Truth

Reflecting on National Foster Care Awareness Month…

Being foster parents is hard, but so is being a foster child. The days come and go and you try to take it all in. One day you have your family and the next day things change in the moment of a call and your family grows in love.

Opening our home to foster children has been a blessing. It hasn’t been without challenge and heartbreak. Sometimes you get super emotional with the process. You know reunification is the goal, but sometimes the goal changes due to circumstances. When the goal changes you have to decide how you would like to move forward with the process…

What is best for the entire family unit? We consider not only ourselves as parents, but our bio child and the other foster or adopted children in the home at that time. That can make things difficult. It is for the best and now you know why I call us Leftwich Blend. A bunch of hearts joined in love doing life together. DNA does not define love.

We have spent many days upset, sad, excited, joyful, mad, and many other emotions due to this process. BUT we wouldn’t change it for the world.

The foster children we have had in our home since we began this journey still all hold a special place in our hearts…all 13 of them. A few are still here and we are enjoying every minute of what I call beautiful chaos. Yes, some days are hard and we may feel like giving up…but, we don’t because we choose to make the best decision we can in those moments. Continue to love and work through the hard moments…

Sometimes it doesn’t work out for our family dynamic and that doesn’t mean we have failed. It simply means we weren’t the parents that those children needed at that time. God has his hands on all the children that have touched our lives and those that continue to touch our lives today.

You may not understand or have the heart for foster care, but there are things you can still do to be a support. It is as simple as prayer. 🙏🏼🙏🏾🙏🏻🙏🏿

Staying Strong with Leftwich Blend! 💯

💕 Much Love 💕