I had the pleasure of speaking to a total stranger this evening about fostering and adoption. She has always felt that, when the time came for her and her husband to begin their family, she wanted to adopt. Her husband is coming around to the idea (isn’t that always the case whenever the baby fever… Continue reading The Adoption Process- As Easy As Flying A Plane
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A Time To Grow
When we adopted our 3 kids in November of 2013, we took a break from being an open foster home so we could focus on our family bonding and strengthening. It has been a much needed respite. I am reminded of this even more as I witness several friends who foster children and the unrest… Continue reading A Time To Grow
Foster Kids Aren’t Really Fatherless- And Why They Shouldn’t Be Anyway
I’ve heard it said that Christians do not have to help kids in foster care because those kids (most of them, anyway) are technically not fatherless, that is, they have fathers and mothers, but their parents have chosen a path of life which has caused them to be deemed unsuitable parental figures, at least temporarily.… Continue reading Foster Kids Aren’t Really Fatherless- And Why They Shouldn’t Be Anyway
The Half-full Mentality & Why It’s Not Good Enough For The Church
There’s this problem sometimes with the questions we ask and it stems from the way we think. Like when we ask, “Are you a ‘glass is half empty’ or ‘glass is half full’ kind of person?” we’re attempting to limit the response to those two perspectives because they’re the only perspectives we are able to… Continue reading The Half-full Mentality & Why It’s Not Good Enough For The Church
Love Is Always Worth It
This is a beautifully written blog entry entitled The Heartbreak of Foster Care. "Love is always worth it."
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