If you are going to be honest, there are parts of your life and home that look like they need a FEMA sized clean-up. How do I know? Because I’ve seen my life and we’re probably not all that different. Life is messy – it is just a fact. In the last hour, I have…Read more
Author: Jason
I am a father to 7 children, foster dad to 20 or so kids. I've got this blog and a podcast with my wife Amanda.
You Can’t Save Them All
“You can’t save them all” – How many times have you heard a friend or well-meaning soul try to remind you of your inability to save the world’s population of at-risk children? If you are anything like us, it has been a fairly regular statement. I usually reply with, “True, but I can help one.”…Read more
Your Kids Don’t Match
Foster care provides a variety of experiences for every host family. Sometimes you will have a biological sibling group and other times you will have a rainbow of races in your home. People’s responses to that diversity have encouraged, frustrated and amused us from the beginning of our journey. For the most part, we have…Read more
I could never let them go!
I hear that one a lot. People say it to me all the time right after they try to convince me that I am a saint and there is a special place in heaven for me and my family. It makes me laugh on the inside. I know they are trying to be kind, but…Read more
Starting a new Blog
This is the new site from the original webpage http://shecalledmedaddy.com