Fostering With Love

In this episode I finally give an update and share what it was like to go to an evaluation to see if my wife and I are fit parents to provide a forever home for our foster daughter. As I recorded this we'd had her in our home for a year. Download the .mp3 website: http://www.fosteringwithlove.blogspot.com

In this episode I talk about how hard it is when a foster child who's been with you for a while has to leave. This time a 4 year old boy we were caring for had to leave because he was showing signs of sexual abuse. Listen to the episode to hear about this terrible yet all to common issue. Download the .mp3 website: http://www.fosteringwithlove.blogspot.com

In this episode I talk about how wonderful it was to make our little foster guy feel special on his fourth birthday. We had the privilege to throw a foster child a birthday party again, and it was really cool. It was one of those days where my wife and I said to each other "These are the days that make it all seem worth it." What an honor it was to celebrate turning four with our foster child. He had a huge smile on his face that day Download the .mp3 (click the link to play the audio in your browser or right-click to download) website: http://www.fosteringwithlove.blogspot.com

Listen to what happened to the two little guys we had for a few days and about our new placement of a four year old boy and his five year old sister, and their little brother who we didn't end up taking.  Download the .mp3 (click the link to play the audio in your browser or right-click to download) website: http://www.fosteringwithlove.blogspot.com

We've received news of kids coming into care before the police are going to take them. Hear how I feel about the sad situation of knowing kids are going to be taken from their home before they do and an update on what happened with our last placements.  Download the .mp3 (click the link to play the audio in your browser or right-click to download) website: http://www.fosteringwithlove.blogspot.com

In this episode I talk about how we went about getting re-licensed to be foster parents after our break from doing it for a while and we had a middle of the night placement of two kids! Brother and sister. Sad stuff. We're back on this foster parenting journey again.  Download the .mp3 (click the link to play the audio in your browser or right-click to download) website: http://www.fosteringwithlove.blogspot.com

For many reasons we let our foster care licence expire. We needed to focus on our kids. We pulled our oldest two out of school and started homeschooling, we decided my wife should stop working full time and come back home, etc. What does any of this mean to you? It means that no this podcast is not dead yet even though it seems that it has podfaded. There will be new episodes in 2014. We will be doing foster care again. New adventures will be had! I almost recorded another farewell episode to close this bad boy out for good but I'm glad I didn't. That said, yeah... I'm sorry it's been so long since there has been an update let alone a new podcast episode around here. Come next year there will be new episodes. Thanks everyone and I hope you have a terrific holiday season. Since I have nothing for you hear but a promise of things to come, I give you a heart warming Christmas tale that I wrote and recorded back in 2010. It's called "All I Want for Christmas is a V.R. Supercube." Enjoy.  A Gift to you dear listener:                                                                                                                 Download the mp3   Also if you're looking for more Christmas fiction to enjoy, check out my blog post on how I read and/or listen to Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" every year. In this post and this sentence below you will find links to legally free fantastic copies of the novel in both eBook and audiobook formats. Enjoy! Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas!

In this episode I catch everyone up on the big things that have happened with our long term placement, and several other foster care placements we've had since then. Download the .mp3 (click the link to play the audio in your browser or right-click to download) website: http://www.fosteringwithlove.blogspot.com

Download the .mp3 In this episode I talk about how we found out our foster child is part Native American and what that means for adoption possibilities. website: http://www.fosteringwithlove.blogspot.com

Download the .mp3 (click the link to play the audio or right-click to download) Our foster child turned 5 while staying with us and we had the privilege of celebrating it with him. It was pretty special. Website for this podcast: http://www.fosteringwithlove.blogspot.com

Download the .mp3 (click the link to play the audio or right-click to download) How we had to let one 3 year old little guy go and now have a new 4 year old foster child placement. Four kids in the house! :) Website for this podcast: http://www.fosteringwithlove.blogspot.com

Download the .mp3 (click the link to play the audio or right-click to download) I talk about why it has been so long since I posted an episode and why you should trade in your sedan for a minivan! Website for this podcast: http://www.fosteringwithlove.blogspot.com

Download the .mp3 A podcast chronicling the journey of one man's experience in becoming a foster parent. It's been over a year but I'm back and my wife and I have a foster child in our home. I talk about what it was like and the CPR training course we went through to be licensed again. Website for this podcast: http://www.fosteringwithlove.blogspot.com

Download the .mp3 (Right Click, Save Target As...) In this final episode, I talk about what has gone on since the last episode, some things my wife and I have gone through with adoption and an upcoming pregnancy, as well as a farewell with many thanks.

Download the .mp3 (Right Click, Save Target As...) How adoption finalization of our beautiful baby daughter went at the courthouse on National Adoption Day.