Did you have fears about becoming a foster parent?

We were worried about how our biological children would react and get along with foster children coming into our home. After talking and praying with one another, we decided if we had more biological children, we would have those same issues and would just have to figure out a way to deal with it should the time arise.

When I first met my child....

July 2018- The minute we saw her, we fell in love. She insisted on going to Vacation Bible School the first evening she arrived. After the DHHR worker left, we ran through the window at McDonalds and ate on the way to church.

We knew Chloe was adoptable from the placement call, and she was a part of our family the moment she stepped through the front door. However, it took a while for the children to all get along and accept one another as siblings. Chloe told us on several occasions she wanted to be an only child and wanted our other children to move out. We look back on those times now and laugh, but in the moment, it was hard. I would say we finally felt like family about 6 weeks after her moving in with us, and of course, the adoption helped solidify that.