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How Foster Parenting Makes  You A Better Person

5/11/2020

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​“Tell us ho​w you have changed since being a foster parent, please.”

It was a question I had been asked a great deal of late.  Recently, I had been doing the rounds of radio and TV interviews while promoting my newest book, 
The Little Book of Foster Care Wisdom: 365 Days of Inspiration and Encouragement for Foster Care Families.
Like most people, many of the radio and TV hosts had very little knowledge of what being a foster parent is really about.  I would imagine many of your own friends and family members don’t really understand what you do, either.  Additionally, they likely do not understand how your life has changed.

I have said it many times, in many places; foster parenting is the hardest thing I have ever done. It IS hard work.  At the same time, it is also Heart Work.  It is the most important job I have done, as well.
  
               
Yet, my life has changed, also, in so many ways, in so many areas. Of the 60 plus children that have come to my home, come to live with my family, each has made me a better person and has made an impact on my life in some way.

I have learned to love deeper, more openly, and without abandon.  I have learned to love each child that comes into my home in an unconditional manner, and without reservations.  I am no longer ashamed to tell people that I love them.  I cry openly now, and am no longer embarrassed when it happens.  The saying that “real men don’t cry” is rubbish to me.  I have become an emotional cripple in that manner, yet in a healthy way.  In a way that I embrace.

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Foster parenting has created a sense of urgency within me to make a difference in the lives of those in need.  Perhaps it is due to the children’s horror stories that I have been witness to, and have watched come through my home.   I now am able to see the pain and suffering in others, and am better equipped to help them.  To be sure,  I have always been one that has wanted to help others, but since I have become a foster parent to children who have suffered from abuse, from neglect, and from being abandoned, all by those who profess to love them the most-their birth family members, I have felt compelled to help even more. 
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I have learned to forgive more.  Love and forgiveness are two actions that are intertwined, and cannot be separated. If we truly love others, then we need to forgive, as well. Without forgiveness, there is no love.  When I was angry towards our foster teen’s mother, I was in no way sharing  love. Instead, my stomach was in knots, and I was one tense parent.  I was shackled by my own inability to forgive someone, a prisoner to a debilitating emotion.  Yet, when I did forgive her, it felt like a weight was taken off my own shoulders. One of the amazing things about the act of forgiving others is that it allows us better use our energies towards something that is more constructive, more positive.  Forgiveness frees us from the forces of hate and evil, and instead allows us to draw closer to others, and gives us more strength to do the work we are called to do.  When we forgive the actions of our foster child’s birth parents, not only are we showing love to them, and empowering ourselves, we are also honoring our foster children. 


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Foster parenting has transformed me into becoming a better parent to my own children, husband to my wife, and citizen to my community and the world.  For each child that has come through my home, I give thanks.  For each child that has allowed my family to grow, you will always be part of my family.  For each child that spent time in the foster care system while living with my family, I shall always love you.

To my fellow foster parents, thank you for what you do. Thank you for making sacrifices in your own life to care for those in need. Thank you for loving children without abandon, and as family. Thank you for changing the lives of those in need.  May your own lives be changed, as well.


                                             -Dr. John

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5/24/2020 12:19:28 am

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12/9/2020 01:08:07 am

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5/29/2020 12:39:47 pm

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 I was absolutely desperate to get my husband back. Life without my husband was a real mess for me and my children. i wanted a dramatic change and I thought love spell could be the solution. After discussing the resolution with Him, he gave me hope that he will restore my marriage. I felt confident that he will actually make my husband to return home and he did! It’s fantastic what this great spell caster has done for me, his help is priceless! I don’t know what I would have done without his help, He does his job so well he is organized and highly functional, i believe he is the best service to use i can count on when it comes to restoring relationship, I was floored that his worked was perfect, if you need help, ️ ️ ️ ️ ️ ️ ️ ️ gbojiespiritualtemple@gmail.com or whatsapp :  +2349066410185 check out his website :http://gbojiespiritualtemple.website2.me    

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7/23/2020 02:42:19 pm


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aleta
10/11/2020 01:52:05 pm

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10/30/2020 02:58:34 pm

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Jessica Wayne
11/14/2020 07:39:28 pm


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Dora Solomon
11/23/2020 03:09:15 pm

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Vanessa Dunkova
2/6/2021 10:03:50 am

Me and my boyfriend were together for 8 months & its been 6 months since we separated. I still love him, but some how feel its unfair. Why love someone who obviously doesnt love you back? Ive prayed & prayed for these months & nothing. He is still with his new girlfriend(whom he lives with) then i fine a comment online how a spell caster help to restored relationship get ex lover back, ” so i decided to give a try coz i love my boyfriend so much. so i contacted Dr Isikolo aand told him all my problem and he gave me 100% guarantee that i will have my boyfriend back after the spell so i was gifted and lucky to have contacted him i did everything he asked of me and to my greatest surprise 2 day after the spell, my boyfriend called me and apologised for what he did to me and ask for my forgiveness to come back home for me, I got really hurt & go through those moments in which he left me, after all Dr Isikolo did for me, i forgave him and he came back home with more love and happiness all thanks to Dr Isikolo the real Africa spell caster so far google recommended this year. Dr Isikolo is a good real spell caster so call him or add him on Whats-app: +2348133261196 or email him on his email adress: isikolosolutionhome@gmail.com.

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    Dr. John DeGarmo is the founder and director of The Foster Care Institute, and is recognized as a leading expert in foster care. Dr. John is an TEDX Talk speaker, international trainer and speaker, consultant, author, and most importantly, a father.  He has been a foster parent for over 15 years, with over 60 children who have come to live in his home from adoption and foster care. He is the author of many books, including the  book  The Foster Care Survival Guide: The Essential Book for Today's Foster Parents.

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