By: Bob Bruder-Mattson, President and CEO of FaithBridge Foster Care FaithBridge Foster Care is supporting the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) and we need your help! According to Casey Family Programs,…
Read More ›Photo credit: Jeremy Brooks via photopin cc Read more blogs like this by Katie at Operation: Leap of Faith, where this letter was originally posted. Dear B, It’s Mother’s Day. And this…
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 ›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 ›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…
Read More ›“I would never foster if it wasn’t headed toward adoption. What’s the point?” This question from a friend struck me with a surprising jolt. My already tender heart has been feeling a…
Read More ›Thanksgiving morning, I was busy cooking while our five children played in an adjacent room. Every few minutes, I paused to peek in, and on one particular glance I lingered at the…
Read More ›Photo credit: Forever Found (51 of 52) via photopin (license) A few years ago, we were scheduled to go onstage at church and talk about our experience as foster parents. We were only three months into…
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