by Kaitlin Earnest | Dec 16, 2024 | Foster Care, Story
Valerie and Bryan’s journey as Koinonia foster parents has been one of love, compassion, and a deep desire to make a difference. After starting their family with two biological children, they felt called to open their home to children in foster care. Over the years,...
by Kaitlin Earnest | Dec 16, 2024 | Adoption, Story
A & S’s relationship began in 2019, and by the end of the year, they were already discussing their future together. Early on, they both knew adoption would be part of their family’s journey. After facing challenges with biological pregnancy, they decided to...
by Kaitlin Earnest | Dec 16, 2024 | Foster Care, Story
Meet the Rhodes family: Katie, her husband, and their children. The Rhodes have been married for ten years and have been fostering for about seven years. Up until recently, they were a traditional foster home and have had six long-term placements. Their oldest is...
by Kaitlin Earnest | May 14, 2024 | Foster Care, Story
At 16 years old, Emily’s journey into foster care began when she started babysitting for a family with biological, adopted, and foster children. This experience showed Emily all the beautiful, messy parts of fostering and sparked her passion for fostering. Emily, her...
by Lanni Jackson | Jun 27, 2023 | Adoption, Foster Care, Story
When Ted and Richard began their relationship, they spent much of the year traveling. They were adventurous and had a very fun lifestyle together, always on the go. Originally they did not have any intentions of having kids because they always had their families’ and...
by Lanni Jackson | May 30, 2023 | Foster Care, Story
Jenn and Mechelle came together in June of 2020. Jenn brought her daughter Lishai and Mechelle brought her daughters, Grace and Izzy, joining their beautiful families to create a family of two moms and three girls. Before coming together, both Jenn and Mechelle knew...
