So I have this rant. Generally, I avoid going into it, as most people don't really want to know all about how I feel. But since this is my blog and it's titled Say Anything, why not say it?
I found my passion about foster care/adoption while reading Sherman Alexie's "Flight." The book focuses on a teenage boy named Zits, who is in and out of foster care. No one really wants him there and he constantly runs away or causes trouble. The story moves through historical characters, teaching Zits about how to deal with life, who he is as a person, and as a Native American. I felt a tug on my heart, hearing about the horrible parents he was subject to, knowing that those type of people really were out there. It made me angry! How could we do that to our own children? Shouldn't we be concerned about these children? Shouldn't we invest in families who really want those children in their homes? Yes, we should.
No, I am not toting adopting the adorable African babies or little Chinese girls. Yes, they deserve to have someone radically change their life circumstances, but I find that most Americans forget about their own children, especially Christians. Don't get me wrong, I grew up around families that invested in America's children, one family even having 24 children, all but seven adopted. But these types of families are few and far between. More Christians should turn their eyes toward not allowing innocent children to become products of the system.
I don't really have a solution yet or know how I can personally help. I know that this passion was placed in my heart for a reason. Someday I hope to adopt or volunteer in foster homes, maybe even be a foster parent. We shall see. For now, I just rant about how we need more foster parents committed to bringing foster kids up in healthy homes.
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