Fostering A Chord

08/19/2026

Parenting through foster care and adoption is a journey you were never meant to walk alone. 🤍

Connect with local families who get it: https://www.fosteringachord.org/

08/14/2026

This is the real impact of your support. 🩷

Your giving is the reason this mom didn't have to scramble alone, and these two boys had everything they needed before the first bell rang.

Thank you for being the village that shows up right on time.

🔗 Support local families today: https://www.fosteringachord.org/donate

08/13/2026

You don't have to make day one perfect, you just have to make it a little more known than it was yesterday.

If your kiddo is feeling "scited" (scared + excited!) about a new school this fall, we’re sharing 7 simple ways to give them something predictable to hold onto.

🔗 Read the full blog here: https://www.fosteringachord.org/blog/helping-your-foster-kiddo-walk-into-a-new-school-year

07/30/2026

Beth Wolfe has been cooking for foster and adoptive families in the Atlanta area for over a year and a half. Her recipes are crowd-tested by some of the pickiest critics around—kids who have been through a lot and still clean their plates. 🍽️

Swipe through for a quick weeknight favorite the kids will ask for again!

🩵More family-friendly tools: https://www.fosteringachord.org/fostering-resources

07/03/2026

Wishing our entire Fostering a Chord community a safe, happy, and meaningful Fourth of July! ❤️🤍💙

We're grateful for the compassionate families, dedicated partners, and supporters who help create brighter futures every day. We hope your holiday is filled with celebration, time with loved ones, and plenty of unforgettable moments.

Happy Independence Day! 🌟

05/29/2026

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/permanently-home-joey-logano-shares-230958420.html

Joey Logano did not just wake up one day and decide to become a foster parent. By the time he told the world that two foster children were now living permanently in his home, he and Brittany had already put years of their lives into making a foster care system.

03/25/2026

Here’s what this week looked like. ⬇️

Mental health struggles.
Dysregulation.
Self-harm.
Isolation and shutdowns.
Destruction of property.
Twenty-two pages of missing assignments sent home for a fourth grader.

And that was before Thursday. 😵‍💫

Add in therapists. Mentors. Support workers. A psychiatrist.
All good things. All needed.
All time-consuming.

🏃‍♀️ All while running a business.
💗 Being a single mom.
🥘 Making dinner.
💡 Keeping the lights on.

Do I have all the answers? No.
Half the answers? Sometimes.
Do I question myself? Constantly.

But do I stop trying? Never. 🙅‍♀️

If something doesn’t work, I adjust.
If I get it wrong, I regroup.
If I’m exhausted, I keep moving anyway.

Some weeks I feel strong.
Some weeks I feel like I’m running on fumes and grace.

But here’s what I know:
I will not fail these kids.
And I know I’m not the only one fighting this fight.

When I talk to other foster and adoptive parents, I hear the same stories. The same exhaustion. The same doubt. The same determination.

That’s why I started Fostering A Chord. 💫

Because this is hard.
Because it takes a village. 🏡
Because no one should be doing this alone.

This is a place to share what’s working.
To admit what’s not.
To learn from each other.
To be reminded that you’re not crazy, you’re not weak, and you’re not alone.

If you’re in it right now — welcome.
I’m really glad you’re here.

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Did you know we have an ever-growing library of resources for families in the foster and adopt community? Head over to FosteringAChord.com and dive in!

03/23/2026

⭐ Note From the Founder 📝

I didn’t start this because I had it figured out.
I started this because I didn’t.

I started this in the middle of dysregulation and doubt. In the middle of therapy appointments and school emails. In the middle of wondering if I was helping or somehow making it worse. In the middle of being completely exhausted and completely committed at the same time. 😅

I love these kids more than I knew was possible.
And some days are still incredibly hard.

There are weeks that feel steady. And there are weeks that feel like survival.

There are moments when I think, “Okay… maybe we’re making progress.”
And there are moments when I question every decision I’ve made.

If you’ve felt that tension — you’re not crazy. You’re human.

🌟 I created Fostering A Chord because I needed a village. Real people. Honest conversations. Practical help. Space to say, “This is hard,” without someone responding with a platitude.

I wanted a place where foster and adoptive parents could stop pretending they were superheroes and just admit we’re doing our best with kids who carry more than they should have to carry.

I’m still learning.
I’m still adjusting.
I’m still trying new things when old things stop working.

But I am not quitting. And I know you’re not either.

If you’re here, chances are you care deeply. You’re showing up. You’re fighting for kids who didn’t get a choice in their story.

You belong here! 🫶

We can learn together.
We can share what’s working.
We can hold space for what’s not.

And when one of us is running low, the rest of us step in.

I’m in this with you. 🩵

— Stacey

P.S. I'd love for you to join our community! Join our email list at FosteringAChord.org to stay in the know as we grow and continue to expand our resources (made with YOU in mind!). 🌱

03/20/2026

Foster care and adoption are beautiful.
And they are brutally HARD.

You can love your kids fiercely and still feel completely overwhelmed.

You can be called to this work and still question whether you’re doing it right.

You can have support systems in place and still feel alone at 10:47 p.m. when everything has unraveled for the third time that day.

We exist because this journey requires more than good intentions.

It requires:
✨ Support
✨ Perspective
✨ Practical tools
✨ Community

And people who understand trauma — not just behavior.

Some weeks look like progress.
Some weeks look like dysregulation, shutdowns, missing schoolwork, therapy appointments, and pure exhaustion.

And most of us are trying to navigate it while working full-time, managing a household, advocating at school, coordinating appointments, and keeping everyone fed.

We don’t have all the answers.

But we do know this:
👉 No one should have to figure this out alone.

Fostering A Chord was created to build the village so many of us didn’t have when we started.

A place where:
🗨️ Foster and adoptive parents can share what’s working
💫 We can be honest about what’s not
❤️‍🩹 Trauma-informed strategies are discussed openly
🤝 Supporters can learn how to show up well
🌎 And no one feels like they’re the only one struggling

This isn’t about perfection.
It’s about perseverance.
It’s about refusing to give up on kids who have already experienced too much loss.
It’s about learning, adjusting, and trying again — even when we’re running on fumes and grace.

We exist because these children matter.

We exist because parents matter too.

We exist to inspire, connect, and educate — so that families feel supported, equipped, and part of something bigger than themselves.

If you’re in this journey — welcome.

You’re not alone here. 🩵

➡️💻 Join Our Village! Subscribe to our email list & stay connected at FosteringAChord.org

03/09/2026

The other day I caught myself saying, “Stop being disrespectful.”

And then I thought…what does that actually mean to a child?

“Respect” is a complex word, even for an adult. Unless we slow down, explain it, and model it, our kids may not fully understand what we’re asking of them.

What if instead of saying, “Respect my feelings,” we said, “Care about my feelings”?

That small shift makes it clearer AND more relational!

Respect is really about caring:
💟 About people’s feelings
💟 About rules that keep us safe
💟 About the things we’ve been given

And like any skill, it takes practice.

✨Not practice for perfection — but practice for progress.

Swipe for simple ways to start the conversation at home.

How does your family talk about respect? 💭