The Meeting at the Fence
"Have you brought your foster kid to your house yet?" the 7 year old boy asked from the other side of the fence. This was a follow up question to several meetings we've had at the fence over the last 3 months. This boy, whom I will call Sam, frequents our neighborhood because his foster parent's family lives near by. Sam told me during our first meeting about the more than a dozen foster homes he and his little brother have been in. I told him that our little boy is in a foster home and about his recent move to a new foster home. This somehow connected Sam and me. Now we often meet at the fence to check in with each other. During one such meeting Sam told me that he hopes he will get adopted by this family. "Do you know what it means to pray to God, Sam?" I asked. "Sure, I think so." "Well, I think God has a plan for you just like he has for our son that we are adopting. So, lets make a deal - I will pray everyday for you an...