Singleness and the Desire to Be a Mother: A Story of Foster Care, Adoption & Hope- Episode 1059

About this episode

Annie F. Downs discusses the complexities of motherhood and singleness with guests Katy Boatman and Christen, focusing on hope and purpose in challenging circumstances.

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…

People in this episode

Host: Annie F. Downs

Guests: Katy Boatman, Christen

Topics covered

• motherhood
• foster care
• adoption
• hope
• singleness
• Mother's Day

Keywords

• motherhood
• foster care
• adoption
• singleness
• hope
• Mother's Day
• Single Purpose League

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Single Purpose League, That Sounds Fun Network

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