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Springs of Love Catholic Foster &Adoption Stories
United States
Приєднався 8 лис 2022
Welcome to Springs of Love where we share inspiring real stories of families touched by fostering and adoption. Please like and subscribe so you don’t miss any of our upcoming videos! Go to www.springsoflove.org to learn more about the adoption triad (birth parents, adoptive parents, and adoptees), as well as how to get involved with helping vulnerable children in foster care either through fostering or supporting a foster family.
***Thinking you might be called to foster or adopt? Register for our FREE Be Not Afraid Virtual Foster and Adoption Discernment Retreat springsoflove.org/be-not-afraid-retreat-registration/
***Interested in supporting foster families? Find out how to start a Foster Team at springsoflove.org/fostering-love/springs-of-love-foster-teams/
***Thinking you might be called to foster or adopt? Register for our FREE Be Not Afraid Virtual Foster and Adoption Discernment Retreat springsoflove.org/be-not-afraid-retreat-registration/
***Interested in supporting foster families? Find out how to start a Foster Team at springsoflove.org/fostering-love/springs-of-love-foster-teams/
Adventures in Fostering - Virtual Date Night
Join Springs of Love for a conversation with Kathleen & Ron Paydo, parents who have fostered 189 children... and counting! From creating positive experiences and "layer of love" to dealing with intense behaviors and challenging family histories, the Paydos have many stories to tell... and even more wisdom to pass along!
Kathleen also shares insights from her two books, Fostering Love and Parenting Love.
Learn the realities of foster care and pick up some strategies for effective parenting.
Kathleen also shares insights from her two books, Fostering Love and Parenting Love.
Learn the realities of foster care and pick up some strategies for effective parenting.
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Springs of Love Service Project - Donation Delivery (Video 5)
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In their fifth video and final video of the series, Arianna and Liz take their donations to the family service agency - and reflect afterwards about their experience helping children in foster care.
Springs of Love Service Project - Project Prep (Video 2)
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In their second video, Liz and Arianna describe the research phase of their Service Project. Get tips on how to pick a foster agency or group to support, how to reach out to them, and what to find out when you get in touch!
Springs of Love Service Project - Community Involvement (Video 3)
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For their third video, Arianna and Liz get their community involved! Since they already had funding for their project, instead of collecting donations they had their friends and classmates write notes and draw pictures to send with their donations to a local foster care agency.
Springs of Love Service Project - Shopping! (Video 4)
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For their fourth video, Liz and Arianna go shopping for their service project! They decided to use their budget to buy baby supplies. Watch as they hunt for deals, and treat themselves afterwards for a job well done.
Parenting Kids From Hard Places Live Class
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A livestream presentation on how to parent kids from hard places.
Laura and Kyle's Family Story: Love Does Hard Things | A Fostering and Adoption Story
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Laura & Kyle share how suffering six miscarriages helped prepare their hearts “to love children who needed love” through fostering and adoption. They discuss how beautifully their family has expanded to include not only the children they have fostered and adopted, but their birth parents, as well. For more stories, to find support in your foster and adoption journey, or to start a foster and ad...
Kristina and Josh's Story: One Big Family | A Fostering Story
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After almost three years of fostering two young boys, it looked as if PJ and Kristina would be able to adopt them. However, the boys’ father, Josh, notified the agency that he was getting out of prison and would do whatever he needed to get his boys back. PJ, Kristina, and their kids were heartbroken. But Josh soon realized how much PJ and Kristina’s family genuinely loved his boys, and saw how...
The Chapman Family Story | An Adoption Story
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After struggling two years with infertility, best-selling Catholic author Emily Stimpson Chapman and her husband Christopher, a theology teacher, asked themselves this question. What did they want more: to be pregnant or to be parents? Their answer led to the couple adopting three babies over the next two and a half years. For more stories, to find support in your foster and adoption journey, o...
Kate and Brigid's Story: God Plays A Long Game | An Adoption Story
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Kate Stapleton, a harpist, was 21 when she faced an unplanned pregnancy and chose to place her child, Brigid, in an open adoption. Her daughter, now grown, recently graduated from Franciscan University and performs in the band Acaciawood. Together, they share their story. For more stories, to find support in your foster and adoption journey, or to start a foster and adoption ministry in your ch...
The Henkel Family Story | An Adoption Story
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After struggling with infertility, Kimberly and Greg Henkel felt called to open their hearts to foster care. They soon had the opportunity to foster and adopt a baby boy, then adopt twin girls just five months younger. Since adopting their fourth child, they've been inspired to found Springs of Love to encourage others to a radical openness to fostering and adoption. For more stories, to find s...
The Baird Family Story | A Fostering and Adoption Story
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Labor and delivery nurse Stephanie Baird saw the gap into which babies born addicted were falling. She and her husband, Joseph, after a nudge from his wife, started the process of welcoming foster children into their family of five. Now they have adopted their fourth child and are astounded at the blessings that continue to come after stepping out in faith. For more stories, to find support in ...
Tori's Story | A Fostering and Adoption Story
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Tori Hope Peterson is an inspiring former foster youth who shares her heart-wrenching experience of living with a mother with mental illness, being separated from her sister, moving through 12 foster homes and eventually aging out of the system. Her life was transformed by a track coach who believed in her, welcomed her into the life of his family, and shared the love of God with her. Tori enco...
How old are you guys when you 1st adopted and who did you guys use. How long it took you guys to adopt one.
What a wonderful, godly family may God continue to bless them for anybody that reads this I was adopted and I love my family. If you have love in your heart for a children, that’s not yours. If you can love children, it’s not yours then adopt or foster.
Beautiful Healthy Babies! ♥
What a beautiful story. Love to you all ❤
This one of the best interviews I’ve ever seen regarding foster care. Thank you so much ❤
The God of life and story and music and family is so good. He takes brokenness and brings healing and fulfillment from it. Thank you for sharing this wonderful example of His hand writing a story through the hard times.
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I'm a CASA! Court Appointed Special Advocates for foster youth. My job is to make sure her needs are getting met, that she understands the legalese and process, that she has a person outside the home (which they know can be disrupted easily) to love and care. My kiddo is my kiddo. I follow her from appointment til the day she leaves care be it adoption or independent housing. I write a report every month about where she is and how she is doing (school, medical, house, etc), I provide an invaluable third party check on DCF. The foster mom has an agenda, DCF has an agenda, the bio parent has an agenda. The Casa's only agenda is an update for the court and being an auntie to a kid who doesn't have one (many). It's a small commitment to see the kid for at least one hour a month , (we often go window shopping or touring our town), just something she wants to do that doesn't have to be with all 7 people in their foster home. And then write a report and keep my supervisor updated. Seriously for 10-15 hours a month maximum (if you got lots of court dates you can be a lifeline to someone. As she said you can change the trajectory of someone's life. She may not believe it yet but that girl is mine. I'm gonna be 50 helping her as a 23 year old woman very confused how to apply for housing and a car loan. She may age out (hopefully not we still have 9 years) but she won't be without family even if my husband and I cannot adopt at this time.
you made me cry! I'm so very happy you got an open foster situation. I've been a daycare teacher, a nanny, and a disability group home aid. Losing my kids hurts every single time. It's been a decade and I still wonder if anyone understands Angela's sign language. . . I wonder if Luke is on track to graduate high school. They NEVER stop being your kids.
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A truly beatiful family xx
Glad those kids were saved!
What a beautiful family!
I always say my sweet little Shay was born from our hearts.❤🤗
The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness Pope Benedict XVI
Adorable! It is a very Noble thing to take in one of God's Angel and raise them as your own.
I came from a very terrible violent broken home. I always said when I get married I will do what it takes to stay married. It has been 39 years now. A Daughter 2 grandsons and a granddaughter. The only thing I wish was knowing about adoption after my daughter was born. My wife could no longer have a child. I would have adopted a boy so my daughter could have had a sibling.
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Absolutely beautiful.
Omg Mae is my niece. So happy she ended up with a beautiful wholesome family! ❤
Beautiful, my two dear nieces.
Pure beauty
Just watched this... what a beautiful story. An inspiration to everyone to look at how they can do more for Gods children 🙏🏻❤️
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Touched, so deeply, on so many levels. God be Praised.
Beautiful ❤ xx
May God bless you all. You have a beautiful family.
BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN!
Beautiful
Thank you for sharing. You are truly gifted .
A wonderful family who have a heart like Jesus Christ. You don't have to be Catholic to help these children. It doesn't have anything to do with religion. My husband and I are born again Christians. We adopted my heroin addicted cousins new born daughter who was also addicted at birth. She was three weeks old when I flew to Northern California to bring her home to San Diego. She was in Children's Hospital thirteen times by her second birthday. Twice we almost lost her. I never left her while my husband cared for our three biological çhildren. We always knew that God wanted us to have our baby girl Holly for our own. I also think that God sees details. I always wanted a baby girl with red hair and green eyes. Guess what color hair and color eyes Holly has? ♥️ 💚 Our daughter is now 37 years old. We don't call her our adopted daughter but our CHOSEN CHILD. Our God is an awesome God and worthy of all of our praise 🙏
I’m confused- a fundraiser to adopt? Is it terribly expensive?
Yes, I believe so.
Adoptions through a private agency can be quite expensive. There is no cost to adopt through the foster care system.
Wishing this beautiful family a lifetime of health and happiness. ♥
Lovely to see such a happy family ❤
If there were morem people like this in the world. It would be a better place. The kids are gorgeous.
So beautiful!
God blesses in the craziest ways, this is the confirmation of his miracles. Thank you for saying “YES” to God. 🙏
Beautiful family! ❤
God gave you this family!
That’s exactly how it should be done if it’s possible and in the child’s best interests.
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Beautiful family ❤
Wow so so so cool