Happy New Year!
I would say FosterKidsUnite, Inc. had a great year!
We were able to help 18 fosters and former fosters in need of gift boxes for holiday/testing this year thanks to our kind donors.
We are praying for a couple of our former fosters, as they are facing life challenges.
* Always keep each other in prayer, as each day presents a new challenge, health, money, love, sanity, closure, education, whatever, life stuff, I call it! happens to ALL of us daily!
For the new year, I want us to be MINDFUL of others feelings. THINK before you say unkind words, HELP another in foster IF you can!
Never look down on anyone, by the grace of God, there ye go I, is a known saying my brother use to repeat when he helped someone in need, saying: "T, that could be me tomorrow"...his words are correct; one day we do good the next, maybe not so much!
For 2015: please be mindful of your surroundings
if you are around someone talking negative or spewing hatred- detach yourself
* hatred often breeds hatred as we learned from slavery and the holocaust-
you can never change an evil mind, why waste your time?
* (not to say if a friend is ANGRY you CAN perhaps help them be more positive, if in time they don't, you may have to leave them behind in pity party land....its draining to be around negative people, who NEVER see good in anything..**I call them life vampires!!! run to the light!! lol
Move on with anything or anyone holding you from your greatness!
surround yourself around positive PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS!!!!!!
Life is hard for ALL of us, black, white, with parents, without parents, life does not discriminate!!!
It is crucial that you stay positive and run from anyone on your team that is hating on others or are violent in ANY way, verbal or physical, "ain't nobody got time for that!"
My prayer for all my group home youth PLEASE respect the law by STAYING away from trouble!!!
If you are not in with trouble, trouble USUALLY does not find you - meaning don't go to any rallies, protest that may have jerks waiting in the crowd to ruin it for everyone!! R.I.P to all those who passed in innocence (Garner) but sometimes you can't get into the mix (without a great lawyer), which many of us don't have- If you know its in peace and no violent words or behavior, so be you protesting, its your right BUT if your not sure and it could get YOU in trouble, Don't do it, its not worth being locked up for OR being labeled as something your not just because you marched! (although I have been in a situation and know others where they did nothing and almost got in trouble or a beat down because of egos), barring a few of those incidents, STAY far AWAY from ANY trouble people places or things IF you can help it! Life is short so why spend it in jail or court? That is the last place I want to see any of you, as I know God has great things for those of you who follow your dreams and stay focused!
I can say to all my fosters: I love and respect you for moving forward without family or with the little family you have who may not be of much help to you in this life - its all good! Believe in you and when you make it, pay it forward for 2015!!! Love to you all and our readers! any questions email us:
FosterKidsUniteInc@gmail.com
R.I.P to my baby brother Robert Cooper, the reason I do what I do! If you know any foster youth ageing out going to college OR in college and need scholarship please email us! also looking for honorees for our May event where we award our scholarships- please refer a great person who works with foster or adopted youth to us!! :)
Tanya
