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Imagine doing more than Imagining......

Do you know anyone who grew up in foster care? I bet you know a few people who were adopted, you may not even know it.  I like sharing my families story.  When I do, I am always so surprised at how others open up about their own adoption/foster experiences. It is really eye opening. I also hear from so many people how adoption or fostering is something they have always considered, but will likely never do. It is hard not to consider it if you think about the impact you could have on the course of another persons life right?

So what stands between thinking about it, and doing it? A lot, I know.  There are a ton of considerations, financial, space, emotional bandwidth, parenting bandwidth, foster-parent stigma, car size, the list goes on.  What if...you focused for just a minute, and imagined the potential of a life changed by that one decision.  Imagine being used by God to take a child from a path of neglect, abuse,  drugs, and a likely incarceration to say......warmth, love, family, security, education, opportunities.  Would squeezing one more soul into your home and your heart be possible?  Think of Michael Oher, and the fate he escaped.  Think of my boys, Nick and Victor, if you know them.

What would it take to make that leap of faith for you?  Would you like to talk about it with someone who has walked the walk?  I'll be honest.  It isn't always easy.  Anyone who knows me, knows that Jeff and I don't have super powers, we get exhausted, and emotionally wiped sometimes.  We do without things.  Our family makes sacrifices to make it work.  We spend a lot of time in prayer, we depend on our friends and family, and we wouldn't trade it for anything. If you have ever thought....."that is something I would like to be able to do someday",  I challenge you to take one step past, thinking, and just ask a few questions, imagine a life changed.  Call me, email me, message me, invite me for coffee and we will chat, no pressure.  I wish I had had someone to ask these questions.

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