If we're not seeing them through the lens of the file, then we can better see them through the lens of how God sees them as

beloved children of God and then we're

interacting with the foster care differently. We're probably interacting with the foster care system more

Which is what is needed because there are kids who need need homes in Texas right now

They're over and and Dallas is over 200 kids

Sleeping in hotel rooms right now, and that's like you know that is just like a

Pipeline for human trafficking and so we can get people to look at the foster care system differently as

To see those children as God sees them then we're going to

Begin to to change it to get more involved and to get children in homes

You're listening to she with Jordan Lee Dooley a personal development podcast for the everyday woman come invited leave

Ignited here's your host Jordan Lee Dooley

Hey, sorry welcome to sheep. Thank you so much for having me on Jordan. Oh absolutely

I am so looking forward to this conversation

I think it's actually a really necessary one and I'm really thankful that you're willing to share your story and your experience

And I just love the work that you're doing so let's start there. I would love to just hear a little bit of your story

Both your story growing up in the foster care system and then becoming a foster and adoptive mom and now an author

Can you just walk us through kind of the overview of what that's been?

I know that's probably a very long story

Share whatever you're willing to share

Yeah, I first went into the foster care system when I was three years old and

That was due to a drug bust

I was reunited with my mom

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