Keep the Doors Open

Lessons Learned from a Year of Foster Parenting

By: Kristin Berry

Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman

Will you open your heart and home to children in need?

As a teenager, Kristin Berry had heard all the horror stories surrounding foster care and adoption - abuse, neglect, rejection, anger, and misunderstandings. But instead of closing her heart, God opened it wide.

This is Kristin's honest, unvarnished story of some of her experiences as a foster parent of 23 children over the course of nine years.

What she learned is that living in a foster home is like living with a revolving door. You never know who will arrive or who you will have to say goodbye to. Leaving the door open means there will be heartache and pain, but also adventure and unexpected joy. Kristin and her husband, Mike, have been through it all in their unique parenting journey.

If you have ever wondered what it's really like to be a foster parent, this book will help you gain a true understanding of the everyday trials and triumphs these moms and dads face. It will also inspire you to consider opening your door...and to leave it wide open.

©2019 Kristin Berry (P)2020 eChristian

A family love

A very inspiring story of the hardships and love of foster care. A well written book. Thank you.

A Intimate Looking into true grace and foster-care...

I learned so much from this book! It is my husband and I first year as a foster parent and it is absolutely insightful, honest and captivating! I am so impressed I am going to look for another of the authors books... I learned a lot and I am grateful that she shared such an intimate look into their foster care journey with us.

An honest story of what being a foster parent looks like

The book was great but the story just abruptly ended. Other than that it was great!

Great Book

I was hooked on every story and every life. Such a great read and look into the lives of foster kids and parents.

Giving from the 🩷!

I 🩷 your message! You are an incredible person as well as your husband… & your kids! God in action all the way. He definitely gave you a large order to fill & He knew that each of you would Embrace these opportunities. I’m a retired NICU RN & could relate to giving @ your level (even though you may encounter pain along the way). You have obviously blessed the 🩷s of so many families. May you continue to spread Gods blessings (& write another book) through your 🩷. 🙏

great listen

very inspiring, gives lots of encouragement for foster parents to keep the doors open

Powerful and honest

As a foster mom this book is spot on. It has all the feels and none of the judgement. this is a fabulous book for any person looking at becoming a foster parent, a first time foster parent, or even a veteran foster parent. I would also encourage anyone who supports foster care to listen/read this book. Hopefully the authors words will help explain what we as foster families feel but often cannot put into words until after we've faced the storm.
Thank you for taking the time to write this book!!

kept me on the edge of my seat

every emotion, every detail I felt. as if I were going through this with them. I couldn't recommend this more!

Great teller of your life

I Like how caring her and her husband rubbed of on there kids. It made me so happy I can’t wait to foster 0-3

I mean no disrespect. More "fluff" than info.

Somebody might love this, but I could not finish this book. it is written like a novel. It isn't a novel! I felt the author was hooked on creating the scene and getting to reader to feel it and experience it like they did more than relaying the information. Like a novel. It just wasn't fitting. I just wanted the information and not all the "fluff".