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

by Kristin Berry

Publisher:

Harvest House Publishers

, 2020

Overview

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.
 

Praise for Keep the Doors Open

Kristin Berry is a master storyteller. Keep the Doors Open poignantly weaves the tale of a family’s journey through foster care and adoption. More than that, it serves as a window into the heart of a mother. Kristin shares her family’s story with grace and compassion, wit and wisdom. I could not put this book down and found strength, inspiration, and direction in its pages.

——Jamie C Finn, creator of the Foster the Family blog and Real Mom podcast

Product Details

• Title : Keep the Doors Open: Lessons Learned from a Year of Foster Parenting
• Author: Berry, Kristin
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Publication Date: 2020
• ISBN: 9780736976701

About Kristin Berry

Kristin Berry and her husband, Mike, are former foster parents of twenty-three children and adoptive parents of eight children. Kristin and Mike are the authors of Honestly Adoption and the hosts of the popular podcast of the same name. Most days you can find Kristin reading a book, playing outside with her kids, or caring for her family’s pet donkey, Meg.