Today is my birthday. Not just any birthday. A big one. The over-the-hill one. The one where your friends buy you black balloons and laxatives. So my co-workers asked me what I was doing for the big day. Taking off? Having a party? Hanging out with the family?
Going to a DHS team meeting to explain the special needs of a foster kid.
Most of my friends just stare at me when I tell them my big plans. But you see, he isn’t just any kid. He is a beautiful little tow-headed kid with eyes that sparkle and a smile that takes up his whole face. And he’s a foster kid. Who needs a plan that will get him into a permanent home and on with life. And while most people might not see that as a great way to celebrate a birthday, I think it is the best way to spend a day…and a life.
“But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus…” Acts 20:24 (NLT)
Love it! Happy Birthday and thanks.
What a perfectly wonderful way to spend your birthday! I hope your birthday turned out wonderful and that you know the difference you made in his life. Many blessings!
I just dropped by to see if perhaps you had posted a new article. I absolutely loved your birthday plans. I am so thankful that you are working with Oklahoma kids. Blessings to you, my friend!
As a homeschooling foster mom, I’ve recently had the chance to use a few of my very rare “days off” talking to DHS employees about homeschooling families as potential resource families. It is one of my greatest joys. With our little “J” having just moved to his forever home, I am looking forward to bringing our next little charge to see the amazing providers at Fostering Hope.