I’m not going to write about how RAD affects our lives today because then I’m only telling you about a fraction of our life. When Kevin and I were fostering we used to spend many endless nights staying up comforting little ones who had multiple nightmares in the night. Like I’ve said before I love to bake so I came up with a concept to help kids have a restful…

” For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me. Mathew 25: 35-36 In January 2009 we put ourselves back on the availability list, I thought that if I kept busy with another child my…

“A future awaits for those that seek peace”  Psalm 37:37  “For I know the plans I have for you….. plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future ”        Jeremiah 29:11   That night  I didn’t sleep, all I could think about was how we left him standing outside b.m”s apt, seeing him waving good-bye and smiling that wide smile of…

Life in the Bergen household continued after our trip back from BC, visits resumed, meetings with our support workers once a month continued and Jayson was about to begin his second year at Scott Roberts Preschool. Then things started to change, Jayson was getting settled in his class routine, monthly meetings with caseworkers showed that mom hadn’t done much change to improve her situation I had helped her as much…

  On June 28 2008 our daughter Grace made her  grand entrance into the world. I got a call that afternoon from bm as we had made plans to meet that day to talk about Jay. I had given her all our contact numbers if she ever wanted or needed to get a hold of me, we talked often on the phone since April with the understanding that whatever we…

“He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart;he gently leads those that have young” Isaiah 40:11   Our son Jayson first came into our hearts in March of 2006 at the young age of 2 years. We got a call from our support worker saying that there was a little boy in care that needed respite. His…

April 1 2004 we got a call from Teresa asking wether or not we would  consider a sib group? Kinda ironic that today of all days to get a call. There was a 3-year-old  boy and his 9 month old baby sister available for adoption and our profile looked very promising. We began meeting with the children’s case worker to talk about their background and some of the potential needs they…

We got our first placement on July 19 2004, 3 months after we switched to straight foster care.I got the call from Brenda saying there was a newborn infant getting discharged from the hospital the following morning. So this was it finally after 8 years a baby would be here. I rushed to the store to get anything and everything we could need, I was beyond excited. I called Kevin about the…

” But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take in hand. The victims commit themselves to you ; you are the helper of the fatherless” Psalm 10:14   After our fertility treatments I took some time to self reflect,do I want to be pregnant ….. or did I want to be a mother?  In November 2002 we started researching our adoption options we…