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Category: Foster Care
10 Ways You Can Support Foster Familes
Posted on 5/16/2013 by
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By Sarah, Tacoma Youth for Christ Foster Parent
There were baby dedications at church recently. It was touching to see dads reading scripture and declaring their hopes for their new babies. It was a joy to watch families promise to lead their children in the way of God and train them…
There Are Two Sides
Posted on 5/10/2013 by
By Lindsy, Tacoma Youth for Christ Foster Parent
There are many reasons why my husband and I chose to become parents via foster care. Put simply, fostering was how we wanted to start a family because we wanted the chance to adopt a child. Personally, I can trace it back to a news story I…
Feed My Sheep
Posted on 9/12/2012 by
“I could never do that.”
That is the most common response to the explanation of what I do for a living. Generally, the response is very positive, with a few smiles and awkward glances away - but with that one phrase stuck in at the end.
My name is Janelle, and my job is to find homes…
Who Runs Towards a Fire?
Posted on 5/23/2012 by
One of our YFC foster parents, Kyle Rohrbaugh, recently shared with me a great quote—“Heroes are those people who, when they see fire, don’t run away…but run TOWARDS the fire.” I love that!
Just last week I was in the presence of heroes…or should I say “heroines”. It was a Thursday morning…
Foster Care Blog Entry
Posted on 5/5/2011 by
What an encouraging time we’re in. That seems like a strange thought if you’ve listened to the news lately. Sometimes it seems like there isn’t much good news out there. However…..in my world there is a lot of good news. Take this example. Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church–this…