Dream Small Podcast
Jason and Whitney Small
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How to Survive Summer Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Joy)
Summer is supposed to be the season of slowing down, making memories, and enjoying extra time together as a family.But for many foster, adoptive, and biological families, summer can quickly feel…
What Happened After We Said Yes To Foster Care | 8 Years Later
What Happened After We Said Yes To Foster CareEight years ago, we said yes to foster care.At the time, we had no idea how much that simple decision would change our lives. We couldn't have imagined…
No Child Should Spend Their Worst Day In A Cubicle | Jenni Tice of Lily Pad
What happens to children in the hours after they enter foster care?Most people never think about it.They picture courtrooms, foster homes, case workers, and placements. But before any of that…
What Foster Parents Wish You Knew: Insights and Realities
May is Foster Care Awareness Month, and in this episode we wanted to do something different.Instead of only sharing our own thoughts, we asked foster parents what they wish everyone else understood…
We Blame Foster Care Case Workers For A Broken System They Didn’t Create
What is it really like to be a foster care case worker?In this powerful and emotional conversation, we sit down with former Indiana DCS case worker, foster/adoptive mom, and child advocate Moriah…
How to Support Foster Families
Foster care was never meant to be done alone.In this episode, we kick off Foster Care Awareness Month with a conversation that is both deeply personal and incredibly practical. After years of…
The Real Life of Foster Care: What People Don’t See | E45
The Real Life of Foster Care: What People Don’t SeeMay is Foster Care Awareness Month, and while a lot of people are familiar with the idea of foster care, far fewer understand what it actually looks…
Reunification in Foster Care: Why It Matters and Why It Hurt | E44
Life Update / Conversation SetupThis week, we sit down with Josh Cortez, pastor at Westfield Friends Church and foster dad of nearly eight years. He and his wife have had over 10 kids in their home,…
When Foster Placements Disrupt: When Saying Goodbye Is Sometimes Necessary
Disrupting a foster placement is one of the hardest and most painful parts of foster care, and it is something people rarely talk about honestly.In this episode, Jason and Whitney open up about the…
From Fear to Faith: Our Medically Fragile Foster Care Story
In this episode, Jason and Whitney talk about their unexpected journey into medically fragile foster care and how quickly their lives changed when they said yes to what they thought would be a short,…
Don’t Let Foster Care Harden Your Heart
If your church, conference, or organization would like Jason and Whitney to speak about foster care, adoption, or living a meaningful life through small acts of faithfulness, you can contact them at…
Episode 40 - Lessons from the Every Child Symposium: Wilderness Seasons, Big Yeses, and Why Foster Parents Matter
If your church, conference, or organization would like Jason and Whitney to speak about foster care, adoption, or living a meaningful life through small acts of faithfulness, you can contact them at…
Episode 39 - Foster Care Goodbyes: The Hardest Part of Loving Foster Kids
Foster care is built around one painful reality that many people don't talk about: goodbye is the goal.In this episode of the Dream Small Podcast, Jason and Whitney open up about the different kinds…
Episode 38 - How to Keep Your Marriage Strong While Fostering and Parenting Kids with Trauma
Episode SummaryMarriage is hard. Add kids. Add trauma. Add foster care. Add special needs. Now multiply the stress.In this episode of the Dream Small Podcast, Jason and Whitney talk honestly about…
Episode 37 - Adoption Day: What It Really Feels Like to Finalize an Adoption From Foster Care
Adoption day is often imagined as a magical finish line. A perfect moment where everything suddenly changes. But the reality is both simpler and deeper than that.In this deeply personal episode of…
Episode 36 - How One Nonprofit Is Changing the Foster Care Experience in Indiana
Foster care is hard. Not just emotionally, but practically. Kids often arrive with nothing. Families are stretched thin. Support can feel fragmented or temporary.In this episode of the Dream Small…
Episode 35 - The Truth About Foster Care Money: Per Diems, Reimbursements, and Reality
There’s a common myth that foster parents “do it for the money.” In this episode of the Dream Small Podcast, we walk through the real financial support foster parents receive in Indiana, including…
Episode 34 - A Long Week in a Foster Family: Real Life, Sick Kids, and the Power of Community
Some weeks feel like a year. And for foster and adoptive families, those weeks often come with sick kids, missed church services, packed calendars, emotional exhaustion, and moments where you wonder…
Episode 33 - From Grassroots to Gospel Impact: Building a Thriving Foster Care Ministry in the Church with Deidra Smith
What does it actually take for a church to support foster and adoptive families well, not just in theory, but in real, practical ways?In this powerful episode of the Dream Small Podcast, Jason and…
Episode 32 - Wait… That’s a Rule?! The Foster Care Rules Nobody Warns You About
Foster care comes with paperwork, training, and background checks, but no one really prepares you for the surprise rules. In this episode of the Dream Small Podcast, Jason and Whitney pull back the…
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Dream Small Podcast has published 52 episodes since May 2025, covering topics in Christianity, Kids & Family.
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