fostering Tag

Erica’s Story

Erica's Story Erica had a desire to buy a house and create a warm, loving environment for the children placed in her life, and shortly after achieving this goal, opened her heart and home to a 5-year-old girl. Two years later, Erica adopted this child and...

The Baird’s Adoption Story

The Baird's Adoption Story It started with an Instagram post.  Take a look below to see how God used Daniel and Markie Baird to provide a forever home for an 8-year-old girl with special needs. In February 2020, Markie Baird saw a social media post from Reece’s Rainbow,...

What is a FAM?

What is a FAM? Over 140 million children are considered orphans in the world, and 400,000 of those children reside in the US. The life of a child in foster care carries many peaks and troughs as well as unforeseen risks. These children frequently bounce around...

Still Being Present

Still being present Every spring we celebrate that God came to earth as Jesus. Even when Christ’s physical presence ended, His presence remained. He left us the Holy Spirit. The truth is He came and He stayed. He is still present. We, too, can remain present while...

A family’s fight to bring them home

A family's fight to bring them home Jeff and Amelia Davis recently returned home from Malawi with their two newly adopted children (ages 8 & 5). If there’s one thing we’ve learned from their story, it’s that adoption takes courage, perseverance, and resilience for everyone involved....

A Calling To Love

A Calling To Love In circles of faith, I’ve been hearing more and more rhetoric about the spiritual significance of foster care and adoption. It’s amazing to watch God’s people stepping up to take care of God’s children, and I hope the arch of redemption continues to bend on behalf...

Parenting Your Child with ADHD

Parenting Your Child with ADHD   Did you know children in foster care are considered a “special health care” population by the American Academy of Pediatrics (1)? What does this mean? It means that kids who have lost their families are likely to have more health challenges than...

Nurturing Biological Relationships

For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose. Philippians 2:13   Our family has not had a “typical” fostering experience. When I think of being foster parents I often think of a revolving door with children coming...

The Kindling of Community

Our youngest son had gone to the doctor a couple days before and our pediatrician had confirmed it–strep. He told us our 8-day-old foster daughter wasn’t in danger of getting it, but by the middle of the first full day of her being in our...