Harlie CloydMay 93 minRILEY SUE CLOYDWhen 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...
Harlie CloydApr 271 minIF MY LOVE WERE ENOUGH: A POEM FOR MY CHILD FROM TRAUMAIf 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...
Harlie CloydMar 223 minFOSTER CARE: WHEN YOU'RE ON THE FENCEI 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...
Harlie CloydFeb 52 minFIRST CAME LOVE, THEN CAME ADOPTIONAs 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...
Harlie CloydJan 33 minHOW TO TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT MY KIDSNot 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...
Harlie CloydJan 19, 20212 minCOURT ANXIETY: FROM A FOSTER PARENT'S PERSPECTIVEI'm writing this literally from within the trenches of court anxiety. Big Sis and Little Sis have been with us for 16 months tomorrow --...
Harlie CloydDec 29, 20205 minPROTECTING YOUR TODDLERS AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSEProtecting children against sexual abuse is something I feel very strongly about, which is why we take steps in our home to teach our...
Harlie CloydSep 30, 20203 minHOW YOU CAN #SAVEOURCHILDRENSo you want to #saveourchildren. Here's where you, an average citizen, can start... In addition to talking to your own kids and doing...
Harlie CloydAug 20, 20203 minSO YOUR KID HAS SEPARATION ANXIETYTwo 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...
Harlie CloydAug 17, 20204 minDEAR MAMA, YOU CAN'T DO IT ALLMy 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...
Harlie CloydJul 31, 20204 minHOW TO LOVE YOUR FOSTER CHILD'S BIRTH PARENTSWe have been foster parents for nearly a year now. When we were going through our training, there was talk of "bridging," which is the...
Harlie CloydJul 17, 20202 minA FOSTER CARE UPDATEThis week I posted on my social media platforms about our two foster daughters' case going before the judge to decide which direction...
Harlie CloydJun 30, 20203 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...
Harlie CloydApr 29, 20203 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...
Harlie CloydApr 23, 20203 minFOSTERING HIGHLIGHTS THE WORST PARTS OF MEWhen 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...
Harlie CloydJan 28, 20204 minTHINGS 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...
Harlie CloydJan 28, 20203 min15 WAYS YOU CAN HELP A CHILD IN FOSTER CAREI 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...