Holding It Together
Krista GuzewiczHonest writing about motherhood, adoption from foster care, and the moments that reshape a family. You’re not alone here.
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When I Hear Kita, I Hear Mom
I had a name before any of this. My twin brother gave it to me when we were very small. He couldn’t say Krista, the “r” was too hard for a little boy who was just learning words, so he called me Kita instead.
It never spread to the rest of...
What They Brought With Them
When people ask about foster care and adoption, the questions are almost always about the hard parts, our kid’s trauma and behaviors. They ask about the “broken” system, caseworkers and the goodbyes. Those things are real. I have written ab...
The Quiet Wins
Nobody tells you about the quiet wins.
The foster care conversation, the public one, the one that gets shared and talked about, is full of “the big moments”. The court date. The adoption. The day a child finally calls you Mom. Those moment...
The Dog Who Doesn't Need to Know the Story
When a child comes into your home through foster care, they carry a story you don’t know yet. Sometimes you’ll learn pieces of it over months. Sometimes you won’t learn it for years. Sometimes you’ll never fully know.
What you do know is t...
The People Who Showed Up
When you say yes to foster care, when you open your door to children who need a safe place to land, you find out very quickly who your people are. Ours showed up before we even knew we needed them.
Here is the first thing I want to tell an...
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I write about foster care and adoption as it’s actually experienced. The waiting, the uncertainty, and everything that changes you along the way. Learning how to show up without having all the answers. Still in the middle of it.
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