Though Rhodes-Courter has been hurt and disappointed many times, she has an admirable capacity for love and forgiveness, opening her heart to her reckless younger brother and biological mother, giving them chances to make amends.

I was punished, but they did not reject me.” To speed the process, I found ways to make my new parents quarrel with each other, and lied indiscriminately to keep them guessing. Lorraine's maternal instincts were casual (when Ashley was a.

Their home became the cool teen party hangout since there were no real adults around.

They lived in a trailer and worked different shifts. Her candidness will give even the most jaded readers faith in people’s ability to change: “I worried that one day would discover I wasn’t perfect and would send me back. Lorraine Rhodes was a single teenage mother who shared parenting duties of little Ashley with her twin sister. Yet she never hides the destructive behavior of her younger days.

Rhodes-Courter may be a model citizen today, and with a master’s degree and a loving, healthy marriage, has certainly overcome the odds she faced as an abused child.

And many of the children whom Rhodes-Courter fosters come from terribly abusive and neglectful backgrounds. Ashleys book, Three Little Words is a book about when she was a young girl and how her past was and when she was in so many foster homes and when her mother was. She is a very inspirational writer for everyone, no matter the age. For example, when Rhodes-Courter’s younger brother (who was in foster care as well) landed in prison, it was largely attributable to poor parenting and lack of guidance. Ashley wrote this book because she wanted to talk about her past and try to put it all together piece by piece.

The story, while hopeful, is also an appeal to help troubled kids.

Just as Ashley Rhodes-Courter’s life was undeniably improved when she was adopted out of foster care, she positively affects the lives of the children she fosters, those she adopted, and her biological children.

This compelling sequel to Three Little Words shows the transformative power of having a loving, stable family.

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