Stories of Love

Foster Care Literally Rips My Heart Into Shreds

I never understood what it meant to be a foster parent until I became one. It’s more than just being a safe place for a child; it’s parents who are broken, children suffering, and families shattering before your very eyes. It’s a dark and desperate world.

Show a Vulnerable Girl Some Love

What can you do to stop abortion? Join Jodi Jackson Tucker and Theresa Marcroft as they discuss the various ways Christians can come along side women considering adoption and support them to a different option.

Supporting Women in Crisis Pregnancy

Reflections on Abortion

Few things hurt more than the betrayal of one we love, and when it is a foster or adoptive child, that hurt is especially cutting.

Reaching Second Mothers Around the World

We are so incredibly blessed that "Second Mother" has been translated into Romania, and is reaching foster and adoptive mothers in Romania and Moldova.

Waiting with Hope

About a month ago, God gave me a Christmas miracle a bit early...

Gift at My Doorstep

Her doorbell rang. When she opened the door, she saw a box-a box that would provide a much needed blessing for over three years.

The Judas Test

If you are facing the Judas Test, stand your ground with love and let God work for you...

The Judas Test

Few things hurt more than the betrayal of one we love, and when it is a foster or adoptive child, that hurt is especially cutting.

A Crib Given by a Stranger Arrived and What Happens Next is Priceless……

How did we get here as a culture? How did we as a human race let the color of our skin cause such a divide?

The Prodigal’s Mother

Jodi Jackson Tucker and Karen Springs dive into their journeys as second mothers. Join them as they unpack "Adoption Through the Rearview Mirror" and "Second Mother Bible Study"

Adoption Through the Rearview Mirror

Jodi Jackson Tucker and Karen Springs dive into their journeys as second mothers. Join them as they unpack "Adoption Through the Rearview Mirror" and "Second Mother Bible Study"

Shaping Identity

Jodi Jackson Tucker and her adopted daughter Agnes discuss how Agnes came to shape her identity from a complex history.

Who Am I?

Each of us has our own brokenness which we must integrate into an identity. Foster and adopted children especially came from broken places and must find a way to connect these pieces into a functional whole.

Parenting Multicultural Families

"Because no one but another second mother gets it." Jodi Jackson Tucker interviews two second mothers who discuss the challenges and joys of parenting a multicultural family today.

My “Bargain” Brown Baby

Let us not deter from the racial dialogue happening in our nation now. Press deeper. Ask more questions, read more articles, make more friends, listen. Let us all speak up for the gift of diversity and the value of every child in the eyes of God.

What 25+ Years of Being a Mother Has Taught Me

Children come the way they are. I got this one from my mother, who told me this long before I believed it.

I Had a Black Child and Was a Racist

I need to begin by confessing that I have had two very profound experiences that showed me I held racist beliefs.

It Starts With Me

How did we get here as a culture? How did we as a human race let the color of our skin cause such a divide?

Race in Adoption

Jodi Jackson Tucker interviews her daughter as they dive deep into the complexities of race in adoption.

I’m Single, Is Fostering Right For Me?

Should a hurdle keep your Foster Mom dreams at bay? Or should it be the catalyst that propels you into the Foster Mom life feet first?

Her Grief Healed Me

This is a repost from Sundy Goodnight’s personal blog. Read more here. Her Grief Healed Me Grief. The last few weeks, amidst the COVID-19 crisis,…

Second Mother Bible Study Walk Through – Guest Appearance on Orphans No More

"Because no one but another second mother gets it." Jodi Jackson Tucker makes a guest appearance on Orphans No More podcast with Sandra Flach. Join these adoptive moms as they dive into 'Second Mother: A Bible Study for Foster and Adoptive Moms' lesson by lesson.

A Good Day

Some days are just GOOD! And, today was one of those days. A repost from Sundy Goodnight's personal blog.