From the time she is young, Faith has a desire to foster or adopt, and assumes it will happen after she gets married. But a life-changing conversation with a pastor challenges her to pursue foster care, even though she is a 29-year-old single woman. This one decision sets off a cascade of events that lead her to motherhood, love, and a fresh appreciation for how God's plan isn't constrained by our idealized timelines.

"Making a Mother" is a production of Coffee + Crumbs.

Executive Producer, Writer: Ashlee Gadd.

Producer, Writer, Host: Julie Vlahon.

Writer: Sonya Spillmann

Music, Sound Design, Mix Engineer: Scott Vlahon

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