Author: Julie H., Foster Mom There I was, Miss D sitting on the edge of the tub in her shorts, and me leaning over the side of the tub…
Volleyball turns into Tennis (Blog #36)
Author: Julie H., Foster Mom Miss D is officially a high schooler Oh. My. Word. I just don’t think I am ready for this. A girl in high school? Hopefully,…
“Beyond” Fostering: What does that mean to me? (Blog #35)
Author: Julie H., Foster Mom The Norris Therapeutic Foster Program always refers to going “Beyond Fostering”. I’ve seen and heard this for the past year and a half but never…
Our journey of school accommodations with Miss D…How support in school makes all the difference.(Blog #34)
Author: Julie H., Foster Mom Miss D started school this past fall in our local school. This school is very different from her MPS school that she attended before. She…
The bravest girl I know. (Blog #33)
Author: Julie H., Foster Mom Miss D smiles, laughs, has fun, jokes around, has friends, is involved in sports, has a job, is involved with clubs, rides horses, and generally…
Are You Happy When You Smile? (Blog #32)
Author: Julie H., Foster Mom When Miss D came to our home, she brought pictures of her past 5 years of being in foster care. She has no pictures of…
Art Contest (Blog #31)
Author: Julie H., Foster Mom My Norris foster case worker came across an art contest for foster kids and sent it to all her families. The theme of the contest…
Boys (Blog #30)
Author: Julie H., Foster Mom I have three boys and Miss D. I have 2 boy dogs and a boy husband. I have 1 boy cat. And then I have…
The “M” word (Blog #29)
Author: Julie H., Foster Mom If you missed my last post about the “A” word, go back and read/watch about the “A” word. This post is about the “M” word.…
Fostering Teens and The “A” Word (Blog #28)
Author: Julie H., Foster Mom I feel like the “A” word is a secret word that shouldn’t be said. As a foster parent to Miss D and other teens, and…
