For our 2nd annual Holiday Episode, Greg and Blaine talk about Joseph and some qualities that he models for other adoptive Dads to follow. Email us at justafadpodcast@gmail.com

Mike Berry from the Honestly Adoption podcast joins Greg & Blaine to talk about how to identify and address behavioral crises in your homes. This is not always a topic that parents expect to face, but Mike gives some very practical and helpful advice for parents to think about before the crisis arrives. You can find more resources from Mike and his…

Ryan North, from One Big Happy Home and the Empowered Parent podcast, joins us to talk about his family's foster and adoption journey. Ryan offers some great insights about how we should think about our role as Dads parenting children who have experienced trauma. You can find more resources from Ryan at https://www.onebighappyhome.com/ If you want …

Brian Adams, foster and adoptive Dad to two sons, joins us to talk about some of the fears and hesitations that almost kept him from deciding to foster. This is a great episode for Dads that are deciding whether or not fostering is right for their family. If you have questions, please email us at justafadpodcast@gmail.com.…

Greg and Blaine are joined by their wives, Amber and Kelly, to wrap up Season 2 and talk about marriage and the importance of a healthy marriage for Foster & Adoptive Families. Listen as we share some insights about how to communicate and stay connected in your marriage. As always, you can email us at justafadpodcast@gmail.com with questions or com…

Derry Prenkert, a Youth Pastor and adoptive Dad, joins Greg and Blaine to talk about the challenges that come with parenting kids through the middle and high school years. Derry tackles some of the myths that Dads fall prey to in these seasons and gives some very practical advice on how to engage your teens in growing their own personal faith. Plea…

Bernie Minnis, a Children's Pastor and adoptee himself, joins Blaine and Greg to share his own story and talk about some ways that Dads can engage the younger children in their homes in a conversation around faith. As always, email us at justafadpodcast@gmail.com

For this episode, Andrew Brown, Lead Pastor of Grace Christian Church in Georgetown, Kentucky, joins us to talk about how adopting his son, Jude changed his view and understanding of God. It has impacted not only his personal faith but also how he preaches and pastors his congregation. You can check out some more about Andrew and Grace Christian @ …

What happens when two families jump into fostering together and stretch a sibling group across their two homes? Andy Potter and Chuck Bump share their unusual journey with us. Listen to hear the ups and downs of their story and the moments where they had to still say yes to God even when they didn't want to. We would love to hear from you - email u…

On Episode 2 of our Faith and Fatherhood series, Jason Johnson, National Director of Church Ministry Initiatives for the Christian Alliance for Orphans, joins Blaine and Greg to talk about where God is in the pain and challenges of fostering and adopting. How can we deal with the heartache of fostering and adopting? And how do we help our children …

Mike Shyrock joins Blaine and Greg to share his story about jumping into foster care at a time when most single guys his age would be retiring and slowing down. Mike's story is truly an inspiration that foster care is something everyone can do! We would love to hear from you! Email us at justafadpodcast@gmail.com.…

Brent Parker, Pastor of The Church at Woodforest in Texas, joins Greg and Blaine to talk about the biblical metaphor of God as Father. What does it mean to call God Father? Why does the Bible, and specifically Jesus, use that metaphor? How can we help the kids in our homes who have negative or bad experiences with their earthly fathers understand a…

Join us to hear Jon Charles unique journey to becoming an adoptive Dad. He jumped in the deep end as a husband and adoptive Dad all at once. We would love to hear from you - email us at justafadpodcast@gmail.com.

Therapist and adoptive mom Susan Killeen Jones joins Greg and Blaine to talk about some of the ways that holidays can be challenging for our kids. Spoiler alert -- one of the keys is you! You can find Susan at https://www.thehonestadoption.com/ Please send stories, comments or Dad jokes to justafadposdcast@gmail.com…

Samuel Knopp shares about how they went from a family of six to a family of eight through domestic adoption. He offers some great thoughts about how to be the best Dad for our children as they grow into different seasons of life. Please send any questions, comments or Dad jokes to justafadpodcast@gmail.com.…

Jason Skaggs tells his families story of adopting their daughter McKinsey at 11 years old from the foster care system. He shares some powerful thoughts about how to sustain yourself through the ups and downs of the foster to adopt process. Please send any questions, comments or Dad jokes to justafadpodcast@gmail.com.…

Brian Troyer shares his journey in adopting his son from Korea. There are some incredible insights in the episode about the ups and downs of the adoption journey and not just assuming that we have earned the "Dad role" in our child's life. Please send any questions, comments or Dad jokes to justafadpodcast@gmail.com.…

Blaine & Greg share their stories about how they became FADs (foster & adoptive Dads) and they throw in a few Dad jokes too.

Blaine & Greg discuss some "trendy" 80s & 90s fads and explain the kinds of FADs (Foster & Adoptive Dads) that we will be talking about. We would love to hear from you. Email us at justafadpodcast@gmail.com.

Listen as Blaine & Greg explain what Just a Fad is all about. We would love to hear from you. Email us at justafadpodcast@gmail.com.