tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post116078669434300857..comments2024-03-21T03:45:48.679-05:00Comments on Enter the Rainbow: Foster ParentsAndy B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05944614269873479581noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-1161122682784086092006-10-17T17:04:00.000-05:002006-10-17T17:04:00.000-05:00Dear Lisa,Your dedication to foster children is ad...Dear Lisa,<BR/>Your dedication to foster children is admirable. Thank you for your encouraging words.<BR/>Yes, I have read the verse about "the least of these" with new eyes in the past couple of months!Andy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05944614269873479581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-1161118194007609222006-10-17T15:49:00.000-05:002006-10-17T15:49:00.000-05:00From a former foster child and current child advoc...From a former foster child and current child advocate...<BR/><BR/>Your post is the most refreshing and encouraging thing that I have read all day.<BR/><BR/>This is true on many levels:<BR/><BR/>1.) The "round-table" approach, where many representatives got together at one meeting to discuss the children's well-being, is ideal.<BR/><BR/>In a recent summit of Ohio foster youth, one of their top concerns was to have many representatives present in meetings regarding their current placement. <BR/><BR/>2.) You genuinely care about your foster children and didn't resent their biological family. Rather, you were kind and welcoming to them.<BR/><BR/>3.) As a Christian, I have often been disappointed by the fact that many of the churches I have visited / attended simply did not have "a burden" for foster care.<BR/><BR/>Often the focus was simply on parishioners and their own (read: biological) families.<BR/><BR/>So, it was very gratifying to read that you are a Methodist minister and aware that one of the ways God is described in the Bible is as "Father of the fatherless."<BR/><BR/>Hey -- I bet you know that verse about the "least of these," too!<BR/><BR/>Have a wonderful day,<BR/>Lisa<BR/>www.sunshinegirlonarainyday.com<BR/>http://sunshinegirlonarainyday.blogspot.com/Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944993180509479994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-1160915756023721752006-10-15T07:35:00.000-05:002006-10-15T07:35:00.000-05:00Thanks for the reality check, Andy. In my mind an...Thanks for the reality check, Andy. In my mind and heart, your foster children have already become a permanent part of the family. Your words remind me that it just ain't so. How lucky they are to have you and Erin, Cori and Wes, if only for a little while. cbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com