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4 Tips for Recognizing Positive Changes in Foster & Adoptive Kids
I spend very little time on Facebook because I find myself distracted and losing time because of interesting and inspiring videos and posts. One such post was a video about a little squirrel who had b...
Transfiguring Adoption Changes: Honoring Beginnings
Today, August 1, 2018, marks new beginnings for Transfiguring Adoption. When Darren and I began Transfiguring Adoption a few years ago, we initially planned to begin the process of becoming a federall...
When Children Are Property
When birth parents experience the removal of their children by child protective services, they tend to have a few different reactions: Work the Plan – Work Hard They do everything in their power...
Ellie Jelly and the Massive Mum Meltdown
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5 Questions To Ask Before/After A Disruption: Did We Do All We Could?
My son got into the car on one of the last days of school with his yearbook in hand. He commented that [our foster child I called “Little Bit”] was in the yearbook. I forgot. Inward...
The Mermaid Who Couldn’t
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6 Thoughts for Sharing Info. with Your Foster or Adoptive Child
Mom, Why…? I will never forget sitting at the dining room table one night eating dinner a family when one child suddenly and loudly blurted out, “Why do babies come out of the fagenie?R...
Does This Feel Like Foster Care? – 3 Feelings to Recognize in Children
Simple Item to Forget – Significant Lesson to Learn It started with a computer cord, or should I say a lack thereof. It was one of those “ah-ha” moments. Our family was in a crazy time of flux f...
Chris Rankin And The Elf Squad
50% of foster/adoptive parents quit the first year. The Transfiguring Adoption Elf Squad is a group of people that want to help foster/adoptive families succeed. Buying an Elf Squad membership kit no...