Episode 10: The Difference a Grandparent Can Make in the Life of Your Foster or Adopted Child
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2016
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Marla Ringger talks about what it’s like being a grandma of many, including the unique dynamic of loving and bonding with children who became part of her family through adoption and foster care. You’ll love hearing the story of how Marla’s heart softened towards orphaned and vulnerable children as well as how she takes practical steps to make sure her 15(!) grandchildren know she loves them. You’ll want Marla to be your grandma by the end of the show!
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to The Forgotten Podcast, bringing voice to the foster care community. |
| 0:09.9 | I would tell them how special they are to me. |
| 0:14.3 | I would tell them how special they are to Jesus, that they can accomplish great things, |
| 0:19.9 | but that those things and those achievements, |
| 0:22.6 | they all should be second to their walk with Christ. |
| 0:25.6 | If we're not ending up together in heaven, that none of that is worth anything. |
| 0:30.6 | So I just want to be a good grandma to my grandchildren, and I want to exemplify what it means to be a godly grandma. I just want |
| 0:43.1 | them to enjoy each other and love each other and that's my goal. Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. Welcome back to |
| 0:50.3 | the Forgotten podcast. We're in every episode I get to interview members of the foster care community |
| 0:55.3 | and also those who love and serve them. And today I'm going to talk to my mom, Marla Ringer, |
| 1:00.7 | about what it's like to be a grandma to kids who have come into your family through adoption and foster care. |
| 1:07.0 | I'm going to talk to mom about what the bonding process looks like from a grandma's perspective, what kind of legacy she hopes to leave for her grandkids, and then what things she's doing practically to make that legacy a reality. |
| 1:19.7 | We also talk a little bit about mom guilt, and I found out that grandma guilt is a real thing as well. |
| 1:25.5 | And at the end, I asked mom to speak to her grandkids and just |
| 1:30.3 | share from her heart. And it's a very special episode, obviously, a very personal episode to me, |
| 1:35.9 | but I know for those of you who are moms, for those of you who are grandmas are someone who |
| 1:40.7 | plays a role in the life of a child from a little bit of a distance, this one's going to be very practical and encouraging to you. |
| 1:49.3 | So let's get to my interview with my mom, Marla Ringer. |
| 1:56.9 | Welcome to the show, Mom. Thanks for being on today. |
| 2:00.3 | You're welcome. Hi, Jamie. |
| 2:03.2 | I got to interview my dad not too long ago, so if you didn't hear that episode, you'll have to go check that out. Gary Ringer, that was my interview with Gary Ringer. |
| 2:12.1 | But we talked with him about his journey to Life Song and on how he became an orphan advocate. |
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