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Where people of faith chat about Foster care in the Australian context, to encourage, edify and educate others on the journey.
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Send us a text How do we advocate for kids, while displaying love for the people who challenge our advocacy? Hosts Heather & Terri chat about navigating difficult relationships with grace, when emotions are heightened. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions...
Send us a text Host Terri chats with Bernadette, a solo adoptive mum. Bernadette shares her story and her discovery of a tribe of like-minded people to walk with on the journey of adoption. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions have been contributed by like-mi...
Send us a text Vision Christian Radio interviewed Mary Blake of Fostering Hope regarding Foster Care in Australia, and what faith-based organisations are doing to make a difference. As Foster Care Sunday approaches, this interview would be worthwhile sharing with local faith leaders in preparation for a national focus on kids in care. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, al...
Send us a text Host Terri welcomes Leith, a mum with years of experience in parenting biological kids, adopted kids, foster kids, and kinship care. Leith shares her experiences, wisdom from the journey, and research from her PHD. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotion...
Send us a text Host Heather opens the season with a devotion looking at Jesus' title, ‘The Bread of Life’, and 3 ways he sustains us through life. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions have been contributed by like-minded carers who know and love Jesus. Order you co...
Send us a text Host Heather brings a devotion on the Transfiguration, where Jesus shows us how to give access to a select few, which builds confidence, authority and resilience within them. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions have been contributed by like-minded c...
Send us a text Hosts Terri & Heather chat about responding in a Christlike way to the challenges within the out of home care system, or challenges with bio families. Where do we start, and what do we do when emotions run high? Have a listen for some ideas that originate from our faith. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures de...
Send us a text Host Heather talks about finding peace in the midst of storms that happen unexpectedly. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions have been contributed by like-minded carers who know and love Jesus. Order you copy HERE
Send us a text We can lift our eyes from what ‘is’ to what the Lord is doing when we remember to pray and declare Scripture over our situations. Host Heather looks at a cycle-breaking passage from Isaiah that can help us focus on what the Lord is up to, and expect miracles. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage an...
Send us a text Hosts Terri & Heather chat about listening for God’s prompting and how being focused on his voice helps in everyday challenges Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions have been contributed by like-minded carers who know and love Jesus. Order you cop...
Send us a text Hosts Terri & Heather chat about listening for God’s prompting and how being focused on his voice helps in everyday challenges Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions have been contributed by like-minded carers who know and love Jesus. Order you cop...
Send us a text Host Heather looks at Jesus' invitation to Peter to find his purpose in the midst of challenge, and even when he can’t see God’s purposes. As carers, we are also invited into a relationship of transformation, so Jesus can achieve things we are unable to. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edi...
Send us a text Heather chats with Mary-Anne about the excellent work Southern Cross Kids Camps do with vulnerable kids & the impact it is having, long term in their lives. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions have been contributed by like-minded carers who know...
Send us a text Welcome back! Today Host Heather encourages us to re-find the wonder of our call to this ministry. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions have been contributed by like-minded carers who know and love Jesus. Order you copy HERE
Send us a text **Encore episode** - Heather takes a look at the affirmation imparted by the Father when Jesus was baptised, and how imparting identity and truth can influence the futures of kids in our care. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions have been contribute...
Send us a text Host Terri chats with Kirsty after the National Foster Care Conference in Hobart. Kirsty shares with us some of the key things she heard and learned while there. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions have been contributed by like-minded carers who kno...
Send us a text Host Terri chats with Kirsty after the National Foster Care Conference in Hobart. Kirsty shares with us some of the key things she heard and learned while there. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions have been contributed by like-minded carers who kno...
Send us a text Host Heather shares from Nehemiah how when we build lives with intentionality and with the future in mind, we change generations beyond the ones we can see. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions have been contributed by like-minded carers who know and...
Send us a text Host Terri chats with Associate Professor Stacy Blythe who is a Registered Nurse and a Research Academic. Her research focuses on the health and well-being of children in out-of-home care and their families (both birth and foster families). As a lecturer in Infant Mental Health, she is particularly interested in infants who are prenatally exposed to harmful substances (eg. illicit drugs). In addition to her nursing, teaching and research qualifications, Stacy has po...
Send us a text Host Terri chats with Associate Professor Stacy Blythe who is a Registered Nurse and a Research Academic. Her research focuses on the health and well-being of children in out-of-home care and their families (both birth and foster families). As a lecturer in Infant Mental Health, she is particularly interested in infants who are prenatally exposed to harmful substances (eg. illicit drugs). In addition to her nursing, teaching and research qualifications, Stacy has po...
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