In July 2017, hope returned in an unexpected way through an adoption plan and a due date marked on the calendar. When that plan fell apart, grief followed. This testimony shares what it looked like to keep trusting God when December 2nd came and went.
Eleven years ago, a three-year-old girl entered the author's life through the Safe Families for Children program. Initially planned to stay for two weeks, she became part of the family after they became licensed foster parents. The journey included challenges, joys, and ultimately adoption, leading to lasting love and gratitude.
Four years ago, my daughter who was our foster princess at the time, came into the kitchen and asked if she could cook dinner with me. She had her own pots and pans from her play kitchen and even her "pretend" food to cook with. It truly was the cutest. But at one point while… Continue reading Have You Stopped Believing All Things Are Possible?
Infertility and foster care: How do they combine? This is a question I often asked myself when I was trudging through the waters as a foster parent, and even more so now that we have adopted. It's a clash of both worlds that have been hard to navigate and feel my way through. Together, both… Continue reading Infertility and Foster Care: The Clash of Both Worlds
...Because while foster care was hard, and open adoption isn’t easy; when you have the mindset that the child is not yours, or even hers, but rather His, it makes it okay. And it somehow works."
