These 6 questions to ask when you get a call about a foster placement comes from questions I see in our support groups over and over.
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I personally wouldn’t throw away that smelly, stuffed poodle, you can ask them if you can wash it though! That may be a big NO and respect the kiddos wishes, because it may be the only thing that reminds them of home.
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There were a handful of scriptures God lead me to that night, and all of them gave me reassurance, peace and rest, but Matthew 11:28-30 stuck to my heart.
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Then… she sent me pictures. I sent them to my husband and fought him for a while on it but then realized, they had grabbed our hearts and as my husband has said before, this is what we were meant to do.
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We didn't wait long after getting our foster license before we were called with our first foster placement. However, just saying those words "placement" are missing so much.
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You know that old saying, "No use crying over spilled milk"? Well there is no use crying over a shattered glass baby bottle of formula either, even with a hungry baby in tow. Is there?
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Saying goodbye to a foster child is one of the hardest things that foster parents face. I have been asked many times how we guard our hearts when we don't know the future of the kids we are caring for. My answer is, I don’t.
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6 questions to ask when you get a call about a foster placement
I was supposed to keep that smelly, stuffed, poodle?! Some things I wish I knew before becoming a foster parent.
Our hearts are restless until we are found in God
Our Second Foster Placement: Three’s Company
Our First Foster Placement: A Tale of Two Sisters
No use crying over spilled milk, or formula
Guarding your heart as a foster parent