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Figuring it out together: James & Tiffany Apr 17, 2023

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Our guests today are James and Tiffany Burns. James grew up in Florida and moved to East Texas when he was 12 while Tiffany was raised in Arlington Texas. Since 2020, they have lived on our Waxahachie campus as a foster family. They have 2 preteen boys and have almost always had the max number of foster kids in their home. Tiffany has always homeschooled the children and this year they are challenging themselves to play outside for 1000 hours. The Burns have seen the hand of God through their entire fostering journey as well as what support from other Christ-followers can do. They are passionate about foster care and the need for churches to step up and surround foster families.

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Reframe Love: David & Heather Mar 20, 2023

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Our guests today are David and Heather Poole. They both grew up in the DFW area, David in Ferris and Heather in Mesquite. For the last 15 years, they have been in the small town of Palmer, Texas. They have a beautiful blended family that includes step, half, bio and foster siblings and hopefully someday adopted! David’s photographic memory and the ability to never forget a face allows him to be a great communicator. Heather’s background helps her relate to our foster children, which inspires them to take “God’s next step for us is to go even more out of our comfort zone into sharing about foster care, advocating and even recruiting with in local churches.” The Poole’s story started because of one question: “Why would we need to experience the Great Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?”

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Not Typical: Doug and Holly Feb 20, 2023

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Our guest today is Doug and Holly Yount. They both grew up in East Texas, Doug in Carthage and Holly in Jacksonville. Since 2021, they have lived in Granbury. Both have served the general public, Doug as a police officer, and Holly loves to teach. They have 3 children, a son, and twin daughters. Evan (23) and the twins, Andi and Alex recently turned 18. Andi and Alex are the first set of twins that were adopted through TBHC’s Private Infant Program. Holly has a history of twins that run on her side of the family, so you could say God had prepared their family for this adoption. The Yount’s story shows the ‘perfect picture of God’s love for us.’ They join the podcast today because “there are so many children who need the love of a parent dedicated to raising them… What better way to demonstrate God’s love?”

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Hard Choices: Amber Jan 23, 2023

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Our guests today are Amber Mullenax, our Adoption Case Manager, and Dana Holt, our Regional Foster Care and Adoption Director, who is stationed in Odessa. We have a super interesting and touching story to share today.

Amber has been with TBHC since November 2021. She came with the personal experience of being a birth mother herself. Dana became acquainted with Amber shortly after the adoption was completed.

She joins the podcast to share her passion for reaching birth moms who feel that they have no options.

Sister Energy: Woodall Jan 16, 2023

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Our guest today is Alisha Woodall and Dana Stenson. Alisha grew up in Texas, where she currently lives, and Dana grew up in California. Alisha is the Creative Marketing Director for First Look in Waxahachie. They join us today, united by the love of Jesus and their love for Alisha’s adoptive daughter Selah. Each is sharing a story of how family is always big enough for adoption. Her story is one of redemption and God's gracious gifts. They join the podcast today because they want resources to be available and a way to share that God is surprising in his blessing, even in the face of loss.

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Connections at Christmas: Jorzig Dec 19, 2022

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Our guest today is Bonnie Jorzig. She and her husband Jeff have been married for 33 years. They have 4 children and one additional child coming through adoption. They are also grandparents with one grandbaby and one on the way soon. I’m excited for Bonnie to share her experience of fostering with you today.

Bonnie and Jeff have been foster parents with TBHC for over 20 years. She is interviewed by Jami, Vice President of Programs, who was the Jorzig's former foster care case manager. Their story is one of being missionaries in your community. Bonnie joins us today furthering TBHC’s mission and hoping to encourage foster parents in the trenches of caring for kids and involve those thinking of accepting the call of foster care.

Christmas Blessings: Arrington Dec 14, 2022

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Our guest today is Kristi Arrington. Kristi and her husband Larry began organizing a gift drive 14 years ago for TBHC. Through their friends, family, and coworkers, they have blessed over a hundred children in our care over the years. They have a special heart for teens that are sometimes forgotten in the excitement that people feel when participating in a Christmas toy drive.

Join us as Kristi shares her heart for children and what motivates her and her husband to do so much.

Learn how you can be a Christmas Blessing by visiting TBHC Christmas season here.

Dignity and Meaning: Amara Nov 21, 2022

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Our guest today is Amara Bratcher “Maurie”. She lives in Odessa TX. And serves her church Mission Dorado Baptist Church in Odessa TX, in a multitude of capacities but chiefly working with youth and children!

Maurie is serving as a Trustee for TBHC and she volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate better known as CASA. I invited her today to come and share her family's story and talk about the book she wrote "The Bridge that Love Built".

Her family has a heritage of adoption. Her parents adopted and now several other siblings have fostered and adopted. Her story is one of tracing God's hand of redemption in the missing pieces of our story.

She joins the podcast today because she: “I want to help people with hard adoption stories be able to tell their story with dignity and meaning.”

"The Bridge that Love Built" by Amara Bratcher: https://www.facebook.com/thebridgethatlovebuilt/

National Adoption Month: Cashlee Nov 19, 2022

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Today’s guest is Cashlee Fox, Adoption Supervisor for TBHC. Cashlee has been with TBHC for over 3 years and works to help match children with families, and helps expectant mothers walk through the process as they choose life for their child. She loves traveling abroad doing mission work, and her favorite mission trip was to Nicaragua. She’s visiting with us today, about some lesser-known details of private infant adoption and matched adoptions, and shares some of her favorite memories from her years working in adoption.

Fierce Competitors of DWTECS: Julie and Doug Oct 25, 2022

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Join us today as we talk with Julie Farrar and Doug Barnes. Julie is the Vice President of the Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce and Doug is our former mayor. Julie & Doug were fierce competitors in our Dancing with the Ellis County Stars competition this past February, raising nearly $10,000. Hear all about their journey, their practice sessions, and the relationship they formed with their instructor, Candice Grouse.

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