As a former foster parent in the U.S., and a current adoption advocate in Nicaragua, caring for children in transition is extremely near and dear to my heart. In the past two years, I’ve encountered three particular stories that helped me understand the life of the child in need — and what they need in […]
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Processing Transition
“What is your favorite food?” the teacher asked with methodical dictation. “My… favorite… food… is… uh… manzanas!” replied the young student, copying her teacher’s cadence. “Apples!” reminded the patient, bilingual instructor. I sat reading on the floor below, but was momentarily distracted by the beautiful sounds of freshly-learned English being carried by the morning’s amazingly […]
Our journey into foster care
May is National Foster Care Month. In honor of this, I thought I should let you know a little about why we became foster parents, and what you can do to change a child’s life. On our honeymoon, I remember romantically talking about how many children we’d have. Regardless of which number we settled on, […]
Blog Move
In February of 2014, I switched from writing on my personal site to this blog. Throughout the first part of 2014, I am moving much of my content over to this blog. But in the meantime, you may find some of the categories to be a bit lacking. Thank you for your patience! Use the […]