An inheritance that fosters love

We first became licensed foster parents in Maryland in 2008. Now, three states and many years later, we're on kid #26. We've learned and grown A LOT in the process. At times I feared the effects on our girls would be too detrimental. Make no mistake, it was hard on them.

As they are well into their twenties, we can see the beautiful ways those challenges have cultivated in them such compassion and love.

Our youngest is in the midst of interviewing at graduate schools, to become a child psychologist. Last fall, her research project studied peoples’ knowledge of and attitudes around foster care.

And now our oldest is in the process of becoming a licensed foster parent here in Idaho!

Some of her peers think it's weird (since they didn't grow up immersed in the world of child welfare) or that she's too young (since most 25 year olds aren't having kids these days). But she's older than I was when I had her, and has way more experience than I did (not to mention all. the. classes!).

Will it be easy? Of course not. But we're humbled and honored to walk alongside her. This leads to the reason for this post...

We've been enormously blessed by so many folks over our years of fostering, and I'd love for her to now feel that same support as she begins this journey.

Foster parents need to prepare for a wide range of ages (she's targeting 1-10), which means buying a lot of stuff they might not normally have. She's just moved to a two-bedroom apartment expressly for this purpose and is working hard to make her home as welcoming as possible for kids in need.

She's created an Amazon wish list of items to get her started. If you are so inclined, could you help purchase an item from this list? WalMart gift cards are also welcome, since there will be plenty more needs once she receives her first kiddo.

Thank you for reading this and considering this request.