Wise Thoughts From A Clever Foster – Adoptive Mom
6 Ways to Make a Home Welcoming for Foster and Adoptive Children
We recently stayed at a hotel where we first could find no place to park. After parking far away, Darren checked us in and asked what there was to do around the hotel. The individual said that ...
Dr. Purvis, Thank You for Using Your Words
A real life superhero died April 12, 2016. Dr. Karyn Purvis changed the lives and homes of orphans and foster and adopted children around the world and the lives of their caregivers. In our home, we l...
3 Fun Activities to Discover More About Your Foster or Adoptive Family
Activities for the Whole Family What Is Your Family Good At? People inside a family want to help each other succeed. They stick together. No matter if you’re in a foster family, adoptive family ...
4 Things We Learned Vacationing with Foster and Adoptive Children
Darren and I love to travel, and as prospective parents, we dreamed of sharing adventures with our children. So imagine our dismay when our first 6-hour drive as a family ended in us arriving at our d...
Dealing with Fear in Foster and Adopted Children
The Power of Fear Fear is powerful. How do you respond when you are afraid? Do you respond more harshly? Do you yell more? Do you shut down? Do you run away? What happens to you physically? If you tun...
A Letter to My Pre-Adoptive Self
An Emotional Journey This spring I am taking part in a book study of A Place I Didn’t Belong: Hope for Adoptive Moms by Paula Freeman. I am admittedly so far behind the study schedule. I was doi...
Blindfolded Dinners – Dealing with Picky Eaters
“What’s that?!” “I’m not eating THAT!” “That’s gross!” “I don’t like that stuff!” “But you’ve never tried it!”...