Instant Family – What it Got Right and What it Got Wrong
As foster-adoptive parents we loved how well Instant Family portrayed our community. We loved that it not only showed the tough times but th...
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Foster Parenting Podcast
Foster parents T & W journey through the foster parenting and adoption process
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20 episodesEpisode 122 – What Do Foster Parents Think of Instant Family
Curious what foster parents think of Instant Family? We’ve got an early movie review for you here from a real life foster-adoptive fam...
What Happened to All of our Episodes?
To our wonderful listeners, Thank you so much for listening and learning with us all these years. After nine years of chronicling our family...
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My Kids Are Like Duct Tape
Foster and Adoptive parents know what it means to have “sticky kids”.
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Episode 116 – Unusual Adoption Story
T interviews Zach about their adoption and its many unusual circumstances. Their story will leave you inspired and stretch your imagination...
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Episode 115 – Indian Child Welfare Act
Have you heard of special laws governing the adoption of children who are of Native American descent? In the US, children who are Native Ame...
What It’s Like to Be a Foster Parent
We made this short video to explain what it’s like to be a foster parent
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Episode 112 – Opening Up to Birth Parents
Many foster parents draw firm boundaries between themselves and their foster children’s birth parents. But is this right? In this inte...
Episode 109 – All the Dirt on Foster Care and Why You Should Still Do It
We recently were able to participate in the annual Together for Adoption Conference. This episode is based on the breakout session we led th...
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Episode 105 – Royal Family Kids
T interviews Jacob, a counselor at Royal Family Kids Camp, a summer program run by churches for foster kids throughout the country and...
Episode 100 – Doubts, Questions and Hurdles
We recorded our 100th episode in front of an audience at Olive Crest Foster and Adoption Agency. It was such a pleasure to meet and connect...
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Episode 90 – A New Starfish Story
Everyone seems to love the “Starfish Story” by Loren Eiseley. We’ve got a new take on this old classic and promise youR...
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Episode 70 – Interview with Adoptive Parent Amy
We interview Amy, a fost-adopt parent who has had the experience of adopting four siblings consecutively. Her most recent adoption is being...
Episode 68 – Jeremy, Former Foster Child
We sit down and interview Jeremy, a former foster child, about his experiences in the system and any wisdom he can pass on to foster parents...
Our Kids Dress Themselves
Foster parents T & W journey through the foster parenting and adoption process
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Episode 61 – A Conversation for Christians
In this episode we decide to have a conversation with Christians about Christianity (and foster care). If you're not a Christian, feel free...
Episode 50 – Forty Reasons We’re Adopting Through Foster Care
These are 40 of our own personal reasons to adopt through foster care. They’re not necessarily for you or anyone else, but they are wh...
Episode 49 – Ramona, Former Foster Child
Wendy takes time to interview our friend Ramona, who grew up in foster care. Coming soon: stay tuned for our National Adoption Month plans....
Andrea & Linda
Tim’s brother is a caricature artist. He did a great representation of Andrea and Linda. We decided this was a good way to show everyo...
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Episode 4 – Don’t You Get Attached
Andrea and Linda have moved into our home! If you’re only going to listen to one episode, this is the one to listen to. We talk about:...