Though we have much more information than in the first days, there are still gaps. There are questions that are challenging to answer—honest, curious questions that have incomplete answers.
Holly GnuseFebruary 28, 2022
Emily Smithhart is passionate about connecting churches and agencies in this work of foster care ministry. Emily was first introduced to foster care as a teen when she would babysit for a family that fostered.…
Holly GnuseOctober 29, 2021
Tess Dykstra exudes love for Jesus and people. Those closest to her know her for her honesty, hospitality, grace, and forgiveness. She is the real deal—someone who is continually seeking ways to learn and grow.…
Holly GnuseOctober 26, 2021
Meet our newest TFI Advocates! Tod and Gretchen Sawyer were drawn to foster care more than ten years ago. They opened their home as a foster family, and over the span of 10 years, they…
Holly GnuseOctober 26, 2021
We’ve passed the two-year mark in our foster care case: two years of navigating goal changes and uncertainty. As foster parents, we’ve attached, released, prepared to say goodbye, and stayed when goodbye didn’t come. We…
Holly GnuseJuly 19, 2021
Whether you’re boldly running forward or you’re bravely ready to learn more, choosing an agency is your next step. But, how do you choose a foster care agency?
Holly GnuseMarch 1, 2021
The learning curve in knowing what to do and say as a foster parent feels steep sometimes. As children in your care are trying to make sense of all that is happening around them, and…
Holly GnuseNovember 5, 2020
I suppose there is this moment in every parent’s journey. We know it’s coming at the start. The number of days that your child will grow within the walls of your home is limited. There…
Holly GnuseOctober 15, 2020
We’re on the cusp of reunification. Here, as we near the end, this isn’t what I thought it would be like. I wanted to feel secure in knowing that the same patterns would not repeat…
Holly GnuseOctober 1, 2020
