Fostering

As a student at WWU, I always wanted to take a year out and volunteer at an orphanage. But, as plans changed, that never happened. At times I do regret that. It's an experience I will never have. But recently I have realized that I still can make a difference in the lives of children. Not just in my career as an OT, but in my own home. There are so many kids in this world who don't have loving, stable homes to grow up in, as many of us were blessed with as kids. Someday, once I'm settled in my job, we hope to become foster parents.

Today when I got home from school, I went onto the foster parent association for our city. Going through the forms and looking at the information actually made me tear up. I feel SO strongly called to do this. A local long-term mission, in our home. I hope that it happens one day, we will have to wait and see what is in store. :)