Jennie Owens
Most of Jennie?s experience, however, comes from the fact that she and her husband adopted three foster children nine years ago, who were 8, 10 and 10 when they came to live with them. All of her children have progressed leaps and bounds further than professionals ever expected, and now as teenagers they continue to provide her with on-the-job training every day.
Along with training foster parents, Jennie provides coaching services through Canyon Lakes Family Counseling for parents wanting to find more effective ways to parent challenging children, as well as parents who have experienced their own trauma through parenting them. Jennie is currently working on a book called ?Dancing with a Porcupine.? It chronicles her challenging experiences in parenting their children and her journey back to health and sanity after being told by a medical professional, ?If you don?t get rid of your stressors, you?re going to die.?
Jennie speaks at adoption and foster care conferences, retreats and workshops and leads foster and adoptive mom retreats. If you?d like to contact her about speaking at an event, please email her at jennie@foreverhomes.org.

Jennie Owens
When I’m not busy with our toddler, I’m online a lot. I’d love it if you reach and and connect.