Imagine with me for a moment. You drop off your children at school or daycare in the morning and are notified later that they’ve been picked up by someone else and brought to a stranger’s house to live. Or perhaps you’re a father who receives a call telling you that your children have been sent … [Read more…]
What goes through your mind when you think of foster parents? Do you see someone swooping in like a superhero to save vulnerable children? Or someone devoting their entire lives to nothing but caring for orphans, like Mother Teresa? Surprise! Foster parents are ordinary people. The most unexpected thing for me in foster care has … [Read more…]
Have you seen the movie Wonder? It is the story of a boy who is born with facial deformities which require multiple surgeries and much medical attention. Caring for his needs, taking him to medical appointments, and advocating for him is a full-time job for his mother. One of the themes in the movie centers … [Read more…]
“Grown-ups come back.” The song from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood resonates through my mind over and over. The episode is teaching preschoolers that when grown-ups drop them off somewhere, they always come back for them. Except they don’t. It happens every day. Children are brought to school or daycare by their parents, then picked up by … [Read more…]
Please enjoy this guest post by my son that was written 12/16, shortly after we adopted our little ones… By Jayson Bronkhorst Foster care and adoption have been on my mind a ton recently. This may be partly due to the fact that just over a month ago, our family adopted two sisters that we … [Read more…]
A sweet couple announces they are having a baby. Yay! Celebrations abound. First there’s the gender reveal party, then the baby showers. Ultrasound pictures are shared. The couple spends several months decorating the nursery and preparing for their little one. The big day arrives with much anticipation, and soon a meal train is set up … [Read more…]