It was small. A “thank you” unprompted.A moment of kindness.A deep breath before reacting. But it stopped me cold. Because I saw it — the healing. Not loud.Not flashy.But real. The child who once only screamed… paused.The one who wouldn’t look me in the eyes… smiled. And I realized:We’re getting there. It’s not perfect.It’s not linear.But it’s happening. One sacred step at a time.

It was small. A “thank you” unprompted. A moment of kindness. A deep breath before reacting. But it stopped me cold. Because I saw it — the healing. Not loud. Not flashy. But real. The child who once only screamed… paused. The one who wouldn’t look me in the eyes… smiled. And I realized: We’re getting there. It’s not perfect. It’s not linear. But it’s happening. One sacred step at a time.

It was small. A “thank you” unprompted.A moment of kindness.A deep breath before reacting. But it stopped me cold. Because I saw it — the healing. Not loud.Not flashy.But real. The child who once only screamed… paused.The one who wouldn’t look me in the eyes… smiled. And I realized:We’re getting there. It’s not perfect.It’s not linear.But it’s happening. One sacred step at a time.

When You Catch a Glimpse of the Child They’re Becoming

<blockquote>Welcome to Man in the Gap, a podcast for foster, adoptive, and kinship dads — and the men who dare to stand in the messy middle. I’m Vance Acker, a husband, a father, and a man called to show up even when it’s hard.Here, we tell the unfiltered truth about fatherhood in the trenches of foster care — the doubts, the breakthroughs, and the quiet faith that keeps us going.Inspired by Ezekiel 22:30, this space is for the men who say, ‘Here I am, Lord — I’ll stand in the gap.’</blockquote>

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Welcome to Man in the Gap, a podcast for foster, adoptive, and kinship dads — and the men who dare to stand in the messy middle. I’m Vance Acker, a husband, a father, and a man called to show up even when it’s hard.Here, we tell the unfiltered truth about fatherhood in the trenches of foster care — the doubts, the breakthroughs, and the quiet faith that keeps us going.Inspired by Ezekiel 22:30, this space is for the men who say, ‘Here I am, Lord — I’ll stand in the gap.’

Welcome to Man in the Gap, a podcast for foster, adoptive, and kinship dads — and the men who dare to stand in the messy middle. I’m Vance Acker, a husband, a father, and a man called to show up even when it’s hard.Here, we tell the unfiltered truth about fatherhood in the trenches of foster care — the doubts, the breakthroughs, and the quiet faith that keeps us going.Inspired by Ezekiel 22:30, this space is for the men who say, ‘Here I am, Lord — I’ll stand in the gap.’

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