Shout out to the Foster Parents

This story is about people who are often over looked, the Foster Parents.

Yesterday was Faith Day. Three years ago yesterday my sister and her husband lost their baby girl before ever meeting her. They named her Joanna Faith and claimed April 26th as "Faith Day". Though we have never laid eyes on her or held her little fingers, she has changed our lives in many ways. Her life led my sister and her husband on a journey that is still being played out, but one thing we can honor her for is their decision to become foster parents.

As foster parents they have to deal with paperwork, state laws, strict guidelines, surprise visits, and the list goes one. It is not easy, but what is worthy, is never easy. Although, they must put up with all of those things everyday, they are also the people who can change a child's life.

Imagine you open your front door to find a women standing there with a baby. She tells you that she needs to get help because of a drug problem but she needs someone to take care of her baby while she gets better. What would you say? Yes, of course. No one would leave a child on the street! This in a way is what foster parents do. But they go a step further and go to trainings and put their names on a list so that when a child is in need, they will have a place to go.

There is great reward in fostering. Meeting the needs of a fallen world does not go unnoticed by God. So far my sister and her husband have cared for 3 children, one that is now forever theirs. Aspen Dai is the face of a world in need that God loves beyond measure and we could not imagine our lives without her.

This is only one story of thousands of foster parents. So the next time you run into a foster parent you know, tell them "Thank you" and just that. Not how you can't image doing that or they are so super human for caring for these kids, it never comes across right. So just thank them, because they are choosing discomfort over easy every single day.