{"product_id":"our-family-is-not-a-laura-boonstra-9798385070619","title":"Our Family Is Not a Tree: Stories of God's Faithfulness on Our Journey as Refugee Foster Parents","description":"\u003cp\u003eFamilies are often described as trees-neatly rooted, branching in predictable ways. But what if your family doesn't grow like that?\u003cbr\u003eIn Our Family Is Not a Tree, Laura Boonstra invites readers into the tender, challenging, and faith-stretching journey of becoming foster parents. Through intertwined stories, she bears witness to a family formed not by biology alone, but through obedience, hospitality, and trust in God's provision.\u003cbr\u003eAs Laura and her husband open their home to unaccompanied refugee minors seeking asylum and children in domestic foster care, statistics begin to fade and faces come into focus. Each child brings a story of hardship, courage, and hope-and each encounter reveals God's faithfulness in both ordinary moments and holy disruptions. With transparency and humility, Laura reflects on offering an imperfect \"yes\" to God and discovering how God equips those who are willing to take each step forward in faith.\u003cbr\u003eThis memoir is a testimony to perseverance and the quiet work of God in broken places. It is an invitation to see refugees and kids in foster care not as numbers, but as beloved children-and to reimagine what family can look like when faith takes root beyond our expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A treasure house of stories, moving, wonderfully told.\"\u003cbr\u003eNicholas Wolterstorff, Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology, Yale University \u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a powerful invitation to compassion, to courage, and to a love that shows up in our chaotic world [...]. Compelling! Hopeful!\" \u003cbr\u003eDr. Christy Berghoef, author of Rooted: A Spiritual Memoir of Homecoming\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautiful, courageous, and deeply moving testament to God's faithfulness woven through the real and messy work of loving vulnerable children of all backgrounds.\"\u003cbr\u003eRachel Müller, Refugee Capacity Builder, Samaritas Refugee Youth Services\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Boonstra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798385070619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e WestBow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Laura Boonstra","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437810004223,"sku":"9798385070619","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c4db2de-07bc-4e27-8b4e-b1ea63c686a8.jpg?v=1777164210","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/our-family-is-not-a-laura-boonstra-9798385070619","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}