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‘How can you waste the best years of your life fostering children?’ People questioned if I’d find a husband.’: Single foster mom says ‘these children are worth it’

Love What Matters | Sep 3, 2021

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‘I called 47 homes today. Can you take her in?’: Teen’s gut wrenching plea to stay with foster parents who feel like ‘mom and dad’

Love What Matters | Sep 2, 2021

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‘We received a little boy. We didn’t have enough clothes or toys, but the joy on his face was the biggest blessing.’: Mom shares important lesson about foster care

Love What Matters | Aug 29, 2021

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‘Would you want to adopt him?’ She was taken from the only woman she knew.’: Couple describes adoption, foster journey, ‘Our lives have never been the same’

Love What Matters | Aug 28, 2021

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‘Can you take a pair of siblings?’ 45 minutes later, we met our boys. Babies? Easy. Toddlers with trauma? Not so much.’: Couple adopt ‘forever sons’ from foster care

Love What Matters | Aug 24, 2021

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‘Her birth mom is pregnant again.’ Could I handle two babies, only 11 months apart?’: Single foster mom adopts sisters, ‘It’s been beautiful and redemptive’

Love What Matters | Aug 22, 2021

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‘Should I let them call me mommy? I’m not their REAL mom.’: Foster mom urges ‘let them decide what they need’

Love What Matters | Aug 22, 2021

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‘Oh my gosh, what have I done?! TWO toddler boys!’ I remembered the promise I made to myself, to always fight.’: Single foster mom shares ‘wild and beautiful’ adoption

Love What Matters | Aug 21, 2021

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‘I’ve got you, shh shh shh, you’re okay’: Foster mom’s candid memory of the ‘first night’ she rocked his ‘broken little body’ to sleep

Love What Matters | Aug 13, 2021

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‘Please,’ they begged. ‘Would you take in a newborn, just for the weekend?’: Foster mom adopts ‘special little boy,’ is forever grateful for her son ‘who almost wasn’t’

Love What Matters | Aug 12, 2021

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‘I cried in my driveway for a child. 10 minutes later, I got a call. ‘Can you take in twin boys?’: 26-year-old single foster mom says ‘I was called for plans bigger than myself’

Love What Matters | Jul 27, 2021

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‘You’re my best friend!’ She cupped my face with her hands, and I was hooked.’: Single foster mom adopts daughter, ‘she is safe, she is loved, she is home’

Love What Matters | Jul 26, 2021

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‘Is that BIG bed for ME?’ Her eyes grew wide. She ran to say goodbye to child services.’: Single woman becomes foster mom, ‘I couldn’t possibly love her more’

Love What Matters | Jul 25, 2021

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‘He was the full-blooded brother to my adopted children. I needed to know he’d be OK.’: Couple foster and adopt 8 children in 5 years

Love What Matters | Jul 24, 2021

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‘You would have to be prepared to adopt.’ My heart stopped. ‘How am I even allowed to be doing this?’: Woman becomes transracial foster mom, ‘We are the lucky ones’

Love What Matters | Jul 20, 2021

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‘Will you take a 2-year-old little girl?’ I didn’t sign up to foster 5 kids under 5!’: Since mom adopts 5 kids from foster care, ‘Once I saw their faces, I couldn’t say no’

Love What Matters | Jul 17, 2021

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‘Momma, can you please call the judge? He’s moving too slow. Does he know I need you to be my momma? I’ll tell him. I need to be adopted. I can’t wait anymore.’ My boys waited 3 long years.’

Love What Matters | Jul 17, 2021

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The call came at midnight: ‘We have a 3-year-old girl at the hospital. Her mom was shot, her dad has been arrested. Can you come pick her up? I will never regret saying yes.’

Love What Matters | Jul 16, 2021

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‘Will he ever have to leave us?’ my children asked.: Foster mom shares emotional journey towards adoption, ‘Our family is built on love’

Love What Matters | Jul 14, 2021

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‘We have some kids that might be a good fit.’ Did she say KIDS?’: Foster parents welcome sibling group, ‘We plan to spend forever loving them’

Love What Matters | Jul 13, 2021

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‘Dear God, please bring me a 4-year-old sister.’ Then came an email.: Couple adopts 3 ‘unlikely siblings,’ ‘We are a family’

Love What Matters | Jul 9, 2021

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‘We can have one more.’ That’s all I needed to hear. We had 8 kids within the next month.’: Couple adopts four kids from foster care, ‘My heart was changed’

Love What Matters | Jul 8, 2021

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‘I silently mouthed to my husband, ‘We have a little girl.’ At that moment, we became parents.’: Adoptive mom of 4 shares journey

Love What Matters | Jul 5, 2021

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“If Not Us, Who?” Grieving Parents Provide Safe Refuge For 100 Foster Babies.

Beverly L. Jenkins | Jun 4, 2021

Life for Deb and Mike Schuring of Pella, Iowa, has been a study in sadness and joy. In the 1980s, the couple lost their daughter...

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Tag Archives | foster

‘How can you waste the best years of your life fostering children?’ People questioned if I’d find a husband.’: Single foster mom says ‘these children are worth it’

‘I called 47 homes today. Can you take her in?’: Teen’s gut wrenching plea to stay with foster parents who feel like ‘mom and dad’

‘We received a little boy. We didn’t have enough clothes or toys, but the joy on his face was the biggest blessing.’: Mom shares important lesson about foster care

‘Would you want to adopt him?’ She was taken from the only woman she knew.’: Couple describes adoption, foster journey, ‘Our lives have never been the same’

‘Can you take a pair of siblings?’ 45 minutes later, we met our boys. Babies? Easy. Toddlers with trauma? Not so much.’: Couple adopt ‘forever sons’ from foster care

‘Her birth mom is pregnant again.’ Could I handle two babies, only 11 months apart?’: Single foster mom adopts sisters, ‘It’s been beautiful and redemptive’

‘Should I let them call me mommy? I’m not their REAL mom.’: Foster mom urges ‘let them decide what they need’

‘Oh my gosh, what have I done?! TWO toddler boys!’ I remembered the promise I made to myself, to always fight.’: Single foster mom shares ‘wild and beautiful’ adoption

‘I’ve got you, shh shh shh, you’re okay’: Foster mom’s candid memory of the ‘first night’ she rocked his ‘broken little body’ to sleep

‘Please,’ they begged. ‘Would you take in a newborn, just for the weekend?’: Foster mom adopts ‘special little boy,’ is forever grateful for her son ‘who almost wasn’t’

‘I cried in my driveway for a child. 10 minutes later, I got a call. ‘Can you take in twin boys?’: 26-year-old single foster mom says ‘I was called for plans bigger than myself’

‘You’re my best friend!’ She cupped my face with her hands, and I was hooked.’: Single foster mom adopts daughter, ‘she is safe, she is loved, she is home’

‘Is that BIG bed for ME?’ Her eyes grew wide. She ran to say goodbye to child services.’: Single woman becomes foster mom, ‘I couldn’t possibly love her more’

‘He was the full-blooded brother to my adopted children. I needed to know he’d be OK.’: Couple foster and adopt 8 children in 5 years

‘You would have to be prepared to adopt.’ My heart stopped. ‘How am I even allowed to be doing this?’: Woman becomes transracial foster mom, ‘We are the lucky ones’

‘Will you take a 2-year-old little girl?’ I didn’t sign up to foster 5 kids under 5!’: Since mom adopts 5 kids from foster care, ‘Once I saw their faces, I couldn’t say no’

‘Momma, can you please call the judge? He’s moving too slow. Does he know I need you to be my momma? I’ll tell him. I need to be adopted. I can’t wait anymore.’ My boys waited 3 long years.’

The call came at midnight: ‘We have a 3-year-old girl at the hospital. Her mom was shot, her dad has been arrested. Can you come pick her up? I will never regret saying yes.’

‘Will he ever have to leave us?’ my children asked.: Foster mom shares emotional journey towards adoption, ‘Our family is built on love’

‘We have some kids that might be a good fit.’ Did she say KIDS?’: Foster parents welcome sibling group, ‘We plan to spend forever loving them’

‘Dear God, please bring me a 4-year-old sister.’ Then came an email.: Couple adopts 3 ‘unlikely siblings,’ ‘We are a family’

‘We can have one more.’ That’s all I needed to hear. We had 8 kids within the next month.’: Couple adopts four kids from foster care, ‘My heart was changed’

‘I silently mouthed to my husband, ‘We have a little girl.’ At that moment, we became parents.’: Adoptive mom of 4 shares journey

“If Not Us, Who?” Grieving Parents Provide Safe Refuge For 100 Foster Babies.

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