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Fostering Love: One Foster Parent's Journey
Fostering Love: One Foster Parent's Journey
Fostering Love: One Foster Parent's Journey
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Fostering Love: One Foster Parent's Journey

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Children suffering from abuse. Neglect. Malnutrition. Even drug-related problems passed on from a mothers addiction. Children rejected by those who were to love them most, their parents. When placed into a foster home, many of these children carry with them the physical and emotional scars that prevent them from accepting the love of another. This journey as a foster parent is the most difficult thing John DeGarmo has done. Through the sleepless nights with drug-addicted babies, the battles with angry teens, and the tears from such tremendous sadness, John DeGarmo learns that to follow Gods call in his life means to take up His cross in his own home. Fostering Love: One Foster Parents Journey is the true-life account of his experience as a foster parent, along with his wife and their own three children, as he followed Gods call to take foster children into his home. This is a story of heartbreak, sadness, and ultimately love as he came to find God in the tears and smiles of many foster children.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherWestBow Press
Release dateOct 6, 2015
ISBN9781512714500
Fostering Love: One Foster Parent's Journey
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Dr. John DeGarmo

Dr. John N. DeGarmo wrote his doctoral dissertation on The Challenges that Foster Children Face in Rural Schools. He writes a gardening column for several Georgia newspapers, has written for numerous magazines, and is working on his second book. He is happily married to his Australian wife, and they not only raise four of their own children but have also had over twenty-five foster children share their home with them. He currently resides in Monticello, Georgia, where he is employed as a media specialist for two local schools. In his spare time, he enjoys gardening, music, and all things Bela Lugosi.

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    This was a wonder of a book to read. We can talk about ways to help children who need care, but this author and his family actually do it. Their story pulls you in, and it is movingly written with a humor and optimism which in no way minimizes the plight of the children who are lucky enough to spend time in their household. While not everyone can foster, it is worthwhile to read and be informed of the ways people can and do help. Ultimately, it is worth it to the children.

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