Mal + Kate are wrapping up Season 5 of the Funding Love Adoption Podcast with a recap of the 2025 Adoptive Family Vacation! Joining them are Funding Love Vacation Director, Sarah Basham, and Funding Love Director of Finance (who also traveled as a Magic Maker this trip), Jen McWilliams!

Tune in as they share all about our 2025 AFV, the impact it made, and how our donors made this trip one of our most magical vacations yet!

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This week, Mal + Kate welcome guest Janelle Basham to talk all about supporting the birth mom community. Janelle is the Executive Director of BraveLove, a nonprofit transforming the narrative of adoption by honoring birth mothers and fostering understanding through education, support, and storytelling. As a birth mom herself, Janelle brings passion and lived insight to her mission of empowering others and building bridges within the adoption community. With a background in private adoption and foster care, she is committed to honoring the journeys of those involved in adoption.

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Your Season 5 BONUS EPISODE is here!

This week, Mal + Kate talk with guest Shannon Scott, as she shares her story, heart for adoption, and involvement with Funding Love.

Shannon Scott is a passionate Bible teacher with nearly 30 years of experience in ministry and leadership. She has a deep love for the local church and is particularly passionate about ministry to women, believing in the transformative power of God’s Word. After many years serving on church staff, Shannon now works with QAVA, a ministry in Franklin, Tennessee, where she leads initiatives and creates content for the broader Church. She is also the host of The Everything Made Beautiful Podcast, encouraging listeners to find God’s faithfulness in every season of life. Outside of her ministry and work, Shannon is a wife, mother, and dog lover. She has been married
to Jeffrey for 26 years, and together, they have raised three adult children. Shannon and Jeffrey
also share their home with three pups and reside outside of Nashville, Tennessee.

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Funding Love LOVES birth moms. We believe they are worthy and deserving of post-adoption support. This week, Mal + Kate talk about how you can support your child’s birth moms, regardless of how open your adoption is.

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In this episode of the Funding Love Adoption Podcast, Mal and Kate discuss what it looks like to bond with your newly adopted baby. They share their own experiences while giving a few tips they picked up along the way.

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So you’ve been matched and have done your best to prepare your home for brand new baby. Now, the moment is here and expectant mom is delivering the baby!

What does that look like?

What is the right thing to do, say, expect?

This week, Mal and Kate chat as Kate shares all about her hospital experiences as an adoptive mom and what to expect in the hospital when you’re adopting a new baby.

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We’re right in the middle of Season 5 of the Funding Love Adoption Podcast, and this episode, Mal + Kate chat about what it looks like to prepare your home, heart, + family to bring home the baby you’ve been matched with.

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This week in the Funding Love Adoption Podcast, Mal + Kate talk about what to expect when it comes to THE call; the call that all hopeful adoptive parents dream of hearing - “You’ve been matched!”

Listen along as they share their encouragement, advice, and personal stories of getting THE call!

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