Episode 192: The Journey of Becoming Foster Parents (w/ Jonah & Sarah Wilson)
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2023
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
“Being a foster parent was always something that had been on my mind…”
I am excited to have two of my favorite people on the podcast today: Jonah and Sarah Wilson! Sarah is part of our team here at TFI and grew up with foster siblings. So becoming a foster parent was always something she personally wanted to pursue.
When Sarah and Jonah got married, their conversations turned to when the “right time” was to become foster parents and biological parents. While they knew they wanted to be in a stable place for either, they agreed that becoming foster parents would come first.
In our conversation, Jonah and Sarah share the details of what it looked like to become foster parents, where the journey differed from their expectations, how they navigated both the good and the hard parts of foster care, their perspective as both foster and adoptive parents, encouragement they have for other foster parents, and so much more.
I loved this episode, and I know you will too!
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Show Notes: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/jonah-sarah-wilson-192/
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| 0:00.0 | Sharing the stories of the foster care community, this is The Forgotten podcast. |
| 0:06.3 | Without walking through those things, you won't experience the grace of God in the ways that you would have otherwise. |
| 0:14.9 | And so through the long days, I just encourage them to remember. It will be finished someday. |
| 0:24.9 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. Welcome back to the Forgotten podcast, where we are highlighting the |
| 0:30.1 | stories of the people of foster care. With every episode, our goal is to help you better |
| 0:35.5 | understand the foster care community. We want to bring |
| 0:38.6 | you hope and encouragement in your journey and help you support the agency workers, foster parents, |
| 0:44.8 | vulnerable adults, and children in foster care right where you live. If you want to learn more |
| 0:50.6 | about TFI, catch up on past episodes, read engaging articles, or partner with us |
| 0:56.2 | on mission with a gift of any amount, head over to the forgotten initiative.org. We are in this |
| 1:04.4 | together. Thank you for listening and engaging with us. We love having you as part of our family. |
| 1:11.5 | Okay, it is time. |
| 1:13.5 | Let's do this. |
| 1:20.6 | Well, today on the podcast, |
| 1:22.5 | I have two of my very favorite people with me. |
| 1:26.0 | In fact, I wore my blazer for this very special episode. |
| 1:31.7 | Jonah and Sarah Wilson, thanks for coming on today. I'm so happy to have you here. |
| 1:36.3 | Thanks for having us. We're excited. |
| 1:38.7 | Sarah actually works with me at the Forgotten Initiative, and Jonah is her husband, so he is also part of the TFI |
| 1:47.2 | family, just because, right, Jonah? |
| 1:49.9 | That's right. |
| 1:50.9 | So we're really excited to hear your story. Before you became part of the TFI family, |
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