Sad state of humanity

I had no idea what I wanted to write about today so I turned to the news.  I checked out the top stories and was drawn to the story about baby Lisa.  This little girl from Kansas City has been missing for more than 5 weeks and the parents are being called suspects.  The parents claim that someone entered the home and kidnapped the little girl out of her crib.  Dad was working late and came home and found the door unlocked and the baby gone.  Mom claims she had been drinking and passed out after the baby went to sleep. 
As I looked down at other headlines the next one I noticed was a teenager who tweeted 144 times about her sexual abuse before killing herself.  She had reported the abuse a year prior and was told there was not enough evidence.  She had apparently tried to kill herself before but failed.  This time she succeeded.  If you look at the story you will see she was a beautiful girl who had a lot to live for.  Sadly, she died by suffocation after learning the method online. 
The last story I looked at was about a 3 year old girl who was beat to death by her stepfather for "not wanting" to eat her dog.  The man reported that she choked on the hot dog but police said that the violence of the abuse was shocking even for seasoned detectives.  The man reportedly punched the little girl in the chest and beat her with his fists and a belt even after she lay lifeless on the ground.  He had also reported biting her a few weeks earlier for urinating on herself. 
The stories go on and on.  It is so heartbreaking to hear the stories of abuse, but choosing not to read about them or hear about them doesn't mean they don't exist.  Unfortunately, it is all to real.  There are so many children out there who are being abused senselessly.  This was the reason my husband and I decided we wanted to foster children.  We became licensed foster parents but then had to take a break because of our own child being ill.  Foster parenting is a great way to help change the course of a hurting child's life.  You can break the cycle of abuse and give them a new outlook on life.  These kids need compassionate people who will show them that they are worth loving.  This website has information about becoming a foster parent in Missouri.