by hmayhorn | Nov 10, 2026 | Newsletter Articles
I turned 3 years old, and my earthly father died just a few days later. I grew up in a loving household, but we did not have much money, and my mother did the best she could to raise 4 young children by herself. There was talk that she could not do it and that...
by hmayhorn | Nov 5, 2026 | Newsletter Articles
I believe that, although I didn’t have the language for it at the time, fostering has always been woven into who God created me to be. Growing up as the child of a single mother, I experienced firsthand that no one person is designed to do it all or carry the weight...
by hmayhorn | Oct 29, 2026 | Newsletter Articles
I first learned about the Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) program after my daughter became a foster parent. Through our experience with DSS, I saw firsthand the critical need for every child to have a voice in the court system, and I realized our community was just as short...
by hmayhorn | Oct 19, 2026 | Newsletter Articles
If I could choose a mascot for Fostering the Family, it would be my daughter, Millie. She is my baby, the darling of our family, and a beautiful picture of why I do what I do. As my season of raising children was coming to a close, I began asking God, “What could I do...
by hmayhorn | Jun 23, 2026 | Newsletter Articles
Anna and Nic Hoffmann felt the tug to begin their fostering journey when their close friends fostered and adopted a baby who had been surrendered at the hospital shortly after being born. The baby’s grandmother lived next to Anna Hoffmann’s brother and sister-in-law,...
