***This journal entry was written while we were in the training and application process of being foster parents.
There was a quote from my training for foster care that has stuck with me. The teacher had said, "If you can't accept their past, you are going to have a difficult time accepting the child." This has really hit my heart deeply. This has meant to me that I will have to forgive somebody that I have never met for horrendous things done to a child. That seems impossible. But, I've realized that I can do it with the help of the Lord, and with a lot of love for the child.
My biggest fear through all of this is that I will become cynical. The teacher of the classes I went to was horribly cynical, and it was difficult. I don't want to be that way. I am grateful that I have switched to a Foster Family Agency with a social worker who is a positive and kind and fun woman. I truly believe that it is the right thing. I truly hope I can do some good in this world.
I have noticed, also, that with the learning and experience of being a foster parent has helped me greatly to be a better parent. I am absolutely grateful for that. I hope that it continues to help me know how to be a better parent for my children and for foster children that come into our home.
There was a quote from my training for foster care that has stuck with me. The teacher had said, "If you can't accept their past, you are going to have a difficult time accepting the child." This has really hit my heart deeply. This has meant to me that I will have to forgive somebody that I have never met for horrendous things done to a child. That seems impossible. But, I've realized that I can do it with the help of the Lord, and with a lot of love for the child.
My biggest fear through all of this is that I will become cynical. The teacher of the classes I went to was horribly cynical, and it was difficult. I don't want to be that way. I am grateful that I have switched to a Foster Family Agency with a social worker who is a positive and kind and fun woman. I truly believe that it is the right thing. I truly hope I can do some good in this world.
I have noticed, also, that with the learning and experience of being a foster parent has helped me greatly to be a better parent. I am absolutely grateful for that. I hope that it continues to help me know how to be a better parent for my children and for foster children that come into our home.
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