41:I[185,["/_next/static/chunks/08z4tkzvltetr.js","/_next/static/chunks/121~yigv24_j6.js","/_next/static/chunks/0jo3du-icy6v2.js","/_next/static/chunks/15cy49d~_zsjj.js","/_next/static/chunks/0..ktetnpeix7.js","/_next/static/chunks/0_htf5~kl..m1.js","/_next/static/chunks/0i6hzvr84kc1r.js"],"SendEmailButton"] 43:I[63625,["/_next/static/chunks/08z4tkzvltetr.js","/_next/static/chunks/121~yigv24_j6.js","/_next/static/chunks/0jo3du-icy6v2.js","/_next/static/chunks/15cy49d~_zsjj.js","/_next/static/chunks/0..ktetnpeix7.js","/_next/static/chunks/0_htf5~kl..m1.js","/_next/static/chunks/0i6hzvr84kc1r.js"],"AddToLibraryButton"] 44:I[29721,["/_next/static/chunks/08z4tkzvltetr.js","/_next/static/chunks/121~yigv24_j6.js","/_next/static/chunks/0jo3du-icy6v2.js","/_next/static/chunks/15cy49d~_zsjj.js","/_next/static/chunks/0..ktetnpeix7.js","/_next/static/chunks/0_htf5~kl..m1.js","/_next/static/chunks/0i6hzvr84kc1r.js"],"ShareButton"] 46:I[45269,["/_next/static/chunks/08z4tkzvltetr.js","/_next/static/chunks/121~yigv24_j6.js","/_next/static/chunks/0jo3du-icy6v2.js","/_next/static/chunks/15cy49d~_zsjj.js","/_next/static/chunks/0..ktetnpeix7.js","/_next/static/chunks/0_htf5~kl..m1.js","/_next/static/chunks/0i6hzvr84kc1r.js"],"SignupCTA"] 3a:["$","h1",null,{"className":"max-w-[22ch] font-display text-[clamp(32px,4.5vw,48px)] font-medium leading-[1.05] tracking-[-0.02em] text-[color:var(--fg-1)] text-balance","children":"Craig's Adoption Story Retold: Meeting My Birth Mom, Overcoming Rejection & Finding Identity in Christ"}] 3b:["$","div",null,{"className":"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-4 gap-y-1 font-mono text-[12px] uppercase tracking-[0.1em] text-[color:var(--fg-3)]","children":[["$","time",null,{"dateTime":"2026-03-04T09:26:00.000Z","children":"March 4, 2026"}],["$","span",null,{"aria-hidden":true,"children":"·"}],["$","span",null,{"children":"00:38:20"}],false]}] 42:T554,

In this powerful episode of The Adopted Brothers Podcast, Craig shares his deeply personal adoption story — from spending his first three months in foster care to meeting his birth mom and half-sister for the first time at 47 years old.

He opens up about growing up as an adopted and “lonely” child, being teased by other kids, and wrestling with questions like, “Who am I really?” and “Do I even matter?” Craig shares the pain of knowing his birth mom never got to see or hold him after he was born, the difficulty of feeling guilt for wanting to search for his biological family, and the emotional impact of being rejected by his birth father through AncestryDNA.

Through it all, he reveals how God healed deep wounds of abandonment and rejection — wounds only Christ can truly restore. Craig talks about choosing forgiveness, finding identity in God instead of circumstances, and learning to trust that God will never abandon us, especially in the hardest seasons.

If you’re adopted, struggling with identity, battling rejection, or walking through a difficult family story, this episode will remind you: there is no shame in being adopted, and your worth is secure in Jesus.

Listen now for a powerful testimony of healing, forgiveness, and hope — one day at a time focused on Christ.