Sending a prayer for Lee-Lee and a thankful prayer that you were there to be her blessing angel. Hugs to you for what you did.

How sad but how happy you were there to ease her pain a little.

We never know what will affect others. Thanks for sharing your story and also for your kindness toward the little girl. After teaching for 31 years, I sometimes wondered why certain folks had child after child after...well, you get the idea. And then others who would be wonderful parents couldn't be.

My dolls were my friends when I was in elementary school. This little girl will remember you for a long time. How good that she can have some comfort from her dollie.

Having been a foster parent, an adoptive parent, and a birth parent, I have witnessed many sad and happy events. The children and the parents both have trials, memories and feelings . All have happy and sad moments.

Thank you cathyvv for loving this little girl. Prayers for her and all the other hurting children and parents. I can only imagine their losses.

We adopted two foster children and then were given a birth child when I was 40. Needless to say, we are a blended family.

As we fostered, we wanted to make the child feel safe, show them the world is not all mean and pray they understood the mess in their lives was not their fault.
For all who want to help, pray for guidance, peace and health for the children and the parents. May you be richly blessed by helping even if it just a smile and hug.

Our family gave each foster child a small blanket ( or pillowcase for the older ones ) and stuffed animal to take with them when they left- even if they were only with us over night. They needed to know it was something just for them. It was small enough to carry in their hands and hopefuly big enough to carry in their hearts.

Unfortunately this is happening way too often. Went to DGS's 10th birthday party at McDonald's and DIL came in with two little girls, one just 10 months old. Beautiful little girls. The parents go to the same church and the mother came and dropped off her two little girls with my DIL and step son because her husband, age 50 years old, had been arrested for making meth. Social Services showed up at the motel where they were living and told her if she did not have the place clean by Monday, they were taking the girls into foster care, mother is 23 years old. This is just a crying shame what drugs are doing to children, the innocent victims.

WOW !! How sad

God bless you for your work. Working in foster care is emotionally wrenching for everyone, including those working to help the children. You are heroes!

Prayers and hugs for all children, parents, caseworkers, teachers, doctors, nurses ....... who reach out to children and their families. Let's say a special prayer for the children left behind and continue to reach out to each other with love and care.

Let's become part of the solution to making this crazy world a better place for young and old.

Hugs to all who help and are caught in the middle. Enforcing rules is not always pleasant.

This was a very touching story. That little girl will remember you all the days of her life for your love and kindness.

Quilters who make lots of projects but don't know where to gift them might want to contact your town's child protective services or whatever your state calls that department. See if your local office could use cuddly lap quilts or pillowcases to comfort kids. Our church has a group that puts together foster kits for children taken suddenly from their homes...things they can keep and move with them from place to place, including a pillowcase, toothbrush, toothpaste, teddy bear, etc. Just a few small items. This same group also did a service project for our local office. They painted the drab waiting room area and the meeting room where parents and children get supervised visits. These rooms were worn out and institutional. Bright clean walls, some comfortable seating, and some brand new toys and books have made this a much less threatening place for these kids in trauma to go.