Episode 72: Fighting Fear and Walking in Faith as a Foster Parent
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2019
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Loving a child without knowing how long they will be with you or where they will go next is painful. It is easy to feel fearful and frustrated with this lack of control and it is especially challenging to continue on when you feel alone. In today’s episode, you will relate to Amber Reynolds as she shares her experiences as a foster parent. You will also gain insights about how you can support those around you and stay strong in your personal journey.
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| 0:00.0 | meeting you right where you are on your foster care journey this is the forgotten podcast i don't regret any of my |
| 0:11.3 | stages of grief and experiencing loss because it helped me heal and it helped me get to a place where |
| 0:18.3 | i know that i'm loved and known by the creator of the universe. |
| 0:23.1 | And there's nothing better than that. |
| 0:25.8 | No loss can take away the love that he has given to me and to us. |
| 0:43.5 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. Welcome back to the Forgotten podcast. I am so happy to be with you. |
| 0:50.0 | Today's episode is powerful. You're going to hear from Amber Reynolds, who shares openly about why foster care is hard, and yet she doesn't leave us in the hard. She reminds us of who |
| 0:56.1 | our great sustainer is, and even gives us practical ways we can relate to and offer support to |
| 1:02.6 | others walking this journey. So whether you're part of the foster care community, |
| 1:06.9 | passionate about serving or simply interested in learning more, you will have a lot of |
| 1:12.3 | takeaways today. Amber is married to Chris and they are foster parents to three young kids. |
| 1:18.2 | You can find her at her blog, which is for the sake of beautiful.com and on Instagram. |
| 1:24.3 | As always, though, all her info, takeaways from today's show and other resources can be found |
| 1:29.3 | at our show notes page at the Forgottenpodcast.org. |
| 1:33.3 | I also want to say thank you for sharing this podcast. |
| 1:36.3 | We love it when you tag us on Facebook and Instagram with that share. |
| 1:41.3 | We are in this together, my friends. |
| 1:43.3 | Let's keep spreading the message of foster care. |
| 1:46.0 | And now let's go to my interview with Amber Reynolds. |
| 1:56.3 | Amber, you have said that foster care is by far the hardest thing you've ever done, and yet |
| 2:02.4 | your life has not been marked with ease. You have experienced grief and loss on an extremely |
| 2:09.1 | personal level. And as we start, would you share some of your background with us? |
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