You're listening to the Forgotten podcast, bringing voice to the foster care community.

And I thought, as I walked back into my house that God had blessed us with, and I looked around and I saw empty space. And I saw places where someone can sit

in a bed where someone can sleep. And I thought, God, you've given me this wonderful life. And how

can I not share that with someone else? Welcome back to the Forgotten Podcast. I'm your host, Jamie Cabe. And in every episode of this podcast, I get to bring you stories of those in the foster care community. And today is no exception. Today we're going to talk with Lindsay M.zwiler.

Lindsay is a mom, a business owner, and a pastor's wife. She says her eyes were opened and her life

was transformed when she became a foster parent. She and her husband, Corey, live in West Virginia

with their kids, two biological, one that they adopted, and as she says, whoever else the Lord

brings their way. I want to ask Lindsay about her journey to becoming a

foster parent and what it's been like since, but I also really want to explore her relationship

with the biological parents, the parents of the kids that she's cared for, and how her perspective

has changed over years when she looks at them and thinks of them.

And now here's my interview with Lindsay M. Swiler.

Well, Lindsay, it is good to have you on this podcast today.

I am looking forward to talking with you.

Thanks for being here.

Thanks.

Thanks for having me.

One thing I want to get started, Lindsay, by just helping folks get to know you.

So if you can tell us a little bit about your family and then how you started the journey to foster care to adoption in the first place.

Sure, sure.

Corey and I have been married for almost 10 years, getting ready to come up on 10 years.

We both come from wonderful families.

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