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We Planned for Two. We Got Three. And It Was the Most Perfect Accident of Our Lives.
Why We Chose Three Strangers Over the ‘Perfect’ Family Plan Between 65 and 80 percent of siblings in foster care are separated from each other. Source: Child Welfare Information Gateway Let that sink in for a moment before I tell you our story. The First Date That Changed Everything Shane and I skipped small talk
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The Heartbreak and Hope of Our First Foster Placement
Our very first experience as foster parents started with an emergency phone call. COVID hair was a real thing. “Hey, we have two kids who need an immediate home,” our Foster Agency Supervisor told us. “They may need a permanent home, we don’t know. We just know that they need somewhere to go.” Shane and
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How to Master Your Family Travels: A proven 5-step strategy.
5 essential steps to identifying our next adventure. The frequency of our trips as an unholy union has inarguably been the topic of conversation with anyone we meet (also – take that active voice). The secret to our frequent travels isn’t luck—it’s a Shane -proven strategy. Here is the exact blueprint Shane and I use