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How Grief and Joy Exist Equally in Foster Care and Adoption

November 06, 2026

Foster care and adoption hold both grief and joy because they begin with the painful reality of children being separated from their families. While that loss deserves compassion and space to grieve, we can also find joy as foster and adoptive families are being used as part of God’s redemptive plan. As followers of Christ, we can mourn the brokenness that makes foster care and adoption necessary while celebrating the hope and restoration God brings through faithful people who answer the call to care for vulnerable children.

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How can I become a trauma-informed foster parent?

June 11, 2026

Learn how trauma-informed foster care helps children heal from adverse experiences. Discover practical strategies like ARC and TBRI®, understand toxic stress, and support emotional regulation, trust, and resilience in foster children.

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Spring of Renewal: A devotional

July 16, 2025

We're not supposed to navigate life's trials, obstacles, and hardships alone.

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Love is an action

January 14, 2025

The love God calls us to is a particular kind of action—placing the welfare of others above our own.

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Patience tops the list

September 29, 2024

Two teens in foster care share four qualities that matter for fostering teens.

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Understanding kinship care and foster care

August 26, 2024

Rather than competing, kinship care and foster care often complement each other, giving children the safe care they need.

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Do you still need me?

August 26, 2024

As kinship care becomes the preferred first placement option for children entering foster care, with family members and close family friends serving as caregivers, foster parents may wonder, “Do you still need me?” Absolutely, we do.

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Can't we all just get along?

June 17, 2024

The process of becoming an adoptive family takes time, like it would for any blended family. So don’t panic if the bonding between siblings is less than ideal.

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Why is my tween acting like a much younger child?

June 13, 2024

Adoptive parents may experience anxiety when unusual behavior appears in their adopted adolescent child. But it’s common. As long as the journey is more forward than backward, you’re moving in the right direction.

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Faith for the long journey

June 13, 2024

There are no guarantees when raising children, and I've learned to let go of some of my expectations and love my children no matter what.

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