Foster parents might have had kids of their own who are grown up and out of the house, or maybe they never had kids of their own. They come from all walks of life, but the one thing they have in common is a love for children and a need to help them.

They accept kids into their homes and help them. They give them food and shelter and what's more, they love them like they desperately need them.

My parents are foster parents and we're going on a year of having my foster brother and sister. From the minute they came into the house, my parents loved them like they loved me; I'd venture to say that these kids have more love in their life now than they ever had before. They have a safe place to lay their head and the comfort of knowing that they have a support system that will never give up on them.

We experience the scars of their troubled childhood every day, however, my foster brother has night terrors that keep him up every night. My parents patiently hold him and rock him back to sleep and they let him know he's safe.

But out of everything, the thing that makes them superhuman is the fact that at any time, these kids could go back to their parents. Does that stop foster parents from loving them and giving them all they have? Absolutely not. They will love them through the bad days and the good because any time they have with them is quality time that they will remember. They will have memories that will stick with them, and they'll never forget your kindness.

I am so thankful to be a foster sister, and even if we don't adopt them, I know that my family made a positive impact on the little boy and girl's life.