See and Be Seen, Foster Mom
Being Seen as a Foster Mom -based upon a YouVersion Bible App Devotional called "SEEN"; reworked specifically for foster moms. ...
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Kristen Adkins
Know a Foster Child? Learn More. Impress Value!
Deuteronomy 6:7 "Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up."
Hi, I'm Kristen!
So good to have you here.
I married my high school sweetheart, and we did foster care for ten years. My husband and I adopted five children before we felt we were finished with fostering. We live in the Appalachian Mountains with six girls ranging from adults down to seven years old...
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- Jul 20, 2022
- 5 min
Ten Ways to Grieve as a Foster Mom
When a child you love has left your home through circumstances of the system, reunification, or allegations of wrongdoing, you are left...
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- Jul 20, 2022
- 3 min
How to Help Your Foster Child in School
How can Iyou help your foster child in school? Did you know that statistically foster children do not do well in school? Is that...
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- Jul 20, 2022
- 2 min
How can I help my foster child academically?
I was asked to be a guest on Cathleen Bearse's podcast. Before the podcast, I commented to her on an Instagram post she made regarding a...
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- Jul 20, 2022
- 5 min
Getting Foster Children to Sleep
Family Balance and Foster Care - guest post By: Megan Tucker, RN, BSN (Certified Moms on Call Consultant, Prenatal Educator, and...
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- Jul 20, 2022
- 5 min
How can I foster a child?
How can I foster a child? After you have taken the classes, had the home inspection, and gotten the approval notice, you realize, I'm...
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- Jul 20, 2022
- 3 min
What is it like to be in foster care?
What is it like to be in foster care? This is a post that is very near to me. My 12-year-old daughter wrote it for me. She was excited to...
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- Jul 20, 2022
- 5 min
Top Reasons You Couldn't Do Foster Care
The reasons why I couldn't do foster care are plain and simple. My friend, Jenny (https://www.facebook.com/Fostering-Through-Faith-19171...
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- Jul 19, 2022
- 6 min
Fatherlessness in the United States
Fatherlessness is a real issue in the United States. Foster children end up in homes that they would not choose. Homes that are...
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- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
Don't Adopt from Foster Care
"Don't Adopt from Foster Care" Isn't this a blog about Foster Care and adoption? Why is the title, "Don't Adopt from Foster Care"? I...
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- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
Happy Mother's Day
To All the Foster Moms... I'm so proud of you for taking on more than you thought was possible. You're working longer than you thought...
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- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
How Can I Support Foster Families?
How can I support foster families? You can do many practical things to support foster families. You don't have to do big, magical...
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- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
Choosing the Right Foster Care Agency
Choosing the right foster care agency for your family may seem simple, 😒? Just call an agency up, right? But what will the agency do,...
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- Jul 19, 2022
- 4 min
Why are children in foster care?
Why are children in foster care? Excellent question. One basic answer: for their own safety. Why are children in foster care? While I...
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- Jul 19, 2022
- 5 min
Foster Care Home Study Process
One MAJOR step in the Foster Care process is a home study. This home study will be completed in a series of interviews, personal and...
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- Jul 19, 2022
- 2 min
This is Kayla -NOW!
She is UNSTOPPABLE. During those 6 years in that "home", my brother and I also suffered sexual abuse. "Tina" got pregnant towards the end...
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- Jul 19, 2022
- 1 min
Who Can Become a Foster Parent in the USA?
Initially, you may think that anyone can become a foster parent or that there are strict guidelines. I try to break that down in this...
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- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
Top 5 Traits You Need to Foster
Can anyone foster a child? You may think so, but the truth is, there are some people who definitely should not. There are some...
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