A Family Affair

A Family Affair

Written by Laura Rasche What seemed like a fast transition of me stepping in as Director of the Central Indiana chapter of Safe Families in May of 2021 had actually been a work in progress for nearly nine years. In the summer of 2012, my own children Nettie ( 5) and...
Love Heals Trauma

Love Heals Trauma

Elizabeth Beseke, Minnesota State Director When I heard the statement, “Trauma blocks love but love heals trauma” by Frank Anderson, a conversation quickly flashed in my mind. I remember it well. My Family Coach and I were sitting in a coffee shop with mom sharing how...
Sharing the Gift of Compassion

Sharing the Gift of Compassion

“Praise be to God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.”2 Corinthians 1:3-5...
The Practice of Disruptive Generosity

The Practice of Disruptive Generosity

We believe there are three core values that are important for Safe Families to live out.  Radical hospitality is the idea we love strangers by opening our lives and by inviting them into our homes to live and fellowship with us. By caring for children in our homes and...
Making The Invisible Visible

Making The Invisible Visible

In Matthew chapter 25, we are reminded by Jesus that there is a danger for those in greatest need to become invisible to us.  The disciples responded in Matthew 25, “when did we see you….” It is easy for most of us to be moved to action when we hear children in...
It Takes the Whole Family

It Takes the Whole Family

We often underestimate what an important role our whole plays in hosting children in our home. I was reminded of this when our family recently began hosting a 10-year-old girl. Her transition from her family into our home, though necessary, was quite upsetting for...
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