Blog — Fostering Faithfully

God Embolden Our Hearts for Teens in Foster Care: A Local Foster Mom Shares About Stepping Out in Faith to Foster Their First Teen

God Embolden Our Hearts for Teens in Foster Care: A Seneca Foster Mom Shares About Stepping Out in Faith to Foster Their First Teen

Abby CrooksJune 11, 2021

Fostering Older Children: Our Greatest Need

Abby CrooksJune 4, 2021

How Will Fostering Impact My Biological Kids?

Abby CrooksApril 17, 2021

It Is Well With Her Soul

Praising God for the opportunity to share His love, peace, and hope with kids who so desperately need it.

Abby CrooksJanuary 31, 2021

A Christmas Homecoming: And a Foster Mom Who Never Gave Up On Reunification

We have been foster parents for 5 years and this is our first reunification! We have adopted 4 children from DSS and to be able to tell our story and this mom’s story is a blessing!

Abby CrooksDecember 22, 2020

How They Arrive

Foster children don’t all arrive sobbing and hysterical, despite what’s sometimes shared. Many times foster children arrive remarkably NORMAL, despite what they’ve been through. They talk, laugh, play, enjoy the new attention of the family and run and explore their new home. Of course, some cry. Who wouldn’t? Welcoming a new child always involves some unsettled feelings of what it may be like, though mostly our first days have been just fine in our 40 placements I share about in this blog.

Abby CrooksOctober 11, 2020

A Pickens County foster parent shares about the impact of a guardian ad litem !

“It would be great if all GALs realized the impact they can have if they build a relationship with the kids.” -Pickens Foster Mom

Abby CrooksJuly 26, 2020

Fostering Faithfully Meals Team Members join forces to help a foster mom during surgery

Meals team members tag team to make a feast for a foster mom who needed recovery time!

Abby CrooksJuly 1, 2020

Making Room for More: One Oconee Family's Journey Serving Sibling Sets

We have been overjoyed to serve them (and help purchase a larger dinner table) as this family has grown over and over again to serve sibling groups.

Abby CrooksMay 8, 2020

Meals Extravaganza for foster families during COVID-19 pandemic

Meals for foster families during COVID-19 pandemic

Abby CrooksApril 9, 2020

Helping foster parents beat the odds!

Nationally, more than half of foster parents quit fostering within the first year, with another significant dip in the second year. No matter how many wonderful families step up with big hearts and good intentions, it will never be enough to meet the demand if only 40% continue after the first year. We must invest in foster families, so that children have amazing parents they deserve!

Abby CrooksFebruary 13, 2020