Diapers

by Vernon Jackson, FaithBridge foster dad I got to my desk at the office the other day and kept smelling nasty diapers. I went to the restroom and washed my hands several times,…

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God Knows Exactly When

At the base of Mount Sinai in Egypt. Photo by Heather. “But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals too…

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The Long Road

The road from Dahab to Mount Sinai in Egypt in 2007. Photo by Heather. The miracles that God did through Moses described in detail in Exodus are simply marvelous. Besides the resurrection,…

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Sometimes, stuff matters.

Lisa* had made some unfortunate choices, unfortunate choices that came with unfortunate consequences. These unfortunate consequences included jail time and watching her daughters be placed into the foster care system. Fortunately, that…

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ReMoved in Real Life

ReMoved is considered one of the best depictions of what life is like for a child who does not understand the changing world around her when entering the foster care system. In this…

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Be Aaron

Moses is best known for liberating the Israelites from Egypt, parting the Red Sea and receiving the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. He was the first person in Scripture to be recorded…

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Twists and Turns to Coming Home

Most toddlers only have one set of parents and have maybe lived in two homes. But not these two. These brothers, by their third and fourth birthdays, had been in three foster…

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The First Foster Child

Mother and child along the Nile River in Luxor, Egypt. Photo by Heather.   His mom probably felt like she had no choice. A horrific leader was convinced that if a people…

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All in the Family

Brittany* and her siblings bounced around from relative to relative, in and out of foster care. By the age of  seven, she had more addresses than some have in a lifetime, all…

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Little People, Big God

Children are unfortunately sometimes part of stories that read more like scary movies than fairy tales. As faultless victims of their circumstances, they become part of the foster care system, and it…

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