Cassie walked in the room while I was visiting with her case worker. CLICK ON TITLE FOR FULL STORY

I remember when Sara came into my room and said, “Mom, I think my light is coming on.” CLICK ON TITLE FOR FULL STORY

John had been with us for about 5 months. During this time he would not allow ANYONE to touch him in any way. CLICK ON TITLE FOR FULL STORY

An adorable 7 year old girl with Aspergers has struggled with intense fear of trying new things since she was first placed in a Choices for Life foster home. CLICK ON TITLE FOR FULL STORY

When Bradley was in the restroom at school he noticed a child was panicking, Bradley calmed the boy down was able to find out that the boy had swallowed a coin and it was lodged in the back of this throat. CLICK ON TITLE FOR FULL STORY

A foster mom was surprised and delighted to hear her current foster son ask "Can we rescue another child from the hospital?"CLICK ON TITLE FOR FULL STORY

We chose to be foster parents because we wanted to be a positive influence in the life of a child. CLICK ON TITLE FOR FULL STORY

Walt Whitman spoke of a child that came and went every day. In his poem "There Was a Child Went Forth," the child looked upon things in his surroundings and slowly became the object that he saw. The child in Whitman's poem is a lot like a foster child. CLICK ON TITLE FOR FULL STORY

We noticed that our biological children were attending school with children that seemed to need a little help. We knew we could make a positive change in the lives of those who are less fortunate, and so that is what we set out to do. We never dreamed that it would change our lives along the way. CLICK ON TITLE FOR FULL STORY

I first became interested in becoming a foster parent during the time that I worked in the newborn nursery as a LPN. At Oklahoma University Hospital, I remember seeing so many of the newborn babies with drugs in their little systems and not being able to go home with their mothers. It broke my heart. CLICK ON TITLE FOR FULL STORY