Rebekah Cook shares her experiences of fostering children of incarcerated moms through a ministry called Jonah’s Journey. She emphasizes the importance of establishing a relationship with the biological parents and discusses the unique challenges and rewards of this type of foster care. Rebekah also touches on her struggle with blocked care and how she sought support and healing.
Rebekah is a stay at home mom and former elementary school teacher who is passionate about loving and serving vulnerable moms in her community. She and her husband, Josh, are parents to 7 kids through birth, adoption and foster care. They are also loving their newest roles as grandparents to two little ones!
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Relevant LinksJonah’s Journey
#224: [Summer Swap] Finding Connection Through Your Adoption Journey
#223: [Summer Swap] Our Enneagram and Blocked Care Journey
#222: [Summer Swap] Healing from Blocked Care
#221: Questions to Ask Yourself
#220: Why Encouragement May Be Better Than Consequences with adoptee, Stephanie Fast
#219: [workshop] Successful Vacation Planning for Adoptive Families
#218: [mailbag] connection with adult children, older child adoption, hugs and attachment
#217: [workshop] Explaining Our Families to Others with Beth Smith Feger, PhD
#216: Breaking Free from the Cycle of Generational Abuse with Former Foster Youth Kristen Thomas
#215: [mailbag] birth family, psychosomatic symptoms, blocked care for non-parent caregivers
#214: Reclaim Compassion Book Preview
#213: [workshop] Attached to God with Krispin Mayfield
#212: The World’s First Embryo Adoptee Comes Full Circle with Hannah Strege
#211: [mailbag] Boundaries, structure vs. nurture, separation anxiety, birth family
#210: Exploring How Your Past Impacts Your Parenting
#209: [workshop] Connection Matters More than Vegetables with Dr. Rowell
#208: Using Bibliotherapy to Tackle Tough Topics with Darren and Margie Fink
#207: How to Help Your Children Navigate Their Identity and Thrive with Jenn and Josh Hook
#206: [mailbag] the sibling experience, choices, are we making a difference
#205: What We Learned in 2022 (reflections)
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