{"id":2131,"date":"2022-05-19T18:58:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T00:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/?p=2131"},"modified":"2022-05-19T19:30:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T01:30:26","slug":"foster-to-adopt-with-john-and-shannon-sorenson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/19\/foster-to-adopt-with-john-and-shannon-sorenson\/","title":{"rendered":"Foster to Adopt with John and Shannon Sorenson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23172491\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/fbbb44\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\" height=\"192\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John and Shannon Sorenson faced infertility and became foster parents. 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