Meeting you right where you are on your foster care journey, this is The Forgotten Podcast.

I want to encourage even couples out there who maybe there's a little frustration because they're not in the same page.

Maybe take a step back and ask yourself, but are we reading the same book?

And if the answer is yes,

like, man, celebrate that. That's good.

Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. Welcome back to the Forgotten podcast. If you are part of the foster care

community, passionate about serving or simply interested in learning more, we are here for you.

Well, today you get to hear my conversation with a good friend, Jason Johnson.

We're tackling a question we often get, what if I feel called to become a foster parent, but my spouse isn't in the same place?

I want to say at the start, it is okay to be at different

places. In fact, that's very normal. Rarely in marriage are both of us moving towards the same

end goal at the exact same speed. God has wired each of us differently, and there's beauty in that.

We need each other. I know how grateful I am for the discernment and

steadiness of my husband, Clint. He makes me feel safe when I'm ready to jump headlong into something

without counting the cost, and I, on the other hand, help push him out of his comfort zone and into what I

consider an adventure of a lifetime, like having seven kids, for example.

Of course, our differences can also create opportunities for conflict, and today we are going

to talk about how to understand our spouses better so that we can get to the heart of the matter.

Now, before we start, I want to remind you that you can find my takeaways

from today's conversation along with more from Jason at the forgotten podcast.org. So be sure

to check that out after you listen. All right, let's do this. Here is my conversation with

Jason Johnson.

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