REBECCA'S REVIEW:
"Why did a bird seem at home wherever it landed?"
Laura Gambler had no idea how monumental her family's decision to become foster parents would become. It changed everything. And the timing? Unbelievably complicated; Laura had just pulled her first grade son out of public school in order to homeschool Peter, her teen daughters were acting like . . . well, teenagers, and her fortieth birthday was looming on the horizon. Upon receiving the call, the Gamblers were immediately handed the responsibility of caring for a tiny baby boy whose parents had been drug users. Now, there would be even more schedules to keep up with and plenty of sleep deprivation.
Bri Marshall wanted her baby back. At first glance, the hurdles appeared insurmountable, but she and her boyfriend were taking life one tottery step at a time in order to establish residency, a steady income, and a safe home for their son. Would it be easy? Absolutely not! Would there be setbacks? Guaranteed. In the end, would it be possible? That remained to be seen.
What a remarkable story, providing readers with an authentic journey through the many unknowns of fostercare, heralding the courage that it requires to provide vulnerable little humans with shelter, unconditional love, patience and most importantly, family. Scripture encourages us to observe the birds as an example of faith not failure, may we take notice of how effortlessly they perch on a wire, totally contentment among community, even if it's not forever.
"The more you love him, the harder it will be for you. But the more you love him, the better it will be for him."
*I purchased a copy and was under no obligation to provide a positive review.
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BackCover Blurb:
Sometimes the people in our lives who come and go make all the difference
Eighteen-year-old
Bri Marshall is determined to do whatever it takes to get her newborn
son back after he's taken by CPS. But the chances of reunification with
Providence are slim. Her drug-addicted boyfriend is the only reason she
has a roof over her head. With no job, no car, and no family support,
she's at rock bottom, hanging on to hope by a thread.
Laura
Gambler, on the brink of turning forty, is managing new challenges with
her own children when she's asked to take in Providence. She never could
have imagined the chain of events her agreement to foster the baby
would set in motion—or the carefully buried pain from her past it would
drag back to the surface.
Both women wrestle with doubts about
the future and their ability to parent Providence, even as their love
for him grows stronger every day. As their lives become irrevocably
intertwined, they face an impossible question: Who is the best mother
for Providence?
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