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    RILEY SUE CLOYD
    Harlie Cloyd
    • May 9
    • 3 min

    RILEY SUE CLOYD

    When Riley first came to us it was September of 2019, and she was just barely 3 years old. She hardly spoke. She was so scared of nearly...
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    IF MY LOVE WERE ENOUGH: A POEM FOR MY CHILD FROM TRAUMA
    Harlie Cloyd
    • Apr 27
    • 1 min

    IF MY LOVE WERE ENOUGH: A POEM FOR MY CHILD FROM TRAUMA

    If My Love Were Enough A warm embrace wouldn't burn your skin, you'd feel safe in every fiber of your being, vinegar would no longer spew...
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    FOSTER CARE: WHEN YOU'RE ON THE FENCE
    Harlie Cloyd
    • Mar 22
    • 3 min

    FOSTER CARE: WHEN YOU'RE ON THE FENCE

    I get questions all the time from people who are on the fence about whether or not they should become a foster family. We hear the sad...
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    FIRST CAME LOVE, THEN CAME ADOPTION
    Harlie Cloyd
    • Feb 5
    • 2 min

    FIRST CAME LOVE, THEN CAME ADOPTION

    As most of you know, adoption days No. 1 and No. 2 are right around the corner for our not-so-little family. It's quite literally a race...
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    HOW TO TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT MY KIDS
    Harlie Cloyd
    • Jan 3
    • 3 min

    HOW TO TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT MY KIDS

    Not too long ago I was informed by a someone on staff at my child's school that there was a group of moms of the children in my child's...
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    COURT ANXIETY: FROM A FOSTER PARENT'S PERSPECTIVE
    Harlie Cloyd
    • Jan 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    COURT ANXIETY: FROM A FOSTER PARENT'S PERSPECTIVE

    I'm writing this literally from within the trenches of court anxiety. Big Sis and Little Sis have been with us for 16 months tomorrow --...
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    PROTECTING YOUR TODDLERS AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE
    Harlie Cloyd
    • Dec 29, 2020
    • 5 min

    PROTECTING YOUR TODDLERS AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE

    Protecting children against sexual abuse is something I feel very strongly about, which is why we take steps in our home to teach our...
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    HOW YOU CAN #SAVEOURCHILDREN
    Harlie Cloyd
    • Sep 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    HOW YOU CAN #SAVEOURCHILDREN

    So you want to #saveourchildren. Here's where you, an average citizen, can start... In addition to talking to your own kids and doing...
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    SO YOUR KID HAS SEPARATION ANXIETY
    Harlie Cloyd
    • Aug 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    SO YOUR KID HAS SEPARATION ANXIETY

    Two of my children have separation anxiety. If you have a kiddo who suffers from the same thing, I have a trick that just might rock your...
    169 views0 comments
    DEAR MAMA, YOU CAN'T DO IT ALL
    Harlie Cloyd
    • Aug 17, 2020
    • 4 min

    DEAR MAMA, YOU CAN'T DO IT ALL

    My heart is heavy, y'all. As a foster mom, I'm bearing the weight of all the decisions that need to be made for my foster daughters, but...
    86 views0 comments
    HOW TO LOVE YOUR FOSTER CHILD'S BIRTH PARENTS
    Harlie Cloyd
    • Jul 31, 2020
    • 4 min

    HOW TO LOVE YOUR FOSTER CHILD'S BIRTH PARENTS

    We have been foster parents for nearly a year now. When we were going through our training, there was talk of "bridging," which is the...
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    A FOSTER CARE UPDATE
    Harlie Cloyd
    • Jul 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    A FOSTER CARE UPDATE

    This week I posted on my social media platforms about our two foster daughters' case going before the judge to decide which direction...
    197 views0 comments
    'I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE'
    Harlie Cloyd
    • Jun 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    'I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE'

    Foster care is hard. You've heard me say that about a million times, but lately it's been really hard. I haven't written anything in over...
    96 views0 comments
    'I DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS'
    Harlie Cloyd
    • Apr 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    'I DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS'

    "I didn't ask for this," she told me with a wild look in her eye. "But the Lord is telling me to do it." I have a friend. Her name is...
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    FOSTERING HIGHLIGHTS THE WORST PARTS OF ME
    Harlie Cloyd
    • Apr 23, 2020
    • 3 min

    FOSTERING HIGHLIGHTS THE WORST PARTS OF ME

    When you become a foster parent, you get a lot of compliments about how awesome you are for doing what you're doing. These comments are...
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    THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE BECOMING A FOSTER PARENT
    Harlie Cloyd
    • Jan 28, 2020
    • 4 min

    THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE BECOMING A FOSTER PARENT

    “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep...
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    15 WAYS YOU CAN HELP A CHILD IN FOSTER CARE
    Harlie Cloyd
    • Jan 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    15 WAYS YOU CAN HELP A CHILD IN FOSTER CARE

    I have people tell me all the time how much they want to foster someday, but, for whatever reason, opening their home right now is not an...
    37 views0 comments

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