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The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 104: Seeing the Beauty in Diversity

The Forgotten Podcast

The Forgotten Initiative

Christian, Kids & Family, Fostercare, Family, Adoption

4.9532 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

There is a lot of pain and turmoil throughout our nation for our black and brown brothers and sisters. I've been wrestling with it, trying to be still and listen as I continue to learn. I've been having conversations with friends who are gracious to share their experiences with me. As a white adoptive mom of brown and black kids, I know that I have an added responsibility to prepare my kids for what culture may say to them. I realize that I can't speak to them from my personal experience on this specific issue, which is difficult for me. I already hurt for them with the pain and loss they experience surrounding their adoptions, and knowing that they may also be affected by racism hurts. I'm thankful for tools like Trillia Newbell's children's book, God's Very Good Idea, that help me frame our conversations around God's truth. In our conversation together, and in her book, Trillia centers her thoughts about race and diversity around God, his good designs for people, where it all went wrong, and why there is still hope.

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0:00.0

Meeting you right where you are on your foster care journey.

0:05.6

This is The Forgotten Podcast.

0:10.0

There are times when a clear rebuke needs to happen.

0:15.1

I'm going to say something.

0:16.8

And I'm going to be okay with I'm speaking the truth in love.

0:19.9

I love this other image bearer, so I don't want to see them in their sin. So I'm going to be okay with I'm speaking the truth in love. I love this other image bear, so I don't want to see them in their sin.

0:23.6

So I'm going to say something.

0:28.9

Hey, it's Jamie Cabe.

0:30.6

Welcome back to the Forgotten Podcast.

0:33.1

If you are part of the foster care community, passionate about serving or simply interested in learning

0:38.8

more, we are here for you. You know, there has been a lot of pain and turmoil throughout our nation

0:46.6

for our black and brown brothers and sisters. I've been wrestling with it trying to be still and

0:52.8

listen as I continue to learn. I've been having conversations it trying to be still and listen as I continue to learn.

0:55.3

I've been having conversations with friends who are gracious enough to share their experiences with me.

1:00.8

As a white, adoptive mom of brown and black kids, I know that I have an added responsibility

1:07.1

to prepare my kids for what culture may say to them.

1:10.7

I realize that I cannot speak to

1:12.8

them from my personal experiences on this specific issue, and that's really difficult for me.

1:18.6

I already hurt for them with the pain and loss they experience surrounding their adoptions,

1:23.2

and knowing that they may also be affected by racism, it hurts.

1:28.3

I am thankful though for tools like the children's book, God's very good idea,

1:33.3

that help me frame our conversations around God's truth.

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