Episode 347 - Foster Parents—Planting Seeds of Hope with Melissa Smallwood

“The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” James 5:16

 

Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.

 

On this episode, host Sandra Flach, speaks with former foster youth, Melissa Smallwood.  Melissa is a licensed counselor and provides coaching services through her business, Mending Hearts Coaching. She’s a foster and adoptive mom and a therapist offering hope and encouragement to families navigating the often murky waters of foster care and adoption.

 

Listen in as Melissa shares her story and why she is so passionate about supporting foster and adoptive families. Melissa has also written the book Foster Parent Prayers—Support and Encouragement for Foster & Adoptive Families. 

 

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Links mentioned in this episode:

sandraflach.com

justicefororphansny.org

mendingheartscoaching.com

Foster Parent Prayers Book