{"id":1961,"date":"2021-10-01T02:48:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T08:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/?p=1961"},"modified":"2021-09-27T12:54:12","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T18:54:12","slug":"gruhits-hope-with-darren-fink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/01\/gruhits-hope-with-darren-fink\/","title":{"rendered":"Gruhit&#8217;s Hope with Darren Fink"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20606627\/height\/128\/theme\/modern\/size\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/6BA342\/time-start\/00:00:00\/download\/no\/hide-show\/no\" height=\"128\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Gruhits-Hope-1500.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Gruhits-Hope-1500.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Gruhits-Hope-1500.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Gruhits-Hope-1500.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Gruhits-Hope-1500.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Gruhits-Hope-1500.png?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Today&#8217;s guest was Darren Fink (from <a href=\"https:\/\/transfiguringadoption.com\/\">Transfiguring Adoption<\/a>), the author of Gruhit&#8217;s Hope. It is about a group of siblings that are placed in a foster home and (spoiler alert) there are a few magical creatures involved!<br>It isn&#8217;t all fantasy &#8211; there are some real questions that this book forces you to ask yourself. Get a copy on their website at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transfiguringadoption.com\/store-2\/?model_number=gruhits-hope-paperback\"> https:\/\/transfiguringadoption.com\/store-2\/?model_number=gruhits-hope-paperback<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Listen to the episode to hear what Darren is offering if you get the book from their website!<\/p>\n<p>If you are totally committed to Amazon for everything, you can find it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gruhits-Hope-Magical-Creatures-Around\/dp\/0578889722\"> https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gruhits-Hope-Magical-Creatures-Around\/dp\/0578889722<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Find All Our Links Here<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:post-content --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/fostercarenation\">https:\/\/linktr.ee\/fostercarenation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Foster Care 101<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/20\/foster-care-101-how-to-become-a-foster-parent\/\"> Free webinar with <strong>NO sales pitch!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Support Our Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/fostercare\"><strong>https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/fostercare<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/fostercarenation\">https:\/\/patreon.com\/fostercarenation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Website<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\">https:\/\/fostercarenation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with us on our Facebook Page<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/7timedad\">https:\/\/facebook.com\/7timedad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect on Instagram<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fostercarenation\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fostercarenation\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s guest was Darren Fink (from Transfiguring Adoption), the author of Gruhit&#8217;s Hope. 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