Sandra Flach

The Adoption & Foster Care Journey

Religion EN ↓ 100 episodes

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! Orphans No More is a podcast to encourage, educate, and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care, and kinship care. We aim...

Author

Sandra Flach

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Religion

Podcast website

afcjourney.podbean.com

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 489 - Finally Home with Adoptive Mom, Kristin Orphan 21.07.2025

"For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power acco...

Episode 488 - Finding Your FASD Tribe & Tools with Adoptive Mom, Crystal Dethlefs 14.07.2025

"But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither  let them be afraid." -John 14:26-27   Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for...

Episode 487 - A Candid FASD Conversation with Adoptive Mom, Sue Roseberger 07.07.2025

"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 diagnos...

Episode 486 - A Conversation with Adoptive Mom, Angie Miller 30.06.2025

"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 F...

Episode 485 - Prayers for Adoptive Parents with Virginia Wells 23.06.2025

"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 tal...

Episode 484 - Preventing Burnout with Sandra Flach 16.06.2025

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." -Matthew 11:28-30   Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for children in crisis through adop...

Episode 483 - Summer Schedules with Sandra Flach 09.06.2025

"Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." -Isaiah 43:19   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 shares how to survive summ...

Episode 482 - A Father’s Perspective with Christopher Johnson 02.06.2025

"I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service…" -Timothy 1:12   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 features her conversation with Chris Johnso...

Episode 481 - Foster Care with Dr. John DeGarmo 26.05.2025

“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you have me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” -Matthew 25:35   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 completes our National Foster Care Awareness Month...

Episode 480 - Healing Trauma Through Connection with Bethany Hall 19.05.2025

"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, Because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim freedom for the captives and Release from darkness for the prisoners,…" -Isaiah 61:1   Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for children in crisis through adopt...

Episode 479 - Love Does Not Conquer All with Peter Mutabazi 12.05.2025

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” -Jeremiah 29:11   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 her National Fost...

Episode 478 - Foster the Family with Jamie Finn 05.05.2025

"For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen." -Romans 11:36   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 kicks off Foster Care Awareness Month with Jamie Finn. Jamie is the author...

Episode 477 - Adulting & FASD with CJ Lutke 29.04.2025

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." -Romans 15:13   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 adult adoptee...

Episode 476 - Nourish with Connection with Madison Tyler 21.04.2025

"Trust in the Lord and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart. -Psalm 37:3-4   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 f...

Episode 475 - When Self-Care is a Dirty Word with Angie Proctor 14.04.2025

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” -Psalm 147:3   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 Angela Proctor, PhD. Angie currently serves as the Director of Trauma Competency & Implementation...

Episode 474 - The Fruit (Psalm 1:2-3) with Sandra Flach 07.04.2025

"But they delight in doing everything the LORD wants; Day and night they think about (meditate on) his law (His Word). They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season without fail. Their leaves never wither, and in all they do, they prosper." -Psalm 1:2-3   Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for chi...

Episode 473 - The Seasons (Psalm 1:2-3) with Sandra Flach 31.03.2025

"But they delight in doing everything the LORD wants; Day and night they think about (meditate on) his law (His Word). They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season without fail. Their leaves never wither, and in all they do, they prosper." -Psalm 1:2-3   Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for chi...

Episode 472 - The River Bank (Psalm 1:1-3) with Sandra Flach 24.03.2025

"Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with scoffers. But they delight in doing everything the LORD wants; Day and night they think about (meditate on) his law (His Word). They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season without fail. Their leaves never wither, and in all they do, they prosper." -Psalm 1...

Episode 471 - Root & Revive Wellness with Adoptive Mom, Jessica Johnson 17.03.2025

“I will give you the treasures of darkness, and riches from secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord.  I am the God of Israel who calls you by name.” -Isaiah 45:3   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...

Episode 470 - Harrison’s Hope with Mary Byrnes 10.03.2025

“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” -Romans 12:12   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, Mary Byrnes. Mary is the Co-Founder & Exec. Dir. of Harrison’s Hope, a tran...

Episode 469 - FASD Diagnostic Clinics with David Deere 03.03.2025

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.” -Proverbs 31:8-9   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 ta...

Episode 468 - Walking the Trail with Adoptive Families—Meredith Shuman 24.02.2025

“For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.” -Colossians 1:17   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 epis...

Episode 467 - Boundless Hope for Every Child with Kim Botto 17.02.2025

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declare the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” -Jeremiah 29:11   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 kids’ & stude...

Episode 466 - Fostering Wellness with Nicole Barlow 10.02.2025

"God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.” -Hebrews 6:10   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 foster and adoptiv...

Episode 465 - A Foster Brother’s Story with Michelle Snyder & Ben Snyder Jr. 03.02.2025

"Jesus said, 'For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me'… Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you or thirsty and give you something to drink? Wh...

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