Today, I was able to spend some time with KC Koonce. KC is a wife, a Master’s student, a Department of Human Services employee, and, get this, she is an adoptive and foster momma to 10, you heard that right, 10 kiddos right now. And I would arg

Adoption Regret

Oct 8th, 2020 46m 59s

Today… we are talking about a pretty ummm… squishy subject… Foster care is the willingness to provide safe space for a child until their biological family is healthy enough to reunite, but the reality is that isn’t the happy ending of all cases

Welcome to Ours

Sep 17th, 2020 51m 14s

Today… I found some time in the chaos of our busy home to steal some moments away with my one and only, the real MVP, Adrian Ramirez. I created this podcast to share stories from foster and adopted parents but was recently asked why we hadn’t

A Fist Fight With Santa

Aug 20th, 2020 55m 42s

You guys, today’s guest is full of stories that are encouraging, loving, and hilarious. When I first heard about Whitney Hollingsworth, I knew I needed to meet her, she sounded like my type of person. We attempted to connect quite a few times o

Go With The Flow

Jul 29th, 2020 48m 16s

Today’s guest is Shelby Shupe. She is an adoptive mama through foster care. She even has one of those emergency type placements that turns into forever. Those are actually my favorite, seeing as that is how my family was built. Shelby lives ove

Being Foster

Jul 14th, 2020 50m 15s

Today I sat down with Tina… Tina and her brother were adopted through foster care as young children. In her earliest years, Tina remembers the reality of foster care and shares how those experiences continue to impact who she is today. She is a

Fear Never Served Me

Jun 24th, 2020 43m 28s

Today, Amanda Torres carved out some time to sit down with me to talk. Amanda is a wife, mama to her tribe, and a fellow foster mama, it was so great to spend some time soaking up her story. Amanda and her family actually started the foster pro

KC Kansas Angels

Jun 4th, 2020 43m 53s

Judy Temaat, knew she was called to foster care but didn’t feel called to become a foster parent. Instead she took what she knew and helped launch a new chapter of the Angels Organization that started in Austin, TX. The information Judy shares

A Decade of Change

May 12th, 2020 46m 51s

Miranda Segraves is a biological, adoptive, and foster Mama. Miranda, husband and children have been a foster family for 10 years. If you are a foster family you know the grit and sheer determination it takes to foster, but that hasn’t worn Mir

Fostering and COVID-19

Apr 28th, 2020 50m 27s

Today’s episode looks a little different. This is the first ever episode that I have recorded without sitting in the same room with my guest. And the next several will be the same… We are in an incredibly unique time in history. COVID-19 has ro

We Worried About Them

Jan 29th, 2020 29m 17s

Today’s episode is a special one. I was able to steal a few minutes away with the one who made me a Mommy. Leila is 14 years old and a Freshman in High School. I kind of want to throat punch time. She is an incredible big sister to her biologic

Move Up Stream

Nov 26th, 2019 47m 32s

Today I got to talk with Keith Howard. Keith is not only a foster and adoptive dad, but his reach is impacting foster children all across this state in his role as the CEO of a local agency called Circle of Care. What is unique about Keith and

Throw Me In

Sep 9th, 2019 42m 11s

Today I got to talk with Rochelle Sims. Her husband and her have been foster parents to over 60 children. But she’s not looking for praise, a crown, or even acknowledgement. She simply felt a calling, many years ago and said, YES, and continues

Fostering Sweet Dreams

Aug 27th, 2019 38m 33s

Today, Kristy Payne carved out some time to sit down with me to talk. Kristy is a fellow foster mama who has been in the game WAY longer than me and it was so great spend some time soaking up her story. Kristi recognized a gap in the foster sys

They Thought We Were Crazy... We Are.

Aug 5th, 2019 36m 11s

Soooo… I can’t even with today’s podcast. It is one that I will cherish for the rest of my life. Adrian and I were able to steal a few minutes away with our Nanny and Papa. They are my maternal grandparents and, without a doubt our largest supp

Love Does Hard Things

Jul 22nd, 2019 47m 57s

Sometimes I wish this was a video podcast, you can’t see the excitement on my face when I talk about our Becoming Fosters guest today. Heather O’Keefe is a Kid’s Pastor in the Kansas City Kansas area. Her heart is pure gold. When we spoke short

Mi CASA es su CASA

Jul 10th, 2019 26m 12s

You guys, I am kind of excited about today’s episode. I was able to steal a few moments away with the one and only Dena Russell. This was a fun one because Dena and I have known each other since our HIGH SCHOOL (EEK!) daughters were starting el

Wise, Not Safe

Jun 12th, 2019 47m 28s

Today, Adrian and I got to sit down and talk with Jon and Mandi Mays! Jon was one of the first people I met with when I started my position after we moved to Oklahoma City. I was in over my head as I was trying to navigate the partnerships of m

Be in Sync

May 27th, 2019 54m

I cannot tell you how thankful I am to have been able to spend time with Anna this week. Her heart is larger than life and she shared more gold than I was prepared for so get ready! Anna and her husband are pastors of a local church making a hu

Bonus

Get Too Attached

May 9th, 2019 6m 9s

“I could never do foster care because I’d get too attached.” I get it. Without a doubt, I hear you. And... yes, yes you would.What we shouldn’t do though, is let our fear of becoming attached keep us from diving in head first. What we should do

They Are All In

May 1st, 2019 20m 37s

3/2/2018- "Before we started foster care we worried about them. We worried how our decision to open our home to children in need would affect them. We worried that our call stole their choice in the matter. Would it hurt them? Would it change t

Let me count the ways... to become a parent.

Apr 8th, 2019 53m 12s

Today is such a special day. We got to spend time with Brian and Leslie Word. Brian may not know it but he has a special place in Adrian’s heart! Leslie and Brian have such a unique story that includes becoming parents biologically, through gua

It Will Stretch You

Mar 25th, 2019 55m 56s

Today, my guest Courtney reminds us how different every Becoming Fosters story is… Through foster care, Courtney and her husband adopted a sibling set of 6, but the way each of the children landed in their home over several years is a story you

Thy Will Be Done

Mar 11th, 2019 52m 15s

Meet the Hershbergers! We are kind of big fans and you will be too after hearing their #becomingfosters story. Every foster care story is wildly different and theirs is no exception. Get ready to laugh, cry, oh... and grab a sweater because you

Bonus

Off the Cliff

Mar 11th, 2019 16m 58s

Adrian and Brit provide just a teeny bit of insight into the world of foster care and what this little podcast is about... and {[almost]} too much insight to their playful banter.

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