Episode Details

Welcome to the Called to Love Podcast! 

For this episode, I am joined by Greg and Hannah East who are both bio parents and adopted a sibling set of three boys from foster care. Greg and Hannah’s story follows a lot of the similar experiences other foster-adoptive parents have: one parent is more interested than the other, the emotional ups and downs of fostering and saying goodbye, and having to navigate new life as a family with two kids to five! Greg and Hannah offer support, encouragement, and hope their story helps other parents see they don’t have to be superhuman to do this calling. God knows we are human and being human is okay! 

I am so glad you’ve joined me for this episode. Let’s dive in! 

Key topics in this episode: 

• The family's background and motivation for foster care and adoption
• Overcoming fears and hesitations before saying “yes”
• The process of fostering and adopting sibling groups
• Dealing with grief and loss in foster care
• The importance of church and community support
• Balancing love and pain in foster and adoptive parenting
• God's faithfulness through challenging seasons
• Practical ways to support foster families

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You can email me your questions about adoption and foster care at somercolbert@gmail.com. 

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Called to Love is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To learn more, check out their other shows or resources, head to their website: https://www.christianparenting.org/