HandH 003: Foster Care and Adoption with Lauren Jane Bellows

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:   ~How Lauren and her husband got started on their foster care/adoption journey and what that journey has consisted of so far ~How to deal with foster care concerns such as government interference ~How to deal with people who may disagree with your decision to foster and/or adopt ~Dealing emotionally with the fears and struggles of foster care ~Why it may be that the church is not more involved in foster care and adoption in our day ~How to balance caring for the needs of your biological children while also tending to the needs of your foster children  ~The importance of prayer in this sometimes-challenging lifestyle ~Ways we as the church can serve the orphan even without being foster or adoptive parents  ~and more!   For all the show notes, links to the resources mentioned, and links to where you can get in touch with Lauren, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast   Get full access to Beyond the Boxes at rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe