aaaannnd SHE’S BACK – the foster care rollercoaster continues

ByChantel October 2, 2021

Just another little update in our foster care journey for you!

You can read more about our journey with BB8 here.

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“I Would Get Too Attached” – A Common Foster Care Concern
ByChantel October 20, 2019

Well, as of Thursday afternoon we are officially an approved foster family! Rae was hoping for a placement call on Friday and kept asking me what the odds of getting a call were, my answer was 50/50: either we get a call or we don’t. Thanks to Corner Gas for that wonderful logic: “What…

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Why We Changed Our Foster Care Range of Acceptance (and what we changed it to)
ByChantel February 19, 2020

While Buzz and Woody were still with us we knew we were going to change our range of acceptance for our next placement. Their social worker constantly raved about how well they were doing and how good our home was for them but the truth is, it wasn’t the best for our family. The three…

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One Year Fostering – The Good, The Hard & The Sad
ByChantel October 24, 2020

Yesterday marked a year since we had our first foster placement and I wanted to share a bit of a review of the year and an update since I haven’t shared a fostering update since May! This year has been the hardest year I’ve had in a long time, but honestly, also probably the most…

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Do you think you would still foster if your own children were younger? – Foster Care Q&A Series
ByChantel March 3, 2020

I’m excited to kick off this Foster Care Q&A series! We’ve only been fostering for just over four months and I feel like I’ve been made keenly aware at how desperate the need for good foster families in my province (and I’m sure everywhere else too). Just a warning, if you talk to me and…

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We Survived the First Week!
ByChantel November 1, 2019

It’s officially been just over a week since we got Buzz and Woody* and we all survived! *My Instagram friend, Jessica from @theopenhome suggested we use those names for our online names for our first foster care placement and they are so perfect for these boys. Here’s a few random things from the first…

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there have been a few changes in life
ByChantel July 5, 2023July 5, 2023

It’s been awhile since an official blog post, apparently my YouTube videos were attempting to auto post here but failing miserably. So, let’s be brief, here’s what’s been happening: APRIL: Jared became a pastor/elder in our church! It’s been in the making for awhile but it still feels a little surreal. MAY: our little foster…

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