Fostering our Foster Families
At the end of year most people are celebrating what they are thankful for and looking forward to holiday breaks and time with their family. meanwhile, The Department of Human Services in Georgia is busy gathering their latest data. This data, when I discovered it, was staggering. At the end of 2016, there were over 13,000 children in Georgia's foster care system (Johnson, 2017). Locally, in Coweta County, we had 103 of our precious children in state custody with only 12 foster homes available (Campbell, 2016). This means most of our children will be placed in foster homes in other counties. During this time period, a teacher at my school had already begun her journey as a foster care mom and a second friend felt gentle nudges towards this endeavor as well. A dear friend from high school has been a foster mom for many years and frequently shares updates with me. Why is foster care constantly coming into my circle when it had nev...