It's In Your DNA

At nine years old, Theresa learned the truth that changed everything, the woman she knew as her babysitter was actuall her biological mother, and the "brother" she grew up with was her father. Raised by grandparents, she was given stability and love, but also carried a secret she didn't ask for. In this episode, Teresa shares the moment her world shifted, how she procesed the truth, and what it meants to reclaim your identity as an adoptee.

When Sarah said yes to fostering, she had no idea how much it would change her heart, and her definition of family. A mom of two biological boys, she and her husband opened their hoe to children from newborns to teens, each one leaving a lasting mark. In this episode, Sarah shares the highs and heartbreaks of foster care and how love can reach far beyond DNA.

After taking a few weeks away, I am back with the most personal episode I have ever shared.

In this special tribute, I read the eulogy I wrote and shared at my mom's Celebration of Life. This time with a little more peac and perspective. You will hear the story of a woman whose love shaped my life, whose faith inspired me daily and whose stregth carried me through my hardest seasons.

I also open up about how losing her connected to my own adoption story and how caring for her during her illness reminded me that family isn't about DNA, it's about love, devotion, and the people who show up for you everyday.

Whether you've walked through loss, caregiving, or rediscovering your roots, my hope is that this episode brings you comfort and reminds you of the beauty of a mother's love-the kind that never really leaves us.

In this moving episode of It's In Your DNA, Beth shares a layered adoption story like no other.

Adopted at birth and raised in a family where she never quite fit in, Beth's early years were filled with pain, escape, and hardship.

At 20, facing her own crisis and without support, she made the heart-wrenching decision to place her baby for adoption. But instead of loss, God wove a story of grace: an open adoption blossomed into a beautiful"sisterhood," with years of shared memories, milestones, and love.

Now a mother of two biological children, a Grammy ,and married to a wonderful husband, Beth reflects on the ways God restored what was broken. A DNA test later led her to siblings she never knew and the father she had long wondered about.

Beth's journey is a testament that even in the hardest chapters of adoption, redemption, connection, and unexpected blessings can emerge.

Angela spent decades believing one thing, until one day she finally ask her mother the question that changed everything: "Who is my real dad?" After years of secrecy and silence, her search for the truth led to a single photo of the man she never knew and the peace she had been missing. This is Angela's deeply personal story of identity, deception, and healing.

The story of Tyler Lamb's adoption, where love, courage, and faith brought two families together for the sake of one child's future.

In this episode, I'm joined by a woman whose story is unlike any we've shared before. She wasn't adopted, and she didn't adopt-but she was divinely placed in the middle of three open adoptions, playing a key role in connectin g families and bringing hope where it was needed most. An powerful reminder that God is in every detail.

In this emotionsal episode, Melissa shares a story of courage and heartbreak. When she finally traced her biological mother only to find that she had passed, but leading her to a beatiful new chapter of her life with her biological siblings. Her journey is one of longing, identity, and the need for closure. Hearing her reflect on how much she looks like the mother she never met and the siblings she now cherishes, is a reminder of how powerful connection can be, even when it comes with pain.

This is a story for anyone who's ever wondered where they came from, why things happened the way they did, and how healing can still come through family, faith, and truth.

Melissa shares a powrful story of strength and courge, one marked by rejection, redemption, and an unexpected connectiom that changed everything. Her journey is one of raw honesty and quiet strength, ultimately finding God's grace in an unlikely place.

In this heartfelt episode of Adoption: It's in your DNA, my guest shares her beautiful journey through motherhood, faith, blending a family and adopting two children, one through a closed adoption and the other open.

What unfolds is a powerful story of discernment and divine timing. She opens up about how prayer and her faith helped her recognize when the moment was right-and how she just knew which baby was meant to be hers.

We explore the surprising joy of open adoption, the emotional complexity of closed adoption, and the way God's hand guided each step of her family's journey.

Whether you're a mom considering adoption, or simply drawn to stories of faith and family, this episode will stir your heart and remind yuo that love-and God's perfect timing can make a family in the most unexpected ways.