I foster because fostering is Love
It is Love for the child who needs a safe home for a little while
It is Love for the biological family in spite of the mistakes they have made
It is Love for my community as I do my part to make a difference
It is Love for the child who comes to me broken and behaviorally challenging
It is Love for the caseworker who is overworked in an already difficult field
It is Love for my biological children as they learn how to give and serve by sharing everything they have with the new child who enters our home
It is Love to others I come in contact with as they see us joyously give to a child and her family
It is Love for the child who gets to return home and the family I have had a part in helping to heal
It is Love as I wipe the tears of a child born to another woman
It is Love as I get up to do late night feedings or provide comfort after a nightmare
It is Love for the child who cannot return home and becomes a part of our family forever through adoption
It is Love in the beauty as much as it is Love in the brokenness
Fostering mirrors the Love Christ has for us more than anything else I have done with my life. The action of Love through fostering must be unconditional and has to be selfless on my part to be done adequately.
I foster because fostering is Love