Being a Foster Mom

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Being a Foster Mom

Hard work of caring for than saying good bye to little ones.


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Five years into marriage westill hadnt been blessed with childrenyet. We had just moved out from livingwith my in-laws who did foster care.

We had prayed and talked aboutstarting on our journey to becomefoster parents ourselves.

Almost a full year later in 2011we were finally licensed to start takingchildren. Now to wait for the call.

We had two short term stayswith us when finally in April 2011 wegot our first long term foster kid Zoe.


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Than one month later little Beth came into our life. At the time Zoe was 18was only 3 months old. Due to the situation Zoe was in prior to coming to our hou

that she needed which put her at needing the same amount of attention as a branI had to work hard to get both to eat as Beth was a premature baby and w

with eating. Zoe was a very picky eater not just with what she would eat but wherwould as well.

There were other times that I had to work hard to get them to bed. They bgoing down at night for bed. They both also had developmental delays which requwith them one on one to help them overcome.


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There was also the added hard work of working with the birth parents toneeded to have their children return to them. This was hardest of all because we lones and they had become part of our family.

The final work to do was fight to continue fostering. In June of 2012 both gremoved from our care due to some false accusations. We had to fight with the staour case. We also had to fight the emotional turmoil we endured. This was the hathe way because it took a lot spiritually as well from me.

All charges were dismissed as they did not have sufficient evidence againscontinue doing foster care we needed to get some assessments done and I neededphysiological evaluation done at our own expense. Due to the heart break of losin

months of pain that had followed and the cost of the tests we had decided to stop


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The most important blessing that I received from this work is I am sspiritually than I could of ever hopped to be otherwise. I also cant help butthose girls lives in some small way. They may not remember me in this life that.

I have been blessed by this work to know that I can do hard things. Iblessed with an even greater love and patience for children. The final bless

through this trial has allowed my husband and I to become even closer.


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My life has been forever chawith the foster daughters I had. Althey were only with us for a year I they will eternally be a part of me.

I still have a hard time whilabout this portion of my life as I ma mother so much. I have been blesthe spirit carrying me the difficult I still sometimes experience.

I also have a deeper unders

of a mothers work and love. How bwe are as mothers to have that loveinheritably a part of us to help makwork load made manageable.

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