09/25/2021
Five years of fostering and I remember every face as they walk into our home. The fear and questions. With time and patience that fear melts away. Trust forms, growths takes place, then you witness a child thriving. It may take months and it's certainly not easy, but oh my is it beautiful!
In five years 18 children have come and left our home. Some came in respite and only stayed a short time, others we fostered with prayers of reunification (after all that is the goal), a couple we prayed for adoption if that was in God's plan for us.
These 5 years were not perfect but they were filled with keeping kids safe, giving new and healthy memories and traditions, healthy and supportive talks about the hard things no one wants to talk about, random adventures just because we can, days and nights of knowing that we will always feed them, and parents who admit that we are always trying to do better.
You don't have to be perfect. We've lived in three different locations since becoming parents. We had a little car for most of that time until we finally saved enough for a large one. We don't make a ton of money or have a large house. We're not perfect parents and we're always learning. You don't have to be perfect just be willing to love others. If you are willing to love others too please send me a message about how to become a foster parent or how to serve foster parents.
Five years and every one of these fingerprints come from a person with a past, present, future. They have hopes, fears, and dreams. Each one is precious and beautifully and fearfully made. Let's do the hard work together because they are worth it.
