Episode 141: Encouragement, Hope, & Practical Help for the Christian Foster Parent
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2022
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Jamie Finn is back on the podcast this week! On top of being a foster parent, Jamie is the host of the Real Mom Podcast, co-founder of Goods & Better, and the director of Foster the Family. Most recently, Jamie authored Foster the Family: Encouragement, Hope, and Practical Help for the Christian Foster Parent, which covers the rewards and challenges in foster care that can leave you feeling depleted, alone, and discouraged. In this episode, we talk with Jamie about the process of writing her new book, the ins and outs of being a foster parent, how God has been continuing to grow her personally, the right motivation for self-care, and how we can still trust God when the brokenness of the system feels heavy.
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| 0:00.0 | Meeting you right where you are on your foster care journey, this is The Forgotten podcast. |
| 0:09.1 | But when I see that operating in trust is really trusting him, that I'm entrusting my children, myself, all of our futures to him. |
| 0:25.0 | And that is where we are all safe. |
| 0:34.0 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. Welcome back to the Forgotten Podcast. My guest today is someone you love already, I'm sure of it. She is a dear friend and no stranger to the |
| 0:39.3 | foster care world. She is the one and only Jamie Finn. If you are a long time listener to the show, |
| 0:46.1 | you may remember hearing Jamie in both season 10 and season five of the podcast. I find each time |
| 0:52.6 | we get to connect truly lifegiving. Jamie wears a lot of hats in |
| 0:56.9 | her life. She is a foster parent, host of the Real Mom podcast co-founder of Goods and Better, |
| 1:03.0 | which is an online shop that supports and advocates for the foster care community and director |
| 1:09.5 | of a nonprofit called Foster the Family. |
| 1:13.4 | But most recently, Jamie has authored a book by the same name titled Foster the Family, |
| 1:18.6 | Encouragement, Hope, and Practical Help for the Christian Foster Parent. |
| 1:24.0 | And if you're listening near when this episode first comes out, we're actually giving away a copy of the book over on Instagram. |
| 1:31.5 | You can find us there at The Forgotten Initiative. |
| 1:35.0 | And we will also put the link to the giveaway in today's show notes. |
| 1:40.0 | Another fun thing, TFI is in a brand new office. |
| 1:44.1 | I cannot wait for all that God is going to do here, |
| 1:48.1 | but it also means we have some construction going on around me in today's episode. So don't be |
| 1:53.3 | surprised if you hear a little bit of that noise today. And last but not least, starting next month, |
| 2:00.0 | we are opening applications again. Yes, we are. |
| 2:03.6 | We are opening applications again for you to become a TFI advocate. Our advocates lead local |
| 2:10.9 | foster care ministries all across the nation. They are building relationships to bridge the gap |
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