On this episode of the Home and Hearth podcast, I chat with my blogging friend, Lauren Jane Bellows, on the topics of foster care and adoption. Whether or not you currently foster or are an adoptive parent, trust me - you don’t want to miss this one!
What We Chat About in This Episode:
~How Lauren and her husband got started on their foster care/adoption journey and what that journey has consisted of so far
~How to deal with foster care concerns such as government interference
~How to deal with people who may disagree with your decision to foster and/or adopt
~Dealing emotionally with the fears and struggles of foster care
~Why it may be that the church is not more involved in foster care and adoption in our day
~How to balance caring for the needs of your biological children while also tending to the needs of your foster children
~The importance of prayer in this sometimes-challenging lifestyle
~Ways we as the church can serve the orphan even without being foster or adoptive parents
~And more!
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
The Five Love Languages for Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell
The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts by Gary Chapman
Moving Mountains: Praying with Passion, Confidence, and Authority by John Eldredge
Fervent: A Woman’s Battle Plan to Serious, Specific, and Strategic Prayer by Priscilla Shirer
Scriptures Mentioned in This Episode:
Inspiring Quotes from Lauren:
“Sometimes pain is necessary for you to do what God has called you to do.”
“We pray that He’ll take the pain away, but know that if He doesn’t, He’ll do something beautiful with it.”
Where you can find Lauren online:
Facebook: Bellows in the Berkshires
Instagram: @bellowsintheberkshires
Website: Bellows in the Berkshires
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I really enjoyed listening to this one! Adoption and foster care is such an interesting topic
Rebekah Hargraves says
I’m so glad! 🙂 Thank you for letting me know!
It really is! And I felt like Lauren did a good job of providing us with a glimpse into what it is like to live that life.