 Letting Love In From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Lessons Learned from My Cat By Laura Plummer Your heart knows the way. Run in that direction. ~Rumi In the fall of 2010, my two-year-old cat Chulo was a typical only child. Rescuing him two years prior had transformed both of our lives. I wanted to give other cats the same chance at happiness, so I became a feline foster mother to prepare other cats for their forever homes. I'd heard about other foster parents getting attached to their foster pets, but my heart was already taken. There was no way I could love another animal the way I loved Chulo. The shelter started contacting me with requests to foster, but the timing was always off. My husband (then boyfriend) Johan and I were always traveling or hosting guests. Then, in the spring of 2011, they contacted me with a proposal: A one-month-old kitten needed foster care until she was big enough to adopt. (Keep reading)  |
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