Welcome back! I’m so grateful you returned for the journey deeper into Six Key Connections For Adoptive and Foster Parents. The first key connection is one I believe most vital—our connection to Christ. Being an adoptive mom for more than twenty years, I’ve learned my relationship with the Lord is the single most important relationship to maintain—it can also be the hardest to prioritize. Early in my walk with Christ I established a morning quiet time. As a mom of young child

We snuck in through the back door. My husband and I, with no formal training, stepped into the world of adoption. We parented three biological kids but had zero understanding of childhood trauma or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. In fact, the word adoption wasn’t part of our vocabulary when God placed an eight-year old relative in our home. She needed a family and we said yes. The little girl had not been in foster care, so there were no classes to take. I didn’t know to re