The Point of Foster Care Is to Get Attached w/ Michaela Andrews

Michaela Andrews joins Chrissy for an honest conversation about foster care, attachment, reunification, and making room before life feels perfectly ready. She shares what it has looked like to become a foster parent as a single woman, how community has carried her through the heartbreak, and why caring for foster families is part of the church’s calling too. (00:00) - Foster Care Is About Reunification (01:07) - Meet Michaela Andrews (02:35) - Why This Conversation Matters (04:27) - How God Started Planting the Seeds (06:20) - Waiting for the Perfect Season (07:38) - “It’s Time. Make Room.” (08:44) - The Process of Becoming a Foster Parent (12:51) - The Real Foundation of Foster Care (15:12) - Michaela’s First Three Years Fostering (17:20) - The Hardest Part of the System (19:12) - “I Would Get Too Attached” (22:01) - Staying Healthy Through Heartbreak (25:19) - How to Support Foster Families (28:36) - The Church’s Role in Foster Care (32:35) - What to Do If You Feel Stirred (38:45) - Foster Care Without a Savior Complex (42:03) - Final Encouragement for the Sisterhood