Maggie Rowe - How Fostering One Child Can Change the World

Join our conversation!Would your home make a great forever family? Does the thought of fostering a child make you uneasy? Today’s guest helps us understand the power of fostering. Welcome to Staying Real About Faith & Family. If you’re looking for a community where you can get real about life without resistance, you’re in the right place. I’m Linda Goldfarb. Each week, Heather Greer and I and our guests offer personal insight to encourage transparent living from a biblical viewpoint with practical applications. Staying Real with the Holy Spirit’s leading is what we’re all about - we pray today’s episode blesses you. Today’s guest is …Maggie Rowe. Maggie and her pastor-husband Mike raised foster children who arrived “half-baked” as pre-teens and the three kids they raised from scratch. She is a national speaker, dramatist, and author from western North Carolina. Maggie's work includes decades in public relations, adult education, and ministry to women. Yet, she says the only credentials that matter are she loves Jesus, family, and people - and nothing beats encouraging others along the way. Today Maggie joins our conversation as we discuss –How Fostering One Child Can Change the World. We discuss in this episode:Some barriers that prevent children from being accepted into “forever families." How do Christian families address this important need for children who “age out” of the system? The positive and challenging aspects of fostering a child and more.Today's Thought Consideration - Father, help me do for one what I wish I could do for many.LINKSwww.maggierowe.comAuthor of This Life We Share & Life is Sweet, Y'allAward-winning author Heather Greer joins international speaker and award-winning author Linda Goldfarb each week as co-host.As a Spark Media Network of Christian Podcasts member, we proudly announce our sponsorship association with Access More.Staying Real Just Got Easier!Discover Your God-Designed PersonalityFollow Linda Goldfarb on FacebookLeave a comment for Linda and HeatherCheck out Linda's BooksCheck out Heather's Books