I'm not a medical professional, and I'm not here to report my latest research about COVID-19. But I am here to address what I think is potentially just as dangerous, especially as followers of Jesus,…
Trauma shows itself in all facets of the lives of our children, whether they are at home in our care or in public spaces. While we have a part to play at home as foster…
“Mom! What do I do? What do I do?” I could tell things had escalated by the tone in my daughter’s voice as she called out for me. This was the moment I realized just…
I’ll never forget the day I learned a hard lesson at the grocery store check-out line. I was using WIC, and from behind me I heard, “How does she even have those coupons? Do you…
Church should be one of the safest places for children from hard places and those caring for them. Unfortunately, their experience can be the opposite if the church is uneducated on trauma and the effects…
We understand this is so hard. You may be wrecked to your core right now. Or maybe you're struggling even to start grieving because you don't want to feel the pain. Please know all the…
Children in foster care need the same things every other kid needs—shelter, safety, love, compassion, and guidance. Pray the following scriptures over the many children in foster care, both in your own community and across…
Being in court, looking up at a judge, is a stark realization that your child’s life is in the hands of a court system you have no control over. I prayed against feelings of frustration,…
Building a relationship with a birth parent of a child in our care can be the most beautiful yet challenging thing we ever experience. It will never go as planned or expected, so we should…