Choosing to foster is an act of trust in God and his leading. Choosing to continue to foster is an act of trust in God and his leading. Choosing to step out of fostering is an act of trust in God and his leading.
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Foster Care and Adoption–In Her Shoes
It is difficult to be hopeful for the bio families if we cannot put ourselves in their shoes. If we never see their hearts but only see the wrong actions they took. If we never acknowledge their grief but only focus on ours. If we forget God’s plan for the family and only live in the broken reality of sin.
The Struggle Against Complacency
The enemy delights in our complacency, God delights in our contentment. 1 Timothy 6:6 says, “But godliness with contentment is great gain.” God invites us to be content when we are in the season of calm and when we are stepping into the hard.
Living in the And
Our lives are filled with, lived in, the “and”. Some of those we like. Sometimes though, our “ands” feel oppositional, as though they should not go together, yet in our lives they do. Grief AND joy. Hurt AND healing. Regret AND hope. We struggle to acknowledge both in our lives. It can be confusing. It can cause tension. Yet, both must be acknowledged to truly live.
Foster Care and Attachment
Look at your kiddos. Call out the good. Thank the Lord for them. Set your heart, your gaze, your focus on loving them well.
Lyssa Stoyko 