Foster care life book

Creating Lifebooks for our children is one of those things in life that some parents follow through better than others, like sending out Christmas cards. The desire is there, we’ve pictured the outcome, we understand the appreciation it will bring others, and some have gotten as far as making a Shut

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Our home study write-up was finalized this week. It was reviewed 3 times between the case worker and director for changes and additions. I've emailed every day asking for the status on our case and letting them know we are 'excited to welcome a child/children into our home'. They haven't responded for a few days, now. Ha! I gave them a break today, but tomorrow I'll be on it again. I've been told numerous times to bug the heck out of them until you get a response, so I will. :) In the…

Set your family up for success when navigating the foster care system with these helpful list of books about foster care and books for foster children.

Some amazing friends of ours are going through the process of approval as foster parents at the moment. One of the things they were saying they’d been advised to create was a welcome book. As…

Prepare you and your house to change drastically! Top items to buy before you get your first foster child placement and gift ideas for foster parents.

Christian books about foster care and adoption can help you know more about this important topic. These books are for everyone, not just foster familes!

As we are preparing our house to open back up for foster placements, I am reviewing all of the things I could have done better the first time around. When my three boys first came I tried to prepare the best I could, but you don't really know what you don't know, LOL! One of the areas that I totally could have done better in is organizing the massive amounts of paperwork, records, notes, and observations you will have when dealing with foster care. For the boys I have a HUGE Rubbermaid…

As National Foster Care Month comes to a close, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services announced it will provide a LifeBook for every child in care.

Goodbye is always bittersweet in foster care. You’ve done your job- you provided a safe place until they were able to go home, but you also miss them like crazy. They were part of your life…