More Than Just Love: A Devotional For The Foster Care Journey

By Stephanie and Buck Baskin

Many become foster parents because they have a heart to show love to the children who need it most. But it does not take long before you realize that it takes a lot more than just love to be an effective foster parent and stay committed to the foster care journey. And if you are not careful you can find yourself struggling to remember why you became a foster parent in the first place.Stephanie and Buck have been there. They have found themselves like you, looking for hope, encouragement and answers to a lot of difficult questions. In this devotional they draw from their years of experience as foster parents themselves as well as special contributions from experts in the foster care and school systems to provide you with words of hope and encouragement for your foster care journey. You will be challenged, laugh, and maybe even cry as you read their personal stories in working with children from hard places and find special insight and direction for many of the challenges you face on a daily basis as a foster parent or someone who ministers to foster parents. Through their personal stories and powerful insights into scripture, you will be encouraged and challenged to continue in this powerful calling known as foster care with a renewed vision and purpose.Whether you are a foster parent, considering foster care, lead a foster care ministry in your church or community, or just know someone who involved in foster care, this devotional will provide the encouragement and guidance needed for this rewarding but often difficult journey.In addition to being foster parents, Stephanie is a Licensed Master'sSocial Worker with years of experience working in the foster care system in various roles including group counseling, shelters for teens,and working with foster kids who are aging out of care. Buck has been an educator in the public school system for over ten years and has developed resources and digital tools for youth and youth ministries all over the world. They have adopted two children from foster care, James and Niki, andhave one biological child, Selah. They continue to serve as foster parents.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977029523
• ISBN13: 9781977029522
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.3" x 5.3"