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How to support each other in the struggles of fostering
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In this episode, we’re talking about supporting each other in the struggles of fostering in a wholistic perspective.
1. Physical
- Home life (chores, responsibilities, etc. )
- Foster duties such as insurance, appointments, etc.
- The spouse who’s NOT taking on more task encouraging the other to take a break
- Keeping health and fitness a priority
- Keeping intimacy a priority
2. Spiritual
- Keeping relationship with God THE priority as individuals
- Praying together
- Practicing faith - speak to trusting God when you don’t know something is going to go
- Examples - the future of the kids, will we lose them, will this adoption happen
3. Mental/Emotional
- Doing the things that replenish and rejuvenate you
- When you’re struggling with a super difficult child
- Practicing living with suffering and daily dying to self
- When you’re struggling with losing a child
- Seeking help if you need it
- Important of grace
Your support of each other is more powerful when you’re supporting the whole person.
21 episodes
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 332049406 series 3351648
Content provided by Joel & MaryBeth Fortner and MaryBeth Fortner. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Joel & MaryBeth Fortner and MaryBeth Fortner or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
In this episode, we’re talking about supporting each other in the struggles of fostering in a wholistic perspective.
1. Physical
- Home life (chores, responsibilities, etc. )
- Foster duties such as insurance, appointments, etc.
- The spouse who’s NOT taking on more task encouraging the other to take a break
- Keeping health and fitness a priority
- Keeping intimacy a priority
2. Spiritual
- Keeping relationship with God THE priority as individuals
- Praying together
- Practicing faith - speak to trusting God when you don’t know something is going to go
- Examples - the future of the kids, will we lose them, will this adoption happen
3. Mental/Emotional
- Doing the things that replenish and rejuvenate you
- When you’re struggling with a super difficult child
- Practicing living with suffering and daily dying to self
- When you’re struggling with losing a child
- Seeking help if you need it
- Important of grace
Your support of each other is more powerful when you’re supporting the whole person.
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