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Enroll in STARS training at LFCS: The free, 27 hour foster parent training program that will prepare you to meet the five foster care competencies:    protect and nurture foster children    meet children’s developmental needs and ... [Read More]

Galatians 5:22 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness” This bible verse embodies the work that foster parents do 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. They are the ... [Read More]

My mom is the definition of a free spirit. She’s very spontaneous, funny, loving, and although I love her personality most of the time, some of her impromptu decisions have had dramatic effects on my family and ... [Read More]

“Fear of abandonment” is a phrase that is not uncommon and is likely to evoke in each of us an immediate and frightened response. Our human need to be dependably attached to another person is known to ... [Read More]

One in 68 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a 30% increase from 1 in 88 two years ago, according to a new report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  The new ... [Read More]

If left to their own devices, a teenager may manage to find trouble in the most unexpected places.  Sometimes teenagers have poor judgment.   Sometimes they just do stuff because they think it will be fun. They rarely ... [Read More]

An open adoption is an adoption where all identifying information is shared between the biological parents and the adoptive family, including last names, addresses, phone numbers and birth dates. It also usually includes on-going visits or meetings ... [Read More]

Family is a word that has precious meaning.  Some people take family for granted, not realizing there are couples who are yearning to be parents and become a family.  For some couples, becoming a family is a ... [Read More]