When dealing with DHS, foster care, and adoption (yes, even private adoptions as infants) no one wins. It is an impossible situation where everyone loses. Most specifically the kids lose the most. So even on the days that court may "go your way" it is not necessarily going the way that will do the least …
The Thick of It
So much has changed since I last wrote. Yet, so much is very much the same. We spent many months waiting for the boys to be placed with us and things were repeatedly delayed because of Covid and a technicality for their biological fathers rights. We were told rights would likely be terminated in April …
The Change Up
Life has been full of a lot of changes for our family. There is no way to say it but things have been very hard. We had to let our oldest baby girl go home. She was healthy and she was not acting any different than her normal self other than a runny nose. Until …
Fat Packet
We got a fat package in the mail from DCFS on Wednesday. You guys know what my weekend will consist of.
Who Are We & How Did We Get Here
I wanted to take the time to tell a little about our story. Mark and I have been together since October of 2017. We met on Match.com. He lived 2.5 hours away and still managed to come visit almost every weekend. He would drive up on Friday evening and spend the weekend with me. It …
The First Official Step
Mark and I attended the informational meeting to become foster parents on Wednesday. This is the first official step we have taken. It has been in the making for approximately 12 years(long before we ever met). This is our journey through parenthood, love, marriage, foster care, adoption, family, broken people with hearts full of love, …
Broken Open 