For kids in foster care, FAMILY CHANGES EVERYTHING. Carrie Norris started fostering about 7 years ago, and has cared for 11 kids! She shared some of the joys and challenges she's experienced as a foster mom: What are some of the biggest joys you've experienced as a foster parent? "The biggest joys for me center around watching a child blossom when they know they are safe and they are going to be cared for. Watching a child attach, trust, grow and flourish is worth of the good and hard of being a foster caregiver." And what about the biggest challenges? "The biggest challenge I have experienced is a child going home when I feel strongly that the parent is not ready and there is a big possibility that history will be repeated." #fostercare #nationalfostercaremonth #familychangeseverything #kidsneedfamilies #fostertogether (fb)

FAMILY CHANGES EVERYTHING for kids in foster care. But what's it actually like to be a foster parent? We asked our foster families what advice they'd give to anyone considering foster care: "It will ruin the life you currently have. Do it anyway. This is one way I've found to give up my life and take up Christ's life instead. I'm so grateful." - Alex Brian, foster/adoptive dad #familychangeseverything #louisianafosters #fostertogether #fostercare #kidsneedfamilies #NationalFosterCareMonth (fb)