Linda Herring is not only a biological mother to 5 and adoptive parent to 3, but she's also been a foster mom to over 600 kids throughout her life.
Herring first started fostering with her husband Bob with they lived in Oxford, Iowa, and continued when they moved to a different city, Tiffin,"My best friend was doing foster care for teenage girls and I thought, 'Well, that would be nice to do the same,' but I wanted little kids," Herring explained. "So, I talked to the Department of Human Services and agreed to take kids with medical needs.
"I appreciate being adopted even more today as a parent then I did when I was a child," Anthony Herring told CNN."I'm forever grateful for the life I was given. She and Dad have both taught me that family isn't determined by blood, it's who you have in your life to love." "It's hard to say in words her impact," Anthony said."She was always available and ready for a child in need. These kids were usually taken from a traumatic situation and she'd take them in, provide a warm bed, clean clothes, warm meals, and love."" he said."Keeping siblings together. Helping biological parents make the changes needed to be able to keep their children.
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