Here's youor answer to fostering, Sam

I just got the newsletter from the all breed rescue and this poem was in it. Seemed fitting to post it here given the Post to all the foster folks that Sam put up:

Rescued Hearts
Taking care of rescue dogs is something I do best.
I know because I’ve done it, and I’ve surely passed the test.
The dogs I’ve bathed, the food I’ve fed, the vacuuming I’ve done,
And all to watch a frightened soul sit dreaming in the sun.
My own dogs I’ve neglected, but I tell them everyday
That I love and cherish each of them, though a new dog’s come to stay.
I know they understand this, for in their eyes I see
The love that I have given them, come smiling back at me.
Some people think I’m crazy, some others think I’m great.
But very few can understand what really is at stake.
If I can love and help a dog to find a better way,
My one life is much richer; I look forward to each day.
So now you know my secret, It’s there for all to see
The love I give, the life I save, I do it all for me.
- - Anonymous

Awsome! So very true!

Love it Blanche.

Love it. And I just got two emails from the owners of former fosters today (Blondie and Gizmo) about how much they love them.

Love this one, too! So true!

Perfectly describes all you guys who do what you do with passion and love.

Lovely. I have always believed that fostering is what His Holiness the Dalai Lama calls "enlightened selfishness." Act with compassion toward other beings, and you gain so much.

That is wonderful, and put tears in my eyes in a good way.

So perfect and true!

That gave me chills.... it's just so true. Thanks Blanche.

Just caught this now and it is so true, or at least I am finding it to be so. I wish we could take in another foster right now.