Episode 39: Establishing a Meaningful Relationship with Birth Parents

The Forgotten Podcast

The Forgotten Initiative

Fostercare, Adoption, Family, Kids & Family, Christian

4.9 • 532 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2017

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Meet Wendy Carlton, a foster and adoptive mom who found joy in fostering, and in developing a meaningful relationship with her child’s biological mother. Learning more about the mother’s history helped Wendy understand the need for good mentors and role models. “She couldn’t be a good mom or role model because she never had that herself,” says Wendy. The story of how God orchestrated the details of their foster placement will help you grow your trust in God’s timing.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Forgotten podcast, bringing voice to the foster care community.
0:30.6	She realized that while I was serving in his motherly role, I wasn't trying to take her motherly role. And I think that that was so important for her to realize that even though I loved him like I was his mom, I knew she was his mom, and I didn't want to take that from her.
0:57.8	Hey, it's Jamie Cabe.
1:01.4	Welcome to the Forgotten podcast, Season 4.
1:07.8	If you are a brand new listener, or if you have been listening for a while now, I am so glad you're here.
1:14.4	Season 4 is chalk full of good episodes, and today's is no exception. But before we get to that, did you know there are over 30 episodes in our archives just for you? We are here to
1:20.5	bring voice to the foster care community and be a place where you can hear from both experts in the
1:25.6	field as well as folks you may not know but you need to know.
1:29.8	Whether you are connected to the foster care community or not, we are here to encourage you
1:35.3	and bring hope in your journey. My guest today is my friend Wendy Carlton. Wendy and her husband
1:42.1	Ty have four kids, three biological and one adopted. Wendy lives
1:47.6	in Bloomington, Illinois, and serves locally, both as the volunteer coordinator at the Forgotten
1:52.6	Initiative and as the director of the Royal Family Kids Camp. We are going to talk about birth-parent
1:59.2	relationships, like working with and loving the families of the kids in your care.
2:04.4	Some themes that you're going to hear throughout today's episode are things like God has a perfect timing, and it doesn't always make sense to us, but we can trust him.
2:13.5	Another theme is how when we see people the way God sees us, we can more easily share his love with them.
2:21.1	And also the importance of boundaries and a lot more.
2:24.4	So check out the show notes for a recap of today's show, plus any resources that were mentioned.
2:30.0	You can find that at the forgotteninitiative.org slash s4E2.
2:36.8	That's for season four, episode two.
2:39.5	Now let's go to my interview with Wendy Carlton.
2:47.0	Well, Wendy, I'm really happy to have you on.
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