11/05/2026
The hardest part of fostering will always be the goodbyes.
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Today, on Mother’s Day, I’m packing up our precious R & R room as they prepare to leave in the morning. To say we are shocked would be an understatement.
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Just last week Nick and I were having conversations about permanency and guardianship… and now here we are navigating an unexpected goodbye.
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This kind of loss isn’t unfamiliar to me after fostering many times back in NZ, but now I’m walking my husband and our kiddos through the grief that comes with loving deeply and letting go.
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Fostering asks you to open your heart fully, even knowing it may break. But these children are always worth it.
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“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’”
— Jeremiah 29:11