if there is something wrong ... Read More
My Daughter Finally Wants a Mei Mei Too!
Wednesday April 26, 2006
I just finished a review for a children's book, My Mei Mei. It is a cute story about one little girl who really wanted a little sister, "mei mei", ... Read More
Foster Care - Hurry Up and Wait
Monday April 24, 2006
Well, the placement we were going to get last week fell through - so did another placement a few days later. (I will tell more about this later.) ... Read More
Response to Soule Editorial
Thursday April 20, 2006
Peggy and David Soule wrote an op-ed that was published by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle on February 11, 1991, entitled "It Takes More Than Sex to be a Dad". ... Read More
12 Adoption Agencies have been Targeted by Russia
Wednesday April 19, 2006
According to an article in today's Moscow Times, 12 adoption agencies may lose their accreditation. According to the report these agencies have failed to file post adoption reports on ... Read More
A Coach for Adoption Reunions
Tuesday April 18, 2006
Christi Bender has recently started a new business assisting members of the adoption triad with adoption reunions. Christi is an adult adoptee who is currently in reunion with both ... Read More
Actor Ewan McGregor to be an Adoptive Father Soon
Saturday April 15, 2006
In a recent People Magazine article it has been reported that Ewan McGregor and wife, Eve Mavrakis have recently adopted a little 4-year-old girl from Mongolia. In 2004, McGregor ... Read More
7 Ways to Prepare Foster Care Children for Holiday Get-Togethers
Wednesday April 12, 2006
Easter weekend is coming up and it's time to prepare your foster children for any holiday plans. We may be getting placements tomorrow and I've already called my family ... Read More
Neat Idea for Foster Care Awareness Month
Monday April 10, 2006
National Foster Care Month will be here soon, so start planning a service project now. One great idea that can be found in a recent news article from Eastern ... Read More
Ziggy Works with NFPA to Thank and Advocate for Foster Parents
Tuesday April 4, 2006
I had a good friend growing-up who loved the cartoon character Ziggy. She had Ziggy everything: folders, pencils, and a clipboard. If it had Ziggy on it, she owned ... Read More
Top 10 Questions to Ask When Called to take a Foster Child
Monday April 3, 2006
My husband and I decided that now would be a good time to begin taking foster children again. So, I have added our name to the list and have ... Read More