When people think about the month of May their first thoughts are usually Mother?s Day, Memorial Weekend (aka ?the unofficial start to summer), warmer weather, flowers and green grass. Did you know that May is also Foster Family Month?
There are all types of mothers in this world. You don?t have to be biologically related to someone to be their mother. My mom was biologically related to me, but she was my paternal grandmother, not my birth mother. My birth mother abandoned me. But that is OK. She had her reasons. My ?mom? (paternal grandmother) was the best mom I could ever ask for.
I think people who open up their hearts and homes to foster children are extra special people. They get to be a mom to these children, even if it?s only temporary. Sometimes a foster mom is the only mom some of these children will ever have.
It breaks my heart that there are so many children in foster care. I wish each and every one of them could find a ?forever home? whether it?s with their own biological families or foster families.
MercyFirst, one of New York?s leading not-for-profit human service agencies, has had amazing success with their Foster Care Program.
-???852 foster children were cared for by safe and loving foster families because of their Foster Care Program.
-?? 281 foster children were reunited with their families.
-?? 32 foster children got a permanent family through the Adoption Program.
There are several heart warming stories from some of the?MercyFirst mothers on their?YouTube channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/MercyFirstMediaRoom?feature=mhee. Their stories will warm your heart and make is smile.
It takes a very special person to be a foster parent. Personally I have A LOT of love to give and I would open my home to a foster child, if we had a bigger home (we only have a tiny one bedroom condo). I think for me the biggest challenge would be knowing that sometimes the children will only be with you temporarily. It would be so difficult not to get attached to the children and want to know what becomes of them after they leave your care.
If you have a few moments you should check out their videos. Some ladies have foster upwards of 30 children. Many of the ladies even adopted foster children too.
I thought I would share this with my readers, not only because it?s National Foster Care Month but also to show you that there are all kinds of mothers in this world.
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Kimberly
*I was not compensated for this post. I posted this for the benefit of my site readers. Any opinions expressed are my own.
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