Season 4. Episode 2 -- Author Ginger Baerg on following your calling to adopt

Go ahead and text me! Ginger Berg was certainly busy before she decided to foster and later adopt children in need. She had three kids already, and a busy job teaching. But something touched her heart when she heard someone give a talk at her church about fostering and adopting.   She felt called by God to adopt. Her husband was not immediately on board. But Ginger held her intention close to her heart and prayed every day that God would touch her husband in the same way.Her husband also heard someone in church and felt moved to adopt too, so they started their fostering and adopting journey.  They are now a family of 8! And the book that Ginger wrote about her family "The Patchwork Family" -- originally intended just for friends and  family -- eventually was published at the urging of her family and friends. The first book ("The Patchwork Family") told her family's story from a bio kid's point of view, when a new sibling comes into the family.She wrote a second book in the Patchwork Family series, "Lavender's Story,"  which was published Sept 8th, 2023, and it is the adoption story from the adopted child's point of view. Both of these books are available on Amazon.  Ginger says:Based on a real family"These books are about my own family. The first book shares about how Nick loves his quilt because each patch represents a member of his family. Their love stitches them together like patchwork. My Patchwork Family is a beautiful story of a family sewn together through foster care and adoption."Her family's story is inspirational and speaks to the fact that we all have more love to give than we ever thought possible. Their journey as a family has not been easy, but it has been so worth it because two children who really needed "forever homes" now have them. Ginger hopes her books help spread the word about the good people can do by fostering and/or adopting children in need.See more about Ginger and her books at:www.mypatchworkfamilybook.comOrder her book on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/My-Patchwork-Family-Mikayla-Tucker/dp/1945121165THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!Check out my Facebook group -- The Storied Human.The Storied Human is on YouTube now-- check it out:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIHYKJ0fBDIF7hzWCu7b396GMJU-2qb7hHave a story? DM me on instagram:  lthompson_574Drop me an email: [email protected] all my links on  Linktree:https://linktr.ee/StoriedHuman/Also see all episodes on my new website: https://www.podpage.com/the-storied-human-what-is-your-story/episodes/Keep in touch!Original music  "Saturday Sway" by Brendan Talian (for  all interviews before 2025)