HandH 003: Foster Care and Adoption with Lauren Jane Bellows

<p>On this episode of the Home and Hearth podcast, I chat with my friend, Lauren Jane Bellows, on the topics of foster care and adoption. We cover issues including the following:</p> <p> </p> <p>~How Lauren and her husband got started on their foster care/adoption journey and what that journey has consisted of so far</p> <p>~How to deal with foster care concerns such as government interference</p> <p>~How to deal with people who may disagree with your decision to foster and/or adopt</p> <p>~Dealing emotionally with the fears and struggles of foster care</p> <p>~Why it may be that the church is not more involved in foster care and adoption in our day</p> <p>~How to balance caring for the needs of your biological children while also tending to the needs of your foster children </p> <p>~The importance of prayer in this sometimes-challenging lifestyle</p> <p>~Ways we as the church can serve the orphan even without being foster or adoptive parents </p> <p>~and more!</p> <p> </p> <p>For all the show notes, links to the resources mentioned, and links to where you can get in touch with Lauren, head to <a class="linkified" href="http://www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast" target="_blank">www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast</a></p> <p> </p> <br /><br />Get full access to Beyond the Boxes at <a href="https://rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe</a>