# From Foster Care to Family: A Story of Healing and Second Chances with Christie Werts

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Podcast: [Fostering Change](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fostering-change-249935)
Published: 2026-05-19T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://youtu.be/KePBAJlIu2o
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Duration seconds: 1339

## Resource

On this episode of Fostering Change, Rob Scheer is joined by Christie Werts, a former foster youth, Army veteran, author, and adoptive mother whose life has come full circle through foster care. Christie shares her journey in her book, Life’s Sad Story, God’s Love Story, tracing a path from childhood trauma and separation to healing, compassion, and building a family of her own. This is an especially emotional conversation for Rob, who reflects openly on the painful experience of his own mother leaving him and his siblings — and the lasting impact that loss has had throughout his life. Together, Rob and Christie explore how childhood trauma shapes identity, how healing can emerge in unexpected ways, and what it means to return to the foster care system — not as a child, but as a parent determined to create something different. At the center of Christie’s story is compassion: a decision to foster and later adopt her husband’s ex-wife’s child in order to keep siblings connected and together. And by the end of the conversation, Christie leaves listeners with a message that becomes the emotional heartbeat of the episode: this is ultimately a love story — about God, healing, and hope. As Christie shares: “There’s a love story ahead of you. And it’s gonna be ok.” Episode Highlights Christie’s journey from foster youth to foster and adoptive parent The emotional impact of childhood separation and abandonment How trauma and healing can exist side by side A remarkable decision to keep siblings together through adoption The role of faith, compassion, and second chances in rebuilding family About the Guest Christie Werts is a former foster youth, Army veteran, author, speaker, and mother of five whose life has come full circle through foster care and adoption. After experiencing…

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