We Couldn't Get Pregnant Then Foster Care Made Us Parents

Our House with The Smylies · Aug 6, 2026 · 1h 1m

For eight years, Desi and Steve hoped and prayed for a child. When doctors told them pregnancy was no longer likely, they had to face the possibility that becoming parents might look completely different from what they had imagined.

Then, during an anniversary dinner, Steve said the words Desi had been trying to avoid: “We’re being called to foster care.”

In this episode, Desi and Steve share their honest journey through infertility, foster care, adoption, grief, faith, and learning to trust God when life did not go according to plan.

They talk openly about the fear of becoming attached to a…