This is a MUST READ if you ever consider becoming a foster parent. Beautifully said Rhett! For more blogs, please check out: https://lighthouseforwanderingsouls.wordpress.com/
This is a MUST READ if you ever consider becoming a foster parent. Beautifully said Rhett! For more blogs, please check out: https://lighthouseforwanderingsouls.wordpress.com/
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[…] I get started tonight, I’d like to give a shoutout to America DeFleur. This young lady has not only survive the foster care system, but is moving on to defy the odds and […]
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Such a powerful post and full of truth. I worked in children’s mental health for a number of years, and the kids I knew were craving relationships with adults who were fully vested in them. They wanted that more than food and air. ❤
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Every second we can pour love into a child matters. It will imprint on their heart forever! Who better to deal with the risk of losing them? Us or the child? US!!!
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I love this post. As someone who eventually (sooner rather than later) wants to be a foster parent to tweens & teens, I know the hesitation of attachment, but it is so so necessary. If they can’t find refuge in your heart then who’s? It’s not about us, its about them and they deserve to be loved regardless of our reservations. Thanks for sharing this!
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