A Heart For

Good evening, friends! Tonight's post captures my first interview - the one that changed all of those iPhone notes, scribbles in my calendar, and conversations with friends into a real life blog! Today we kick off the real purpose of A Heart For:    -to raise awareness about populations that need advocacy and support  - to encourage you as you continue on your journey -to connect you with people and supports specific to a calling you have   Without further adieu, meet my uber passionate coworker, Sarah. A HEART FOR : FOSTERING and ADOPTION Meet my coworker, Sarah! She is a twenty-something that has fostered 10+ children in the last year. She started fostering as a single 24 year-old woman on one salary. What caught my eye about Sarah was that she clearly had a passion and calling for this population. She wants all children to know love and safety, especially children whose own homes have been deemed unsafe.  We ended up talking for over an hour and I go

Hello! My name is Katie Walker. I'm a twenty-something not far from being a thirty-something. That little fact, in the last year, has stirred up quite a bit of emotion in me. It's stirred up fear, excitement, disappointment, curiosity, etc. If I'm honest, though, the negative emotions have outweighed the positive ones. If I get real with myself, the disappointment and fear are rooted in comparison - I haven't yet achieved what they have, you have, she has. It can take awhile to quiet those thoughts and focus on the more productive thoughts. I keep reminding myself that your purpose isn't my purpose. Your journey isn't my journey. We weren't made exactly the same and we each are parts of a body; thank God we are not all the same limb or organ. That would be very unproductive and very boring. We are different because we are part of a team. When you stop and think about all the layers - it's utterly fantastic and makes me giddy! Think of all of the