We explore the idea of how family can't really be 'replaced'. All that we do in the lives of foster and adoptive children is not to replace biological families, but to fill in, as best we can, the empty spaces--with LOVE!

#19 David Giles “A Closer Look”: In this episode we dissect a comment on ‘Church Together-ness’ made by Angie Grant the, “Matriarch of Foster Care Ministries” in the RVA. What keeps churches siloed and what are the benefits from working together?

Sep 2nd, 2019 26m 44s

In this episode we dissect a comment on 'Church Together-ness' made by Angie Grant the, "Matriarch of Foster Care Ministries" in the RVA. What keeps churches siloed and what are the benefits from working together? Angie was definitely on to som

#18 David Giles-“A Closer Look”. In this week’s episode, we take a closer look at a statement Rush Middleton made about the importance of a family’s understanding of trauma. Often couples can enter fostering and adoption with rose-tinted glasses, not full

Aug 26th, 2019 24m 52s

#17: David Giles “A closer Look”: John Moore made a comment that God’s word called us to seek justice for the fatherless, widow and the foreigner! Let’s take a closer look at what that means.

Aug 17th, 2019 31m 6s

#16: Abigail Schreiner-Abby discusses what it takes to become a foster parent. Not just what it takes on paper, but what it takes inside.

Aug 9th, 2019 1h 8m

Abby discusses what it takes to become a foster parent. Not just what it takes on paper, but what it takes inside. She talks about how social service and social justice is so closely linked. She shares how her experience as youth pastor helped

#15: David Giles: Ubuntu Family Ministries: Modeling an adoption and Foster care ministry to engage any congregation

Aug 3rd, 2019 1h 8m

Episode 14: Peter and Leila Gunning

Jul 27th, 2019 1h 38m

This week’s guest is Peter and Leila Gunning. Peter and Leila are world travelers who met in Australia and began a life together in Virginia! There life’s plan of starting a family was shaken when they were faced with infertility. This led them

Episode 13: Autumn Zaborowski

Jul 13th, 2019 1h 15m

This week’s guest is Autumn Zaborowski. She is the wife and mother of 2 handsome young boys, both of which who’ve come to her family by way of adoption. Autumn is a brilliant, driven woman who’s been able to use her professional background in I

Episode 12: Carrie Bishop

Jul 6th, 2019 1h 26m

This week’s guest is Carrie Bishop. She’s a wife and mom of 3, 2 biological boys and one daughter who joined their family by way of adoption from Bulgaria. Through her adoption journey, Carrie was forced to find solutions to manage her child’s

Episode 11: David Giles

Jun 29th, 2019 27m 57s

This week the format of the show is a little different. Normally, I interview a local leader in our area and we talk about the good work they do in their ministries. However, I had the honor to share with the foster and adoptive families of the

Episode 10: Heather Beam

Jun 22nd, 2019 1h 17m

Heather Beam is a devoted wife and mother of 6, 2 of which who entered her family by the miracle of adoption. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with degrees in Psychology and social work. Through some unfortunate circumstances she