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Foster Mother: One of the Many Faces of MotherhoodDear Readers,

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many faces. I am an adoptive and a biological mother, a mother-in-law and a grandmother. At one point, I moth-ered three students from Estonia. Four years ago I became a step-mother when I re-married. But before any of those, I became Foster Mother to Christy—a relation-ship that has lasted over 45 years. My fi rst husband and I were just 26 when we were asked if we would consider taking a 15-year-old girl into our home. We were told she was very bright. She was responsible for the care of seven siblings, fi ve of whom were under the age of six. “She needs to be where there are no small children and she can just be a teenager,” the case worker friend said. Christy, angry and suspicious, arrived in a shapeless gray sweatshirt with a scowl on her face. Tom passed her the butter that fi rst night at supper and when she reached for it, he pushed it forward so her thumb went into the soft butter. She looked up to see him smiling broadly at his playful welcome and she started laughing. She laughed and laughed—and would later tell us it was the fi rst time she’d really laughed in months.

Being foster parents was not always easy, but we had the privilege of giving her the space she needed to gain her footing for what became an extraordinary life. We offered her family, extended family, a church family, neighborhood relationships, conversations, canoe trips, books, trips, se-curity and the freedom to be a part of a peer group. And I think we laughed a lot! Christy has what iconic author Gail Sheehy has called “the spirit of survival.” She went to college and then moved to California over 30 years ago; for some years, we had random communications before settling into a close adult friendship. Christy earned two masters degrees, worked for the Los Angeles Times and married a wonderful man. Two years ago, I went to Los Angeles for her 60th birthday party. Ten women each told of the gracious, happy and loving friend, companion, counselor and confi dante Christy has been to them. In the group were fellow artists, a college dean’s wife, a poet, a librarian, an internationally recognized ukulele player, a sister-in-law, a Bon Apetit magazine editor—all women

who live interesting, successful and challenging lives like Christy’s. We are close friends, Christy and I, and we both realize not all foster parent/child experiences result in a bond like ours. At the same time, we feel blessed to have this incredible extension to our lives.

In this issue, you will read about some Florida women who choose being foster mothers as their lifestyle. They get up daily and deal head on with children of adults who could not make life work out to sustain family life physically and emotion-ally. We honor them this month of May for the lasting changes they may bring to even one child.

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Editor Janice Doyle and her foster daughter Christy enjoy a 45-year-long relationship.

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15 St. Petersburg Opera: Evenings With the Maestro. “Norma, the

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11 Fly Balls and Flights of Fancy. Jim Schnur, Pinellas County Historical

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Looking for Your Encore Career? Help Is Here!BY EVELYN MACKEY

What will 78 million boomers do in their 50s, 60s and beyond?

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What about you? If you’re in that group longing to find an encore position, how will you prepare? “It’s exciting to help people find their passion,” says Bevan Gray-Rogel, President and Founder of Encore Tampa Bay. “It’s more than just deciding how to fill your day.” The organization’s mission is to provide pathways, programs and resources that help boomers discover and connect to their encore careers. “People are excited about doing something that aligns with their values and purpose, but there’s a lot of fear also.” Gray-Rogel is one of 14 Encore Innovation Fellows. Her focus is working with encore entrepreneurs. “I will be creating models and framework for community groups to find ways to tap into this windfall of talent, people over 50 who want to give back to the community and do other things than what they’ve always done.” Part of the larger

Encore.org purpose is then to use these models all across the country. Gray-Rogel’s Encore Academy in St. Petersburg helps people become aware of what’s going on, the psychological and emotional issues involved in moving forward, letting people know they’re not alone in their struggle. Conversational Exploration and Discovery discussion groups help boomers get comfortable looking forward to what’s next and managing transition, topics that help people get comfortable with their new status. Beyond that, Gray-Rogel offers workshops and programs to help look at past roles and find what they might have wanted to do—imagin-ing and visualizating, that “what if...?” permission to dream. Next Gray-Rogel helps put the pieces together to “see what that looks like.” Workshops help discover strengths and find out what’s out there.

She adds, “If a senior wants to start up a business, I’m here to help them recognize their skills, abilities and financial needs. We help a boomer get clear on what their passion is and de-mystify the entrepreneurial process, to understand what they’re able to bring to the table.” There are also great examples of organizations making this paradigm shift right here in Tampa Bay. Patina Solutions where seasons professionals want to continue working. And Boomerswork, which provides services that can match out-of-work boomers with businesses. Encore Tampa Bay is making a difference in the Tampa Bay com-munity by connecting passionate, experienced, talented older adults to organizations that are in need of this level of expertise and experience. Learn more about the Encore Acad-emy and its founder, Bevan Gray-Rogel, at encoretampabay.com.


We Honor Foster Mothers Who Pick Up the Pieces of Children’s Broken Lives

BY JANICE DOYLE

“Life is so complex out there. It’s gotten so rough

for some of the children,” says Bobbi of St. Petersburg, a foster mother with 31 years of experience. Today’s foster kids come with lots of mental and emotional abuse. “We give them something they haven’t had before. And when they are in my home, they are mine.” Wendy and her pastor husband in Fort Myers have been married 40 years and have raised five kids of their own. Now they are foster par-ents. She says, “The difficulty comes because the kids all come with some history which may be drug or abuse related. That means they are very scared and very hurt and it takes a while to work through it.” Peggy in Ocala has been a foster mom 23 years. She says, “You don’t do it for the money, you do it for the kids who need love and care.” She’s seen older kids come in from parents who have taught them to do the wrong things and the kids don’t want to change. Peggy gives a hearty laugh and says, “But the little ones are still okay. I’ll take the little ones peein’ and poopin’ any time.” “You have to love them uncondi-tionally so they can heal. They have all been through some sort of trauma and need to heal. We can help that process,” says Joy in Leesburg. “I would say the most important challenge is getting to know and understand each child and what they’ve been through and how it has impacted them,” says Victoria from Ocala. “One of the biggest mistakes we made in the beginning was to have the same expectations of foster kids as we did with our own biological kids.”

These women are all foster mothers around or beyond the age of 50. When their phones ring, they may be asked to provide a safe place to live for children who have been removed from their family just minutes or hours before. Many foster children have major physical issues. Experienced foster moms keep stashes of clothes and child care supplies in closets and drawers for children who arrive with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Their needs include support, encouragement, reassurance, self-esteem, self-worth and most importantly, love. Oh, and food, schooling and toys, too. Foster moms have access to an array of counselors, therapists, doctors and specialists—all a part of the system which tries to pick up the pieces of the broken lives of families. And at the core of the system is the need for foster mothers.

Eckerd’s Director of Licensing Laurallyn Segur says, “The older foster mothers bring experience and wisdom. They’ve raised families. They understand parenting and love children. Many have a lot to offer and don’t want a house without children in it. They’re ‘lifers’ as far as children are concerned.”

And so, we honor these and all foster mothers, who know that every day really is Mother’s Day when you’re making a difference in the life of a child.

What They Said:

• “It’s very fulfilling and I’m never lonely.”

• “Let it be fun, enjoy them; they will bless your socks off!”

• “Successes come when there’s an adoption that goes well. The last infant I had was adopted, and I see him on Facebook

all the time. I’m seeing him grow up.”

• “With five kids, the real challenge here is making sure that each child gets quality time in the evenings. And then on the 8th day …God created bedtime!”

• “Every single day, you have to make sure these kids know they are loved and that you are committed to helping them walk through their challenges.”

• “When I have a child at home I’m more organized and stay on schedule.”

• “We have a young lady we had in foster care for two years when she was 9 to 11 yrs old. She’s come back to us at 22 and wants to be part of our

family! She never forgot the influence we were in her life!”

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Late Bloomer/Baby Boomer

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I am returning to college. I have advised my adult son of that so he

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lack. My best time management skill has been to take one class at a time. I am taking philosophy. I have become very thoughtful, contemplating such thoughts as: If life is one big school, who is the principal? Am I in trouble? Am I late? Where’s the nurse’s office?

Once I have my AA, I will get a BA, an MA and then a Ph.D. Unless I get a RIP. I could be teaching in a university when I am in my seventies. Another secret to my academic success is the undeniable parallel between age and the progressive

decline in one’s ability to have wild fun. This is very helpful. I have a definite advantage over the twenty-year-old sitting next to me with her head on her desk.

I am paying for my books by selling t-shirts printed with “Late Bloomer / Baby Boomer” with a picture of a turtle kissing a hare. I draw heavily from preschool influences. I have advice to give to other baby boomers who return to college. We tend to talk a lot. Don’t monopolize the classroom discussions. My next fund-raiser is a discussion guide for “Baby Boomers: When Putting Your Foot in Your Mouth Is No Longer Possible.” Older is wiser. Anyone can be a Late Bloomer/Baby Boomer and return to school. Apply, register, do the process. Be proud, stand tall. Order and wear your Late Bloomer/Baby Boomer t-shirt. A senior student, not to be confused with a graduating senior, does not have to worry about ruining their future. This is the future. So go ahead, mess up, it is

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Veterans Corner

BY JANICE DOYLE

Today American women serve alongside men in the military and

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BY BRIAN GUNNELL

If it’s not too late already, try looking at just the N-S hands and

decide how you are going to play that Spade suit. Where’s the lady?

That 1NT opening showed 15 – 17 HCP, after which the auction inches its way up to 4♠. West leads the ♦Q, which is won by your Ace. You have one loser in each of the side-suits, so to make your contract you must avoid losing a trump trick.

In the play of the Spades you could choose to finesse against West, or to finesse against East, or to play “for the drop” (hoping that the suit is 2 – 2 or the ♠Q is singleton). The general rule, when holding a 9-card fit, is to

play for the drop, all things being equal that is about a 58 percent chance. But why settle for 58 percent when you can have 100 percent? Yes, it’s time for some counting. N-S have a combined 22 HCP, that leaves E-W with 18. West has already played the ♦Q, leaving precisely 15 or 16 HCP in the East hand. As East has already advertised 15 – 17 he must have all the missing high cards with the possible exception of one of the missing Jacks. So at Trick

2 you lead a Spade to Dummy’s Ace and then, when East plays low on the second round, you finesse the Jack with complete confidence. That’s 10 tricks for those who count, but only 9 for the rule-followers. Visit acbl.org for more about the fascinating game of bridge or email [email protected]. To find a bridge club in Florida, go to district9acbl.org/D9Clubsmap.htm. Bridge article provided courtesy of St. Petersburg Bridge Club: stpetebridge.org.

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