Host Sandra Flach is a mom of 8 children, 5 through adoption—one kinship and 4 international. Her youngest 2 are teens diagnosed with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). With over 30 years of parenting experience and 20 plus years as an adoptive and kinship parent, she’s made mountains of mistakes and learned loads of lessons. She understands the difficult road of parenting children with trauma histories—and she is still in the trenches! The Adoption & Foster Care Journey is a podcast to encourage, educate, and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care, and kinship care. We aim to support adoptive and foster families by sharing encouraging real-life stories and equipping them with modern-day research and parenting techniques.
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Monday May 18, 2026
Monday May 18, 2026
“Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” -Proverbs 19:21
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
On this episode, host Sandra Flach continues the foster care conversation with foster and adoptive mom Kirsten Smith.
Kirsten is a Daughter of the King, follower of Jesus, sinner saved by grace, wife of Josh, mama to nine kiddos and one pup. She shares her journey of marriage and parenting through challenges, including infertility and fostering multiple children.
Listen to Sandra’s conversation with Kirsten Smith where she encourages parents to look at the big picture and trust that God is working through our experiences for a greater purpose, potentially impacting future generations.
Find Episode 532 wherever you get your podcasts.
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Links mentioned in this episode:
The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
justicefororphansny.org/hope-community
Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
Soul Care Saturday—52 Devotions for Foster and Adoptive Moms
Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon
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