• Episode 515 - Nutrition Series with Dr. Jerrod Brown, Part 3—ADHD
    Jan 19 2026

    “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." -Matthew 6:33

    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, brings you the 3rd in her 4-part series on Nutrition with Dr. Jerrod Brown. Today Dr. Brown unpacks the vital role nutrition plays in the brain and body of individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

    To view Dr. Brown’s slides for this episode, check out the Justice For Orphans’ YouTube channel HERE.

    Listen to Sandra’s conversation with Dr. Brown on Episode 515 wherever you get your podcasts.

    Register for your chance to win a free signed copy of Soul Care Saturday—52 Devotions for Foster & Adoptive Moms HERE.

    Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    The Adoption & Foster Care Journey

    AFCJ on YouTube

    justicefororphansny.org

    justicefororphansny.org/hope-community

    Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org

    sandraflach.com

    Soul Care Saturday—52 Devotions for Foster and Adoptive Moms

    Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon

    Filled Retreat

    Mobilize Ohio

    ReNew Retreat in NC

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    1 ora e 8 min
  • Episode 514 - Nutrition Series with Dr. Jerrod Brown, Part 2—FASD
    Jan 12 2026

    "Jesus replied, 'You must love the LORD with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And a second is equally important: Love your neighbor as yourself.’” -Matthew 22:37-39

    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, brings you the second part in her 4-part series on Nutrition with Dr. Jerrod Brown. Today Dr. Brown unpacks the vital role nutrition plays in the brain and body of individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

    To view Dr. Brown’s slides for this episode, check out the Justice For Orphans’ YouTube channel HERE.

    Listen to Sandra’s conversation with Dr. Brown on Episode 514 wherever you get your podcasts.

    Register for your chance to win a free signed copy of Soul Care Saturday—52 Devotions for Foster & Adoptive Moms HERE.

    Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    The Adoption & Foster Care Journey

    AFCJ on YouTube

    justicefororphansny.org

    justicefororphansny.org/hope-community

    Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org

    sandraflach.com

    Soul Care Saturday—52 Devotions for Foster and Adoptive Moms

    Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon

    Filled Retreat

    Mobilize Ohio

    ReNew Retreat in NC

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    1 ora e 11 min
  • Episode 513 - Nutrition Series with Dr. Jerrod Brown, Part 1—Trauma
    Jan 5 2026

    “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See,I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” -Isaiah 43:18-19

    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, kicks off her 4-part series on Nutrition with Dr. Jerrod Brown. Today Dr. Brown unpacks the vital role nutrition plays in the brain and body of individuals who have experienced trauma.

    To view Dr. Brown’s slides for this episode, check out the Justice For Orphans’ YouTube channel HERE.

    Listen to Sandra’s conversation with Dr. Brown on Episode 513 wherever you get your podcasts.

    Register for your chance to win a free signed copy of Soul Care Saturday—52 Devotions for Foster & Adoptive Moms HERE.

    Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    The Adoption & Foster Care Journey

    AFCJ on YouTube

    justicefororphansny.org

    justicefororphansny.org/hope-community

    Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org

    sandraflach.com

    Soul Care Saturday—52 Devotions for Foster and Adoptive Moms

    Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon

    Filled Retreat

    Mobilize Ohio

    ReNew Retreat in NC

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    1 ora e 14 min
  • Episode 512 - Showing Up For Kids in Foster Care with Kim Patton
    Dec 29 2025

    "Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. Though you do not now see Him, you believe in Him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,…" -1 Peter 1:8

    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, talks with Kim Patton. Kim is an adoptive and foster mama living in North Carolina. with her husband and 2 daughters. She writes online, has been the host of the Book Therapy podcast since 2022. Her book, “Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well Through Difficult Seasons” encourages readers to recognize personal growth amidst hard times. She is passionate about depending on God as she takes care of herself and others.

    Listen to Sandra’s conversation with Kim Patton on Episode 512 wherever you get your podcasts.

    Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    The Adoption & Foster Care Journey

    justicefororphansny.org

    justicefororphansny.org/hope-community

    Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org

    sandraflach.com

    Soul Care Saturday—52 Devotions for Foster and Adoptive Moms

    Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon

    Filled Retreat

    Mobilize Ohio

    ReNew Retreat in NC

    KimPatton.com

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    1 ora e 3 min
  • Episode 511 - Advent—Love Arrives, Shines & Saves with Sandra Flach
    Dec 22 2025

    "In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another." -1 John 4:9-10

    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, completes her annual Advent series. Tune in this week as she shares the final Advent message about the arrival of God’s greatest gift of love.

    She also shares a Holiday Survival Parenting Tip and a prayer for foster and adoptive parents.

    Listen to Sandra’s Advent message—Love Arrives, Shines & Saves on Episode 511 wherever you get your podcasts.

    Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    The Adoption & Foster Care Journey

    justicefororphansny.org

    justicefororphansny.org/hope-community

    Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org

    sandraflach.com

    Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon

    Filled Retreat

    ReNew Retreat in NC

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    28 min
  • Episode 510 - Advent—The Arrival of Joy with Sandra Flach
    Dec 15 2025

    “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” -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, continues her annual Advent series. Tune in this week as Sandra shares a message about the arrival of joy.

    She also shares a Holiday Survival Parenting Tip and a prayer for foster and adoptive parents.

    Listen to Sandra’s Advent message—The Arrival of Joy on Episode 510 wherever you get your podcasts.

    Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    The Adoption & Foster Care Journey

    justicefororphansny.org

    justicefororphansny.org/hope-community

    Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org

    sandraflach.com

    Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon

    Filled Retreat

    ReNew Retreat in NC

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    36 min
  • Episode 509 - Advent—Peace at Home with Sandra Flach
    Dec 8 2025

    “Jesus said, I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” -John 16:33

    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 annual Advent series. Tune in this week as Sandra shares a message about peace—let there be peace at home and let it begin with me!

    She also shares a Holiday Survival Parenting Tip and a prayer for foster and adoptive parents.

    Listen to Sandra’s Advent message—Peace at Home on Episode 509 wherever you get your podcasts.

    Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    The Adoption & Foster Care Journey

    justicefororphansny.org

    justicefororphansny.org/hope-community

    Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org

    sandraflach.com

    Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon

    Filled Retreat

    ReNew Retreat in NC

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    40 min
  • Episode 508 - Advent—A Mountain of Hope with Sandra Flach
    Dec 1 2025

    "Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and throwninto the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." -Mark 11:22-23

    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.

    This week, host Sandra Flach kicks off December with her annual Advent series. Tune in as Sandra shares a message of hope along with a Holiday Survival Parenting Tip, and a prayer for foster and adoptive parents.

    Listen in to Sandra’s Advent message on Episode 508 wherever you get your podcasts.

    Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    The Adoption & Foster Care Journey

    justicefororphansny.org

    justicefororphansny.org/hope-community

    Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org

    sandraflach.com

    Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon

    Filled Retreat

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    31 min