Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow. MARY ANN RADMACHER
You might be temporary in their lives. They might be temporary in yours. But there is nothing temporary about the love or the lesson. TONIA CHRISTLE
You may not have my eyes or smile, but from that very first moment you had my heart. ANONYMOUS
When you honour the birth family, you honour the child. When you don’t honour the birth family, the child will believe that something is inherently wrong with him/her. ANONYMOUS
One of the hardest things I will ever do, is grieve the loss of a person who is still alive. ANONYMOUS
As a foster carer, play time, talking time, learning time, teaching time and cuddle time provides the essentials that all little lives deserve. CHRIS O'BRIEN
She is mine in a way that she will never be hers. Yet she is hers in a way that she will never be mine. And so together, we are motherhood. DESHA WOODALL
Foster care is less about getting a child for your family and more about giving your family for a child. JASON JOHNSON
Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them. RICHARD L EVANS
The greatest feeling of being a foster carer is providing support, protection, comfort and unconditional love for our young ones, giving them the best start to their life. CHRIS O'BRIEN
It’s not always going to be easy, but it’s always going to be worth it. ANONYMOUS
Our warm cuddles help to thaw the fear they feel and with reassurance and protection, you see in their eyes, the normalisation of life’s essentials. CHRIS O'BRIEN
As foster parents, we are asked to not only care for the basic needs of a child, but also sit alongside them as they digest the hurt and damage they have undeservingly experienced. CARRIE DAHLIN
Your fear of getting too attached probably means you’d be a great foster parent. JASON JOHNSON
It doesn't matter how long you stay in my home, you are forever in my heart. JODY TRAPPITT
Blended families: woven together by choice, strengthened together by love, tested by everything, and each uniquely ours. ANONYMOUS
As a grandparent carer, I never think of my children as being in care. To me, they are in their rightful place within their family and their community. ANONYMOUS
Although I’m not their mother, I care for them each day, I cuddle, sing and read to them and watch them as they lay ...
I see each new accomplishment, I help them grow and learn. I understand their language, I listen with concern ...
They come to me for comfort, and I kiss away their tears. They proudly show their work to me, I give the loudest cheers ...
No, I’m not their mother, but my role is just as strong. I nurture them and keep them safe, though maybe not for long...
I know someday the time will come, when we will have to part. But I know each child I cared for, is forever in my heart. CARA WHITEHEAD
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