The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
“This is real love—not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. 1 John 4:9
On Christmas, God sent his Son, born in a manger, as the greatest gift of all. The gift of Christ is the greatest demonstration of love to each of us.
The fourth episode in our Orphans No More Podcast Advent series focuses on love, not romantic love, all warm and fuzzy because we feel it from our fingers to our toes. But Real love. Love expressed when we don’t feel like demonstrating it. Love when we’re weary from sibling squabbles, meltdowns, sensory issues, and virtual school and therapies…but we show up anyway.
This is the sacrificial love God sent as the greatest gift ever given. We received this love when we received Christ. And if you’ve received Christ, you have the power to love like God—sacrificially, when you’re not loved back and when you don’t feel like it. This is the love that transforms lives, homes, and the world.
This week, as we celebrate the arrival of the Gift—we pray you will receive it, put it on, wear it, and wrap it around everyone you know. We pray you and your family enjoy a very Merry Christmas.
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Links mentioned in this episode:
How to Have Peace When Your Kids are in Chaos - book
25 Days of Thriving Through Christmas-An Advent Devotional for Foster & Adoptive Parents
FAFASD 50 Facts
FASD Success Podcast
FASD Hope Podcast
Positive Adoption Podcast
Empowered Parent Podcast/One Big Happy Home Podcast
Episode 398 - Essential FASD Supports with Nate Sheets
Episode 397 - Special Needs Adoption with Mindi Schrock
Episode 396 - FASD Resilience with Eileen Devine
Episode 395 - FASD Round Table with Natalie Vecchione & Debbie Raymond
Episode 394 - Living with FASD with FASD Self-Advocate, Emily Hargrove
Episode 393 - Tinderbox with Lynn Alsup
Episode 392 - Back to School with FASD Adoptive Mom, Michelle Catania
Episode 391 - When Your Child is a Struggling Learner with Kathy Kuhl
Episode 390 - Unshakeable Resilience with Foster Care Survivor, Barbara Lane
Episode 389 - From Sorrows to Sapphires with Angela Williams
Episode 388 - Disability Parenting with Kristin Faith Evans
Episode 387 - Trials and Triumphs with Former Foster Youth, Zachary Lopienski
Episode 386 - The Rural FASD Journey with Adoptive Dad, Rob More
Episode 385 - Primary Characteristics of FASD - Strengths
Episode 384 - Bringing Gospel Hope to Vulnerable Children with Herbie Newell
Episode 383 - Every Child Matters with Adoptive Dad, Jonathan Grimaldi
Episode 382 - Focusing on Foster Care & Adoption with Derek Carter
Episode 381 - Caring for Kids in Crisis with Adoptive Dad, Steve Poissant
Episode 380 - Fostering Hope in New England with Jonathan Reid
Episode 379 - Foster Hope NY with Sheree Galek
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