Faith and Hope

Summer break has arrived, ready or not. I truly believe that every foster parent must have the spiritual gift of faith. The strain of every day can be entirely overwhelming, but we must hold on to hope that God can work change and bring joy back to our homes.

How are you ecstatic to go to school or see your friends, yet this house is the most miserable place you've ever been? (and you've been in some seriously miserable places). How can the honest answer to ANY question actually be "I don't know"? How can we watch our happy, peaceful family be turned inside out with fear, frustration and heartache again?

I don't know the answer to any of these questions. All I know with confidence is that it's not about us. God is working His purpose, not just in Nancy's life, but in the other five hearts as well. Lord, let your lessons pour into each of us like empty cisterns. Keep us from becoming hardened by this process, but show us where boundaries are necessary. Please work quickly to overcome. You will overcome. We will overcome, by the blood of the Lamb and the words of our testimony. Everyone, overcome. Without Faith, I couldn't cling to this hope and these last five months would claim victory. No one claims victory in this house but the Almighty God: Comforter, Prince of Peace, Savior, Master, Provider, Healer, Santifier, Truth, I Am, Messiah, Abba Father.