I loved sharing the first part of our adoption story. Reading the words and feeling the emotions again have been the highlight of this month, National Adoption Month. I am also very grateful to be featured on Dallas Mom’s Blog and discussing Love for a Child: Overcoming the Fear of Adoption. Here is the second part … Read more
In honor of National Adoption Month I was contacted by Dallas Moms Blog to write a blog about adoption. This was such an honor as a new blog write and something I am passionate about. I loved sharing the first part of our adoption story yesterday and will share the rest tomorrow. The topic of … Read more
Our adoption story starts years before we heard about or brought our son home. It started because I always felt like I wanted to adopt. So when my husband and I were dating and discussing the future, I made sure that our future included adoption….and our future did include adoption, just not the way I … Read more
Every Friday we will share some ideas on how to improve your family values or life. The hope is that as you end a busy week and enter the weekend with your family that you can reflect on these ideas and connect as a family through them. If you ever come across something you think … Read more
When my husband and I fostered two little boys we knew nothing about them before they came to live with us. Although they were ages four and five their language skills were similar to that of two or three year olds. They struggled with putting sentences together or completing a full thoughts (in two … Read more
To all moms: Happy Mother’s Day! A baby asked God, “They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?” “Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.” The child further inquired, “But tell me, here in … Read more
If you want to give your children lifelong survival skills, teach them manners. A lack of social graces will make it more difficult for children with friends, family, teachers and life. Here is a fun song to sing with your children. To the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”. Manners are the way To … Read more