By Diane Ponist Last month, the month of November, was National Adoption Awareness month. We had an over whelming amount of people, all over the world contact us about getting started. We communicated with our foster agency and are going to even start holding recruiting open houses at our home for those looking to get […]
Reunited With A Foster Child
Foster Parents: When the Bio Father Gets Out of Jail
By Diane Ponist Now that the summer is wrapping up and everyone seems to be getting ready for back to school, we decided to do another year of our book bag drive, collecting bags for foster children. We started this last year and it was such a success. It is amazing getting the community involved […]
Foster Adoption: The Struggle of a Last Name
Diane Ponist Recently we have reached a dilemma as adoptive parents. When it comes to adoption it’s more involved than many people think. Especially when adopting from the foster system, many different scenarios come into play. Who to stay in touch with from the bio family is one huge decision, plus changing or not changing […]
Foster Parenting: One Door Opens, Another Closes
Adoption: Even When It’s Easy, It’s Really Not
Foster Families and Letting Go
By Diane Ponist There are many stories about fostering. Some begin with the family receiving the placement of a child. Others, like most of mine, are about the ups and downs of each case. Here’s a story about the possibility of letting go. “George,” who I have written about several times before, is on the verge […]