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According to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, more than 390,000 children are currently in foster care nationwide.https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_1011.jpgIMG_1011Micah with his dad.https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_1016.jpgIMG_1016Micah with his mom and other brother who was also adopted.https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_1014.jpgMicah StevensMicah with his dad and brother who was also adopted.https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_0741.jpgIMG_0741Heather Shrader as a teenager.https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_1775.jpgIMG_1775Heather Shraderhttps://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_1010.jpgIMG_1010Micah following his dream as a TV meterologist.https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_1757.jpgIMG_1757Heather doing a TV interview about foster care.https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/world-pharmacist-day-infographic-landscape-banner.jpgFoster Care in the U.S.2026-04-27T01:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://insidefamilydynamics.com/about/https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_6372.jpegIMG_6372https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_6051.jpegIMG_6051https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_6064.jpegIMG_60642026-03-29T20:57:21+00:00weekly0.6https://insidefamilydynamics.com/2026/03/22/why-families-feel-stretched-thin-right-now/https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/griffin-broussard-tv.jpgWhy Families Feel Stretched Thin2026-03-23T03:27:10+00:00monthlyhttps://insidefamilydynamics.com/2026/02/22/high-caseloads-strain-foster-care-and-adoption-system/https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/phrases.jpgPHRASEShttps://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/new-buses-2.jpgNew buses (2)https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/new-buses-3.jpgNew buses (3)2026-02-23T03:45:28+00:00monthlyhttps://insidefamilydynamics.com/2026/02/15/beyond-the-beads-how-louisianas-mardi-gras-culture-is-engrained-in-tradition/https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/mardi-gras.jpgMardi GrasMardi Gras float in parade. 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(Griffin Broussard. 2026)https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/dsc01261-2.jpgDSC01261-2https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/dsc01260-2.jpgNortheast Arkansas Bridal ExpoPoster of the NEA Bridal Expo Logo (Griffin Broussard. 2026)https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/dsc01258-2-2.jpgDSC01258-2-2https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/c0142t01-2.jpgNEA Bridal Expo EntranceNEA Bridal Expo entrance inside the Embassy Suites Hotel in Jonesboro, AR. (Griffin Broussard. 2026)2026-02-01T23:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://insidefamilydynamics.com/2026/01/25/longtime-journalist-reflects-on-the-impacts-of-covid-19/https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-25-at-8.29.30-pm.pngLongtime journalist reflects on impacts of COVID-19Nearly six years after COVID-19 upended daily life, KAIT evening anchor Diana Davis is reflecting on the early warning signs and how the pandemic forever changed journalism.2026-01-26T02:44:09+00:00monthlyhttps://insidefamilydynamics.com/2026/01/18/is-tornado-alley-shifting-east/https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/162.pngConfirmed Tornadoes by state.The number of National Weather Service Confirmed tornadoes by state. (Griffin Broussard/Canva. Jan. 2025.)https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/img_5687.jpgIMG_5687https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/img_5686.jpgIMG_5686https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/img_5685-e1768786257780.jpgConfirmed tornadoes by stateThe number of tornados per state confirmed by the National Weather Service. (KAIT, Micah Stevens. 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(K8 News, Griffin Broussard)https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dsc01066-1.jpgDSC01066Turner crawls across the floor during group discussion in Jonesboro, AR on Nov. 5, 2025. (K8 News, Griffin Broussard.)https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dsc01071.jpgDSC01071https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dsc01066.jpgDSC01066https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dsc01056-1.jpgDSC01056Michael Mann (left) and Patrick Patterson (right) laugh during conversation. (Nov. 5, 2025)https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dsc01057-1.jpgDSC01057Members of the Garner/Patterson group laugh whilst serving themselves dinner. (Nov. 5, 2025).https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dsc01085.jpgDSC01085https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dsc01068.jpgDSC01068Erica Garner plays with her "niece" Ella in Jonesboro, AR on Nov. 5, 2025. (K8 News, Griffin Broussard)https://insidefamilydynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dsc01059-1.jpgDSC01059Josie smiles for a photo whilst playing during Garner/Patterson group in Jonesboro, AR on Nov. 5, 2025. 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