It actually wasn’t the plan to have more than our two kids.
But that was prior to reading about what foster kids could do for our family.
The people I was with and I have welcomed several foster children into the quality heating & air of our beach apartment over the years. And of course, this came with blessing of our biological children. In fact, it was our son, the oldest, who advocated that all of us help 1 of his friends in school. This kid was not in a fantastic situation. He was trying so taxing but his family was in a really terrible arena with addiction & other issues. They lived in a series of low rent apartment with the last 1 not even having any residential Heating, Ventilation, & A/C. So he came to stay with us once he went into the foster care system. Since then, we’ve certainly added more space to our beach apartment to accommodate other children who are in need. There are two additions that all of us added to our home. They both serve as kitchens for up to four kids if needed. The Heating, Ventilation, & A/C professionals installed ductless heat pumps in the current additions. I l acquired that the existing Heating, Ventilation, & A/C equipment just wasn’t big enough to take on the added air volume. But having the ductless heat pumps has been great. The kids savor it because they have their own control units in those current spaces. The people I was with and I savor it because the ductless heat pumps are actually efficient & do a great job of providing quality heating & air in those rooms. It’s a blessing to be able to help our kids & provide a safe, supportive arena for them to live.