Episode 75: The Surprising Thing About Foster Care
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 12 August 2019
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
When Kristy Sutton and her husband, Zach, became foster parents, they realized that life would never be the same. After finishing foster care training classes, they felt ready to enter this new role, but they quickly learned how unprepared they were…for almost everything! In today’s episode, you will gain insight into what the fostering journey looks like—the good, the bad, and the ugly—and glean wisdom from one who has walked this road before you. You are not in this alone!
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| 0:00.0 | Meeting you right where you are on your foster care journey. |
| 0:04.7 | This is The Forgotten Podcast. |
| 0:08.7 | I cried probably every day with that kid, like sobbed and just said, God, you have chosen the wrong person. |
| 0:17.3 | Like, I totally heard you wrong a few years ago. |
| 0:20.6 | And I got to get off this journey |
| 0:23.5 | because maybe I made this up. You know, all of the lies from the enemy that come into your |
| 0:28.6 | head in your heart at that moment when the hard stuff comes. So he rocked my world. But I'm |
| 0:34.2 | thankful for that experience because I learned so much in that. |
| 0:47.0 | Hello and welcome to a brand new season of the Forgotten podcast. Whether you're part of the foster care community, passionate about serving or simply interested in learning more, |
| 0:52.6 | we are here for you. |
| 0:58.0 | I am your host, Jamie Cabe, and I am so happy to be with you. |
| 1:02.0 | You guys, today marks the beginning of season seven, |
| 1:06.9 | and we are blown away by the love you have shown us through this whole process. |
| 1:22.4 | This podcast has already been heard in all 50 states in over 100 countries, and we get to hear from you nearly every single week with encouragement, suggestions, or questions, and I cannot tell you what a privilege it is to be able to walk this journey with you. |
| 1:27.5 | I'm excited for you to meet all of our guests this season, and today is no exception. |
| 1:35.3 | Christy Sutton joins me today as we walk through the surprising and unexpected gifts and challenges that come into our lives through foster care. |
| 1:39.1 | I really connected with Christy as we have many similarities. |
| 1:40.5 | She is a mom of seven. |
| 1:42.2 | She drives a giant van. |
| 1:45.4 | She loves coffee, and she doesn't like to do the dishes. |
| 1:51.2 | Christy is also married to Zach and is the director of advocacy and co-founder of Foster Florida. And you can find out more about their organization at fosterflorda.org. |
| 1:57.0 | Or you can simply head to our show notes at the forgottenpodcast.org, where you will find links |
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