Polly B
Now I Have Skin in the Game :: Perspectives on Living as an Interracial...
We adopted our daughter from Africa several years ago and became an interracial family. Soon afterwards, we added our beautiful son and another gorgeous baby girl through adoption locally. Before bringing home the first...
Helping Our Kids Discover Their Gifts and Talents
When our kids are little, we want to sign them up for everything: soccer, sewing, dance, gymnastics, little league ball, science fairs, and karate. Chances are they will be good at some of these...
Our Foster Care Journey {Foster Care Awareness}
Five years ago, we set out on a journey that we thought would change the lives of others. We were right to some extent, but as it turns out, the lives in our family...
Raising a Large Family :: Spending Quality Time with Each Child
Today, I want to talk about a very important part of raising children, no matter how busy you are or how small or large your family is. Most mega-sized families, including mine, tend to...
Raising a Large Family :: How We Handle Chores and Meals
When people find out how many children we have, stares of confusion and lots of questions usually ensue. As foster parents, the number of children living under our roof changes regularly. Today that number...
Birmingham Moms Blog :: Introducing Polly
Birmingham
I was born at St. Vincent's Hospital in the summer of 1974, to parents who had also been born and raised in Birmingham. My entire childhood was spent living in the country on a...