Every once in a while, right in the middle of a typically normal activity like folding the laundry or washing dishes, it hits me. I realize just how lucky – no, how blessed, I am! You see, as an adoptive … Continue reading →
This past May, we adopted our son from foster care. He has been in our care his whole life – they called me within minutes of his birth to see if we could foster him for a while. Days turned … Continue reading →
It is a crisp spring morning and we are volunteering, with several other Milwaukee residents, on a river cleanup project. My 8year-old daughter, Mia, my wife, Gina, and I have scaled down a steep hillside, filling up garbage bags with … Continue reading →
“Mom, can you put my cape on me?” is a question I hear many a morning from a brave little 3-year-old. This little guy has been through more in just three short years than many of us will ever experience. … Continue reading →
I would like to say that I am no dummy. I changed both of my brother’s diapers and I am not afraid to change more. So, when we got our first placement, a newborn and 1-year- old, I was not … Continue reading →
My wife babysits a friend’s son, who is 2 years old. When our son started to call me Dad not too long ago, our friend’s son did the same. I wasn’t sure what to do, and I also didn’t know … Continue reading →
The most common question I was asked when my wife and I became foster parents was “Why?” Perhaps this is because we are a very nosy, inquisitive and curious society. We get other questions too, such as “Are they twins?” … Continue reading →
I have twice as many children by adoption than by birth. I am often asked how my birth children react to adopting children, and if they are as close to their adopted siblings as they are to their birth siblings. … Continue reading →
When we made the decision to begin the process to become licensed foster parents, ourbiological children were quite young. Our oldest son was 6 and our youngest was just 2 years old. We included them in the decision-making and preparations … Continue reading →
I recently had an eye opening-experience with the biological mother of my foster child. This biological mother, who has been truly difficult, was in the hospital and in a situation where she should have had people who love her there … Continue reading →