Gifts from Above

Tonight I was going to write about my big long list of things to do and buy before our home study. Well, I turned on Netflix and found this show called "The Fosters." I wrote a couple paragraphs, and then I erased it all. Why? Because in that first episode, the main foster child paints a picture of a violent foster parent, and she runs away from her new home back to that abusive house to rescue her little brother. And when she gets there, she tries to sneak in, gets caught, and the man pushes her around and pulls a gun. Thankfully, her foster parents showed up, one of which was a police woman, and had the man arrested.

Um, wow. Obviously there's a Hollywood spin to that, but....

Are there really foster parents out there like that? I mean, why would someone be a foster parent if they're so full of rage and hate? They don't HAVE to be a foster parent. And even if they want to be but have a problem with a foster child, they can disrupt the placement. It's not like they can be in it for the money! I just don't know how anyone could be mean to these children!

But, what I do know is that I will love them. I will protect them. I will treat them with dignity and show them their worth. They were created by a loving God, and they are important to Him. And so they will be important to our family.

Matthew 18:10
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.