MFWTJun 12, 20203 minFoster Fridays: Meet NoelleToday we have a truly insightful interview with our board member Noelle Owen. She has some excellent thoughts on how individuals and chur...
MFWTMay 8, 20202 minFoster Fridays: Helpful Hints for New Foster ParentsDuring this difficult season, you probably keep hearing about what a great need there is about to be for foster parents. When children re...
MFWTApr 17, 20201 minFoster Friday’s: Meet Heather Heather is another member of our board here at Foster Love Ministries! She also works for our local department of social services, and pr...
MFWTMar 20, 20203 minFoster Fridays: Five Ways to be a Good Neighbor During COVID-19Yes, we have faith. Yes, we choose love over fear. AND we also do our part in faith. Be a good citizen. Be a good neighbor - especially t...
MFWTMar 6, 20201 minFoster Fridays: Meet JennMeet Jenn! She co-founded FLM, and serves as our director! She’s been a resource parent for several years, and adopted four of her eight ...
MFWTFeb 21, 20203 minFoster Fridays: Meet Lauren We'd like to thank Lauren, one of the amazing workers at our local DSS office for answering some questions! How long have you been at you...
MFWTJan 31, 20202 minFoster Fridays: Helping Your Child Cast Anchors into the Future At our January support group meeting, we were trained by Susan Taylor in the work of Darla Henry, The 3-5-7 Model. The concept of this mo...
MFWTJan 17, 20201 minFoster Fridays: SupportThis season of life has been hard for my family. We’ve experienced the loss of a loved one, and taken several financial and material hits...
MFWTJan 10, 20202 minFoster Fridays: What Year 2 Taught MeIn October, my partner and I celebrated the 2 year anniversary of fostering our son. I was reflecting this month on lessons that second y...
MFWTNov 1, 20192 minFoster Fridays: What's in a Name?One hot topic in the area of adoption is renaming your child. It’s a topic that has a lot of controversy. Culturally in America, your nam...
MFWTOct 11, 20191 minFoster FridaysA man who was close to my family feels so overpowered by his life and past trauma, that he’s self-medicating. Within one week, two differ...
MFWTOct 4, 20191 minFoster Fridays: Spotlight- Foster Family FrenzyOn September 28, Bridge Church in Fishersville hosted their first Foster Family Frenzy. Several months of organizing and planning went in...
MFWTSep 27, 20192 minFoster Fridays: FLM Support Group on Bio-FamiliesAt our last Foster Love Ministries support meeting, Noelle O. came and spoke with us about understanding and supporting biological famili...
MFWTSep 13, 20192 minFoster Fridays: The WaitMy husband and I started our foster licensing classes in March of 2017. We had just moved to Virginia in February, and a lot of necessary...
MFWTSep 6, 20192 minFoster FridaysMy husband and I were married for 3 years before our son came to live with us, and almost 2 years have past since. We thought that having...
MFWTAug 16, 20191 minFoster Fridays: On Being "Called"I had a thought today...I hope it doesn’t sound harsh, but I think it’s something important. I frequently hear people say that “God hasn’...
MFWTJul 26, 20192 minFoster FridaysMy brain can’t fully process my unnatural parental role. I analyze my foster-related stress regularly, because I confuse unpacking it wit...
MFWTJul 5, 20191 minFoster Fridays“By their fruit you will recognize them...Every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.” - Jesus, Matthew 7 Around th...
MFWTJun 21, 20192 minFoster Fridays: Meet MelissaMeet Melissa! She co-founded FLM, and currently serves as our treasurer! She’s been a resource parent for several years, and adopted two ...
MFWTJun 7, 20191 minFoster Fridays: Spotlight on First BaptistWe wanted to spotlight one of our local churches that’s decided to walk beside us and serve foster families! First Baptist has been suppo...