OUR BIGGEST LIFE UPDATE: BECOMING FOSTER PARENTS

I’ve been holding onto this update for a while, and now feels like the perfect moment to finally share it with you. As they say, a photo says it all — but there’s so much more to the story I want you to know. 💕

A year ago this month, my husband and I stepped into the wild, beautiful, life-changing role of becoming foster parents to two little babies under the age of two. ✨

It has been a year of everything — joy and heartbreak, chaos and stillness, exhaustion and deep gratitude. Some days, I feel a thousand emotions all at once. Other days, I can hardly believe how much our lives have changed in such a short time.

But through it all, one thing has been constant: the overwhelming blessing of living what has always been our dream — a family. 🌹

This journey hasn’t been easy. It’s been beautifully messy and profoundly humbling. It’s stretched us in ways we never expected and shown us strengths we didn’t know we had. And yet, in the middle of the late nights, the endless appointments, the learning curves, and the love that keeps expanding — we feel nothing but grateful.

Over the coming months, I’ll be sharing more of our story — the highs, the struggles, and the lessons we’ve learned along the way. My hope is that by opening up, I can shine a light for other stepmums, foster mums, and families navigating their own unique journeys.

For now, I just want to say thank you. 🙏 To everyone who has unconditionally supported us, encouraged us, and stood beside us through this last year — we are forever grateful. Your love has carried us more than you know.

Here’s to the next chapter in this incredible, challenging, heart-expanding journey. 💕

With love + fire,Rachel ✨