All Episodes

NATALIE: ON FAITH + BRAIN-FIRST PARENTING + ALL THINGS FASD

JEANNIE: ON THE HOLY SPIRIT + PRAYING FOR AND ENCOURAGING OUR KIDS + BEING A BOY MOM

JESSICA: ON BIRTH ORDER + PREGNANCY IN FOSTER CARE + SAYING "YES" TO TEENS

CATHLEEN: ON SELF-REGULATION + MINDFULNESS + BRINGING THEOLOGY & PSYCHOTHERAPY TOGETHER

WHITNEY: ON ETHICAL ADOPTION + THE GLOBAL ORPHAN CRISIS + CONTENTMENT IN MOTHERHOOD

NORAH: ON GROWING UP IN UGANDA + SUDDEN POVERTY + EXPERIENCING AND HAVING COMPASSION

KRISTIN: ON KINSHIP CARE + TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION + BUILDING SECURE ATTACHMENTS

LINDY : ON CARING FOR THE WIDOW + TRAFFICKING PREVENTION + FOSTER CARE AS WORSHIP

SARA: ON TURNING OVER OUR OWN IDEALS + THE REALITY OF TRAUMA + WRESTING WITH SCRIPTURE

LISA: ON AN ADOPTION WOVEN LIFE + THE CONNECTED PARENT + APPLYING WHAT WE’VE LEARNED

CAROLINE: ON BARRENNESS + THE LIES OF INFERTILITY + REDEMPTION STORIES

ADRIAN: ON PLACING YOUR CHILD FOR ADOPTION + VULNERABILITY + SEASONS OF HEALING

HEATHER: ON THE JOYS & CHALLENGES OF DOWN SYNDROME + ADVOCATING FOR YOUR CHILDREN + ACCEPTANCE

ASHLEE: ON THE HOLY & HARD OF ADOPTION + MERCY & BIO FAMILY + KINDNESS & RACE

TORI: ON LIFE AS A FOSTER CHILD + CHOOSING LIFE + FOSTERING AS A FORMER FOSTER YOUTH

MARION: ON TRAUMA PARENTING IN A PANDEMIC + NEW MERCIES FOR QUARANTINE + GOLDFISH & RED WINE

REBEKAH: ON FINDING RHYTHMS + TRUE SELF CARE + THE GIFT OF DOWN SYNDROME

MANDA: ON STEPPING IN AND OUT OF MOTHERHOOD + THE MISCONCEPTIONS OF OTHERS + CREATING SPACE

KRISTIN: ON INVESTIGATIONS + PUTTING YOURSELF IN BIO FAMILY'S SHOES + THERAPY ALL AROUND

SHARDAY: ON LIFE AS AN ADOPTEE + TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION + RECONNECTING WITH BIOLOGICAL FAMILY

EMILY: ON FOCUSING ON THE CALL + GETTING HELP + LEARNING TO LOVE AND SURRENDER

JENNIFER: ON PLACING A CHILD FOR ADOPTION + HAVING COMPASSION ON BIRTH MOMS + HOLDING JOY AND PAIN TOGETHER

ANGELA: ON EMBRYO ADOPTION + LOVING IN OBEDIENCE + GOING INTO ADOPTION WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF TRAUMA

SHEA: ON THE GRIEF OF GOODBYE + PERSONAL CHILDHOOD TRAUMA + BEING A PART OF BIO PARENT'S VILLAGE

VALERIE: ON BEING FLEXIBLE + CHANGING THE TONE WITH YOUR MOM FRIENDS + SUPPORTING ADOPTION WITHOUT ADOPTING

RACHEL: ON LOSING YOUR IDENTITY AS A MOM + EXPERIENCING LOSS THROUGH EVERY STAGE + THE PRIVILEGE OF ADOPTION

FRIDAY FIFTEEN: INSTALLMENT #3

CASEY: ON FEELING FORGOTTEN BY GOD + PRESSING IN THROUGH THE WAIT + PRIVATE DOMESTIC ADOPTION

FRIDAY FIFTEEN: INSTALLMENT #2

JAMIE: ON STAYING GUARDED + PACKING UP AND SAYING GOOD-BYE + TALKING ADOPTION WITH YOUR KIDS

KATIE: ON ADOPTING SIBLINGS + ATTACHING THROUGH THE UNKNOWN + LEARNING ON THE JOURNEY

MARALEE: ON FINDING YOUR IDENTITY AS A FOSTER MOM + MAKING CASSEROLES + BEING THE KEEPER OF YOUR FOSTER CHILD'S STORY

FRIDAY FIFTEEN: INSTALLMENT #1

JESSICA: ON INFERTILITY + BUDGETING YOUR EMOTIONS + UNDERSTANDING THE PRODIGAL SON

MELISSA: ON ADOPTING AS AN ADOPTEE + BEING ENOUGH FOR YOUR KIDS + MINDFULNESS

MELANIE: ON THE RIGHT CHILD + UNDIAGNOSED HEALTH ISSUES + POST ADOPTION DEPRESSION

LISA: ON FOLLOWING GOD INTO THE HARD + UNEXPECTED ADOPTION + RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS

KIM: ON SPECIAL NEEDS + WAITING FOR ADOPTION + PLAYING THE GAME OF FOSTER CARE

HALLIE: ON SINGLE MOMHOOD + SUPPORTING FOSTER FAMILIES + SERVING AS A CASA

KRYSTLE: ON FAILED REUNIFICATION + PUSHY LOVE + PLAYING A PART IN ANOTHER FAMILY'S ADOPTION STORY

KRISTIN: ON OLDER CHILD ADOPTION + SHARING YOUR CHILD'S STORY WITH THEM + CONNECTING WITH BIRTH PARENTS

BRYN: ON SPECIAL NEEDS + CHECKLISTS + BOUNDARIES IN FOSTER CARE

MIKA: ON BEING A NEW FOSTER PARENT + FINDING COMMUNITY ONLINE + BEING "JUST" A FOSTER FAMILY

LAURIE: ON WORSHIPPING GOD BY CLEANING CHEERIOS + RAISING BOYS + MOMMING IN OVER YOUR HEAD

CHELSEA: ON TODDLERS AND TEENS + SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS + THE (MASSIVE) EXPENSE OF INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION

AMANDA: ON FOSTERING TEENS + TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION IN A SMALL TOWN + JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

WHITNEY: ON INFERTILITY + TWEENS + DEALING WITH SOCIAL WORKERS

KRISTY: ON HUSBANDS + THERAPY + GIRL SCOUT COOKIES

LISA: ON BIRTH MOMS + FARMHOUSES + GIVING DREAMS TO GOD

EMILY: ON FIRST TIME PARENTING + BOOKS + HELPING YOUR KIDS SAY GOOD-BYE