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The Adoption & Foster Care Journey

The Adoption & Foster Care Journey

By: Sandra Flach
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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.Copyright 2018 . All rights reserved. Christianity Ministry & Evangelism Parenting & Families Relationships Spirituality
Episodes
  • Episode 487 - A Candid FASD Conversation with Adoptive Mom, Sue Roseberger
    Jul 7 2025

    "The Lord is my shepherd, I have everything I need." -Psalm 23:1

    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 talks with adoptive mom, Sue Roseberger. Sue is an adoptive mom of 3 kids—all adopted through foster care—one diagnosed with FASD. She’s a member of the Hope for the FASD Journey support community and manages ReFurnishings—a furniture thrift store in upstate NY—which is an extension of JFO.

    Listen in as Sue candidly shares her adoption journey, becoming a widow, learning about FASD, seeking a diagnosis for her son, and learning she was also prenatally exposed herself. Through it all, Sue has trusted the Lord to guide her.

    Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    justicefororphansny.org

    justicefororphansny.org/hope-community

    Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org

    sandraflach.com

    Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on amazon.com

    ReFurnishings

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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Episode 486 - A Conversation with Adoptive Mom, Angie Miller
    Jun 30 2025

    "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." -James 1:27

    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 talks with adoptive mom, Angela Miller. Angie is founder and chairman of Laura’s Village, a nonprofit inspired by her daughter, Laura. As a school teacher she has worked with a nonprofit to care for critically ill orphans overseas and also provided respite for at-risk children here in the U.S. Angie wrote Nosey Rosey to highlight her driving passions: faith, family, adoption, & special needs.

    Angie is a biological and adoptive mom to 5 grown children. In addition, she is active in the special needs community, as her oldest daughter, Laura, has severe Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Angie says, “I believe that God has created every person for a purpose. No matter what level of ability exists, everyone is able to make a positive impact on the community.”

    Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    justicefororphansny.org

    justicefororphansny.org/hope-community

    Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org

    sandraflach.com

    Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on amazon.com

    LaurasVillage.org

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    45 mins
  • Episode 485 - Prayers for Adoptive Parents with Virginia Wells
    Jun 23 2025

    "Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him.

    O my people, trust in Him at all times. Pour out your heart to Him, for God is our refuge."

    -Psalm 62:5 & 8

    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 talks with adoptive mom, Virginia Wells. Virginia is the author of the new book, Praying For a Wounded Child—Encouragement and Prayers for You and the Child You Love. Tune in to hear how adoptive and foster parents can specifically prayer for our kids.

    Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    justicefororphansny.org

    justicefororphansny.org/hope-community

    Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org

    sandraflach.com

    Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on amazon.com

    VirginiaWellsAuthor.com

    Praying For a Wounded Child - book

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    49 mins
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