Encouragement for Adoptive Parents
Parenting Today's Teens
02/17/25
•16m
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In this episode, Mark Gregston and Wayne Shepherd offer encouragement to parents of adopted children. Adoption is a beautiful gift to be celebrated! They reassure parents that seasons of disconnect are temporary — love will prevail. With patience, trust and God’s guidance, parents can navigate their child’s questions and challenges, knowing He placed them in their family for a purpose.
Is your teen struggling? See if Heartlight Ministries can help: https://heartlightministries.org
Parenting Today's Teens is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be, visit parentingtodayteens.org.
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