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Joyce Sowards (@joycesowards) interviews Connie Sowards (@conamigo) about her journey through becoming a Foster Parent which led to adopting four children into a family that already had seven.  Raising 11 children hasn't been easy, but you'll learn that when you're passionate about a cause, somehow you make it work. 

On this Episode we learn..

Connie's Origin Story: 

• How growing up on a farm and falling off a horse taught her a valuable lesson. 
• How her Faith instilled in her the importance of Family.
• How she met and decided to marry her High School sweetheart.
• How she nearly died giving birth to her 7th child.

Life Changing Obstacle:

• Connie felt it was important to Foster Care despite the fact that their hands were already full with their 7 kids.
• Lessons she learned while going through the training.
• How she got her husband on board.
• Concerns about putting her own children at risk while doing Foster Care and how those concerns were resolved.
• The moment the first two Foster kids arrived in their home and the trauma they had endured in their previous homes.
• The symbol of the Summer dress.
• Transitioning the Foster kids with her own kids and the behavior transitions/trials that happened.
• Deciding to bring in the Foster kids siblings into their home.

Transformation occurs, Superpowers are realized:

• Connie is offered a job at the Family Support Center (DONATE HERE)
• How she and her husband Ben (@_bensowards_) work full-time and care for a family of 11 kids.
• What the crisis center does for families and the situations they see.
• Connie's philosophy on what she does to recharge.
• Why children still long for their parents even though they've been abused.
• What monumental transformations she has seen in the Adopted Children.
• What she wished all Foster Parents knew when going down this path.
• Her favorite quote from her Dad that holds a special meaning to their family.

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