What? You guys thought that I dropped being a social worker and just became a grieving person trying fad diets? Is that what you thought?

I don’t write about my job often, however, my post on being a foster parent is still one of the most clicked-on posts on my blog. Funny thing. I hope it’s helpful to those finding it.

I want to get back to writing about foster parenting and foster care. That’s the aspect of social work I work in right now. I love what I do. What I do is hard work, however I have a special place in my heart for the children and families I work with. What I do is hard, what foster parents do day in and day out is 100 times harder, and the lives my kids have led is 1000 times harder. Those are the reminders that keep me going when my job is hard.

The reason I don’t write about my job often is because I struggle with how to write about it. I so wish that I could tell my kids stories. But those are their stories, and they need to find their own way to tell them. I hope one day that they can, and that brings healing to my kids.

I think, though, that writing about what foster care is, what it isn’t, what I do, what I don’t do, etc., may be a good place to start.

I often read Baggage. She is a foster parent and has an awesome, honest perspective. She recently posted asking if folks have questions about foster care. I’d love to know the same- do you have questions? What would you want to know from a social worker? Hopefully this will give me a way to start talking about what I do and love.