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Singleness and the Desire to Be a Mother: A Story of Foster Care, Adoption & Hope- Episode 1059
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- May 12, 2026
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Summary
We recently recorded an episode of Single Purpose League about mothering, and as soon as we finished, I looked at the team and said, “Should we share this with the larger That Sounds Fun audience?” With Mother’s Day this past Sunday, we recognize how complicated that day can be for so many of us. For some, you’re mourning the loss of your mom or the mom you’d hope for. For others, you’re mourning the fact that you can’t biologically have children. And for others, you’re carrying the tension of being a mom while also wrestling with the fact that it’s harder than you ever could have imagined. In this episode from Single Purpose League, you’re going to hear a conversation between myself, Katy Boatman who co-leads Single Purpose League with me, and our friend, Christen who is a single mom of two adopted little boys. Our hope is that whatever emotion this day holds, you’ll be reminded that the story God writes is full of hope and purpose, even if it’s harder than you would have imagined. If you’re not married right now, and you want to hear more conversations like this, we’d love to get to know you in Single Purpose League! We drop a new episode once a month over on Patreon and then we get to chat it up and talk about it together on our monthly livestreams. It’s a blast and we still have a lot of fun things planned for SPL this year. Check it out at singlepurposeleague.com. Find the show notes here . . . . Eddie Kaufholz and I are hitting the road in May and June for The Buddies Tour and we want to see you there! We’re heading to 6 different cities and y’all this is going to be a night of just pure fun. Get your tickets at thebuddiestour.com. . . . . Thank you to our sponsors: Boll and Branch: Get 15% off your first order plus free shipping at BollAndBranch.com/thatsoundsfu…