Keep the Doors Open: Lessons Learned from a Year of Foster Parenting

Will You Open Your Heart and Home to Children in Need?

As a teenager, Kristin Berry had heard all the horror stories surrounding foster care and adoption—abuse, neglect, rejection, anger, and misunderstandings. But instead of closing her heart, God opened it wide.

This is Kristin’s honest, unvarnished story of some of her experiences as a foster parent of twenty-three children over the course of nine years.   

What she learned is that living in a foster home is like living with a revolving door. You never know who will arrive or who you will have to say goodbye to. Leaving the door open means there will be heartache and pain, but also adventure and unexpected joy. Kristin and her husband, Mike, have been through it all in their unique parenting journey.

If you have ever wondered what it’s really like to be a foster parent, this book will help you gain a true understanding of the everyday trials and triumphs these moms and dads face. It will also inspire you to consider opening your door…and to leave it wide open.
 

• Faith, Hope, & Connection: A 30-Day Devotional for Adoptive and Foster Parents
• Confessions of an Adoptive Parent: Hope and Help from the Trenches of Foster Care and Adoption
• Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts
• Born Broken: An Adoptive Journey
• Winning the Heart of Your Child
• Reframing Foster Care: Filtering Your Foster Parenting Journey Through the Lens of the Gospel
• The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family
• Little Branch Gets Adopted
• Another Place at the Table
• Honestly Adoption: Answers to 101 Questions About Adoption and Foster Care