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.
Episodes
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
“But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve,…But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey (formerly Orphans No More) - a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
This is the 3rd episode of our Dad Series for the month of June where we will feature special adoptive and foster dad guests.
Today’s show features adoptive dad, Tom Mollo. Tom and his wife Kendra are parents to 7 children—4 adopted through foster care. Tom is a pastor and oversees children’s ministry at Rock Solid Church in Hudson, NY. He is also employed by New York State’s Office of Children and Family Services.
Listen in as Tom shares his foster care and adoptive parenting journey and offers advice to fellow dads.
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Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters…” Colossians 3:23
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey (formerly Orphans No More) - a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
This is the 2nd episode of our Dad Series for the month of June where we will feature special adoptive and foster dad guests.
Today’s show features adoptive dad, Darren Washausen. Darren and his wife Stacia are parents of 1 adult biological daughter and 2 young adult sons adopted internationally. Darren is also Executive Director of Orphan Care Alliance —a nonprofit on mission to equip, connect and mobilize churches to see vulnerable children in families.
Listen in as Darren shares his often challenging adoptive parenting journey and offers advice to fellow foster and adoptive dads.
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Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
“Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” Romans 5:3-4
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey (formerly Orphans No More) - a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
This episode kicks off our Dad Series for the month of June where we will feature special adoptive and foster dad guests.
Today’s show features adoptive dad, John Vecchione. John and his wife Natalie are parents of two children—one with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. They are fierce FASD advocates. Natalie, a frequent guest on this podcast, is host of the FASD Hope podcast.
Listen in as John shares his experience of parenting a son with FASD and offers advice to fellow foster and adoptive dads.
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Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18
Welcome to Orphans No More - a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
*As of June 1, 2022 this podcast will have new name: The Adoption and Foster Care Journey. Same host, same great content, just a more relevant name.
Our 5th and final May episode in honor of National Foster Care Month features host Sandra Flach talking with adoptive mom Jodi Thomas.
Jodi is familiar with life’s challenges through her experiences with infertility, adoption, and the incarceration of her adopted son. Despite life not working out the way she planned, Jodi is passionate about sharing God’s hope, health, and the abundant life available to women.
Listen in as Jodi shares her journey and be encouraged to not give up when the road is hard.
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Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
“I will repay you for the years the locust have eaten…” Joel 2:25
Welcome to Orphans No More - a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
*As of June 1, 2022 this podcast will have new name: The Adoption and Foster Care Journey. Same host, same great content, just a more relevant name.
Our 4th May episode in honor of National Foster Care Month features host Sandra Flach talking with former foster youth turned foster mom, Helen Richardson.
Helen shares her experience of bouncing around the foster system until she was on her own at age 18. After putting her faith in Christ, Helen began working at Focus on the Family’s Wait No More program as a Foster and Adoption Advocate. Helen and her husband have also become foster parents.
Listen in as Helen shares her foster care journey and how God truly does restore the years the locust have eaten.
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Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
“Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.”” Matthew 22:37-39
Welcome to Orphans No More - a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
*As of June 1, 2022 this podcast will have new name: The Adoption and Foster Care Journey. Same host, same great content, just a more relevant name.
Our 3rd May episode in honor of National Foster Care Month features host Sandra Flach talking with foster and adoptive mom, Jennifer Ohaneson.
Jennifer, mom of 12, is all about loving our neighbors and teaching our kids how to demonstrate the Gospel in practical ways. She is author of Growing A Servant’s Heart and founder of Blessing Bags International—a Christ centered ministry sharing God’s love through care packages.
Listen in as Jennifer shares her family’s foster care journey and how God uses the hard things in our lives, and then visit our website for a chance to win a copy of Jenn’s book!
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Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35
Welcome to Orphans No More - a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
*As of June 1, 2022 this podcast will have new name: The Adoption and Foster Care Journey. Same host, same great content, just a more relevant name.
For our second May episode in honor of National Foster Care Month, host Sandra Flach talks with former foster youth now foster mom, Tori Hope Petersen.
Listen in as Tori transparently shares her experience of growing up in foster care, how she came to Christ, and her heart for kids in care today.
Tune in to Episode 324 to hear from this amazing young woman and visit our website for a chance to win a copy of Tori’s soon to be realized book, Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family Through Foster Care.
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Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
“Do justice. Love mercy. Walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8
Welcome to Orphans No More - a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
*As of June 1, 2022 this podcast will have new name: The Adoption and Foster Care Journey. Same host, same great content, just a more relevant name.
This show kicks off our Foster Care series for the Month of May—National Foster Care Month. In this episode host Sandra Flach talks with foster mom, Jillana Goble. Jillana is the author of A Love Stretched Life—Stories on Wrangling Hope, Embracing the Unexpected, and Discovering the Meaning of Family.
Listen in as Jillana shares her experience as a foster parent walking alongside a birth mom, adopting 2 children, parenting a child with FASD, and starting the nonprofit, Every Child Oregon.
Tune in to Episode 323 to hear Jillana’s inspiring story and visit our website for a chance to win a copy of Jillana’s book.
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Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” Hebrews 12:1-3
Welcome to Orphans No More - a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
*As of June 1, 2022 this podcast will have new name: The Adoption and Foster Care Journey. Same host, same great content, just a new name.
On this episode, host and adoptive mom, Sandra Flach, candidly shares about the ups and downs of parenting children and youth with childhood trauma and neurodiversity such as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder FASD.
Tune in to Episode 322 to discover how the highs and lows of the second mother parenting become level at the foot of the cross—and sometimes we need to drag each other there to remember where our help comes from.
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Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Welcome to Orphans No More - a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
*As of June 1, 2022 this podcast will have new name: The Adoption and Foster Care Journey. Same host, same great content, just a new name.
“By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established. Through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.” Proverbs 24:3
Adoptive parents and foster and kinship caregivers need a community of support around them. They also must be trauma and FASD informed.
This week, host Sandra Flach, speaks with adoptive mom, Camie Schuiteman about navigating the adoption journey. Camie and her husband have 3 biological kids and 3 children adopted internationally—two from Vietnam and one from Ukraine. Their youngest child is diagnosed with an FASD.
Tune in to Episode 321 as Sandra and Camie discuss childhood trauma, FASD, and other topics relevant to adoption, foster care and kinship care.
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