Hard to Place Director and Co-Producer MD Neely shares about an upcoming project that will help bring awareness about the foster system and resources to potential foster parents.   MD's team has created many moving short films for social justice including issues like trafficking, violence, water crises that have had powerful impacts and now they are taking on foster care. Hear the story behind this film and what sort of resources they will be offering alongside it in this episode.

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Melina Datugan shares her story on this episode. Melina is a Youtube Vlogger, Military Wife and Bio/Adoptive Mom. She gives information and advice to military families interested in adoption and shares what her adoption experience was like as a military family and an older biological child. 

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Quiver Full Adoptions Co-Founders Elizabeth Bordeaux and Casey Brown talk us through all things Embryo Adoption! Quiver Full Adoptions is a leader in the adoption community a powerful voice for ethical adoptions. They have had an Embryo program for over a year and they explain exactly how it works and what the process is like for both donors and donees. We discuss finances, laws, timelines, open/closed adoptions and much more. If you're curious at all about Embryo Adoption, this episode is for you!

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James and Kaylee Wilson are back with us for part 2 of their incredible adoption story. In this episode, they share how they were able to leave Ghana after 590 days, what the transition has been like and what is going on with their coffee company Level Ground Xpresso. 

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590 Days: that's how long James and Kaylee Wilson were in Ghana trying to bring home their daughter. They started an adopted process wanting to adopt an HIV+ child. They landed in Ghana preparing to stay for 6 weeks and ended up being in country for a year and a half. Hear their incredible story of becoming a family in this 2 part episode. 

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Bethany Moore has fostered 3 children as a single mom, in this episode you'll hear her amazing journey to adoption. We discuss the opposition that faces single adoptive parents and how to balance legitimate concern and advice from loved ones with the steadfastness needed when going into foster care. Bethany shares the most difficult part of being a single foster/adoptive parent and how and where to find the support you need. 

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Adoption Professional, Adoptive Mom and Marriage Coach Maria Gocke joins us to talk about ways to create and sustain a strong and healthy marriage in adoptive/foster families. We discuss the HUGE topic of 1 spouse not being ready or desiring to adopt and how to prepare your marriage before adoption. We also look at some things that adoptive/foster parents specifically can struggle with in marriage, and tools and resource to guide us through that. 

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Leah Mcmullin and her husband have fostered 14 children over 4 years. So they definitely deeply understand the support that foster families need. In this episode we break down 3 main areas of support and resources: how friends and family can support, local and national organizations created to assist foster families and books both for children and parents. Plus we hear a little bit of the Mcmullin’s story which is so beautiful. If you're new to foster care or considering it, this episode will be especially helpful!

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Murphy's Three Homes: A Story for Children in Foster Care https://www.amazon.com/dp/1433803852/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_iWxfCbKDKAHY6

Families Change: A Book for Children Experiencing Termination of Parental Rights (Kids Are Important Series) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1575422093/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_bGTdCbKNNY2MB

Hope for the Weary Mom: Let God Meet You in the Mess https://www.amazon.com/dp/0736960805/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_b1xfCb7SBVER

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Adoptive mom Lacey Day shares her adoptive story. We dive into intense topics like agency ethics, disrupted adoptions, the good and bad of online adoption communities, birth family relationships and the journey to remain hopeful when the wait is long and doors close. 

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The Bachelor's Ben Higgins shares about his new company Generous Coffee which is providing jobs and education around the world. 

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