As we approach our one-year anniversary of becoming foster parents, I am most grateful for the Community of Care® that surrounds our family. Despite the questions about the outcome with things such…
Read More ›Photo credit: The Full Moon of Glen Ellyn via photopin (license) I was somewhere in between that deep sleep of the deprived and the alert sleep of the maternal. I lay there…
Read More ›Most people don’t experience in an entire lifetime the trauma that Bobby* encountered before he was out of diapers. He and his infant brother were removed from a horrific situation, leaving these…
Read More ›We like things that are logical. Step one. Step two. And then step three. God designed much of life to work like this. Systems. Processes. Order. On the flip side, God seems…
Read More ›“God is the great redeemer,” said FaithBridge foster mom Amanda. “He’s taken ugly ugliness and made it beautiful.” Her energy and passion for foster care ministry explodes from each word energetically flowing…
Read More ›by Jeremy Smith, FaithBridge Foster Dad About four years ago, my wife and I decided to pursue God’s heart for orphans through foster care. It wasn’t a decision we entered into lightly.…
Read More ›You are not alone. If you are a parent a foster child – or any child, for that matter – who has experienced trauma, you know how difficult and beautiful the journey…
Read More ›Wisdom tells us to begin with the end in mind. Beginning our fostering journey was no different, especially with a house full of elementary-aged biological children. As a family that planned to…
Read More ›Wayne Stolz has always been around Christians who prioritized family and church. He grew up in a home where the values of faith, work ethic and family were important. He and his…
Read More ›FaithBridge foster mom Sandra Stanley understands how hard it is to say goodbye. She and her husband Andy serve foster families and children through the Fostering Together ministry at their church, North…
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