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The silence in our home just moments before our first child from foster care arrived stays with me to this day. My husband and I had checked our list a dozen times. The room was ready. The dresser was stocked with a few essentials. A small stack of books sat waiting on the nightstand. We […]
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The silence in our home just moments before our first child from foster care arrived stays with me to this day. My husband and I had checked our list a dozen times. The room was ready. The dresser was stocked with a few essentials. A small stack of books sat waiting on the nightstand. We…
When a child in foster care walks through the school door on a Monday morning, they may be carrying a weekend’s worth of uncertainty. A new family to live with. A missed visitation. An argument they did not start and could not finish. They sit down in a classroom with a teacher who knows almost…
“The Best Answer” is the fourth book of the four-part “The Joy of Avery Series” by foster/adoptive grandmother Rhonda Wagner. Avery is Wagner’s granddaughter and her feelings form the basis of the book. Her family has welcomed a new baby from foster care and as they navigate the challenges of caring for him, Avery keeps…
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