What Nobody Tells You About Waiting in Foster Care
What is waiting in foster care really like? Follow my honest experience as I share the emotions, challenges, and hope that come with waiting in foster care.
Foster Care 101
Real talk, helpful information, and honest conversations about foster care.
What Nobody Tells You About Becoming Active in Foster Care
What nobody tells you about becoming active in foster care is how emotional the waiting season can feel. After months of paperwork, training, home studies, and inspections, becoming officially active foster parents should feel exciting — but for many families, it also brings uncertainty, hope, anxiety, and a whole new kind of waiting.
What Was Our Foster Care Home Study Actually Like? | Foster Care 101
Curious what a foster care home study is really like? In this Foster Care 101 post, I’m sharing my honest experience with the paperwork, personal questions, and emotions behind the foster care home study process.
What Happens During a Foster Care Home Walkthrough?- Foster Care 101
A foster care home walkthrough is designed to make sure a home is safe, prepared, and welcoming for children entering care. While every agency is slightly different, most walkthroughs focus on basic safety requirements, sleeping arrangements, storage of medications and cleaning supplies, fire safety, and overall home readiness. Although the process can feel intimidating at first, many foster parents are surprised to learn the goal is not perfection — it’s creating a safe and supportive environment for a child in need.
Foster Care 101: The Stuff Nobody Really Explains
Foster Care 101 is a down-to-earth mini-series where I share honest conversations, simple explanations, and real-life insight into the foster care journey — without the cold, overwhelming textbook feel. Whether you’re simply curious about foster care or seriously considering becoming a foster parent yourself, this series is here to help educate, encourage, and remind you that you’re not alone in figuring it all out.
So You Want To Become a Foster Parent? Now What? 😅
Thinking about becoming a foster parent but have no idea where to start? In this Foster Care 101 post, I’m sharing the real-life beginning of our foster care journey — from choosing an agency and drowning in paperwork to home visits, clearances, classes, and the emotional ups and downs of the licensing process. Honest, simple, and down-to-earth insight from someone currently learning through it too.