{"id":2240,"date":"2022-10-16T20:02:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T02:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/?p=2240"},"modified":"2022-10-16T20:02:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T02:02:28","slug":"a-memoir-of-courage-and-hope-with-carmen-maria-navarro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/16\/a-memoir-of-courage-and-hope-with-carmen-maria-navarro\/","title":{"rendered":"A Memoir of Courage and Hope with Carmen Maria Navarro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24705201\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/3a44a9\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\" height=\"192\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carmen Mar\u00eda is a stepmom of four, a biological mom of two, and a foster mom of a few children who she loves, sometimes at a distance. 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