Adoption and fostering are beautiful things, but you have to remember that they are born out of tragedy and devastation. . I remember praying with my friend Erika through a difficult fostering situation a few years back. At one point I asked her how she could foster knowing that she might have to give the kids she loved so deeply back to a dangerous situation. Her response is now burned into my heart, and it has since guided me through motherhood. . She simply said, “If you are not loving them enough to get your heart broken, you’re not loving them enough.” . All kids need and desire to be loved. No kid has asked to be an orphan or neglected or mistreated. The truth is, if we don’t step in and love these kids in need, no one else will. . My heart for adoption simply started because I wanted to be a mom. But since then, God has broken my heart for what breaks His. I will never be the same. And I am so thankful to walk through the pain and fight with Him for the fatherless. . “Learn to d...