When It’s Not Love at First Sight

  • Christina Jones

A foster and adoptive mom offers words of wisdom to build relationship with children who join your family   For many, the moment you see the stick with two pink lines it becomes a mile marker in your family; a before and after event. The due date is still months away, but the pink lines […]

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About the Author

Christina Jones

Christina Jones is an occupational therapist in Little Rock, Arkansas. She and her husband Cory first became foster parents in 2011. They have eight kids through birth and adoption, seven boys and one feisty girl. Together they started a company called 366 Gathering and contract with Arkansas Department of Children and Families Services to teach continuing ed classes for foster parents in their state. They also speak at foster/adopt conferences nationwide. Jones is passionate about open adoption, transracial conversations and authentic story sharing. Details in this essay have been changed to protect the privacy of those involved.

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