Fostering Feelings

Fostering Feelings is a 30-day Christian devotional created for the realities of foster parenting, focusing on the emotional ups and downs that can accompany caring for children who have experienced abuse, neglect, and loss. Drawing on the author’s experience fostering and adopting, the book reflects on common situations in the foster care system—placements, visitations, caseworker relationships, allegations, court processes, and family change—while exploring how faith and Scripture can shape daily responses to stress, uncertainty, and compassion fatigue. The devotional is organized to help readers navigate core emotional themes such as fear, anxiety, sadness, anger, loneliness, and joy, with an index that groups days by feelings topics for quick reference. Each day includes a Bible reading, a featured verse, practical reflection, and narrative context designed to support spiritual grounding and emotional steadiness. Written for prospective, new, and experienced foster parents—especially readers seeking a faith-based approach—the book offers a structured, day-by-day format that combines devotional practice with realistic guidance for serving children while maintaining personal resilience and community connection.