My friend Marian linked to these great thoughts at Urban Servant
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Parenting a strong-willed child is challenging work, even more so when a child comes into your family later in life. Parents have to be the boundary, the wall, showing children clearly what is right and wrong. But within the wall there must be a heart. Eventually, as maturity comes, our children will do right...
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Have been meaning to share a few pictures of my baby’s birthday. I probably shouldn’t really call her a baby anymore, because she’s FOUR. But she’s still the shortest one in the house. That’s close enough for me. ———– I’ll close the contest for the $30 Childrens’ Place gift card on Monday morning, so...
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I am very honored to be guest-posting today on the topic of adoption over at my friend Shannon’s blog! Thanks for letting me speak my piece, Shannon!
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Our new girls, ages 10 and 12, have been home exactly one year and we still have plenty of days where things go much less than smoothly. Days when rules grate and pain bubbles over and all they can think that the old life was oh, so much better. Today was one of those...
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I am just heartsick over this news. Please pray for Steven Curtis Chapman and his family. His Cinderella went to be with Jesus today. Technorati Tags: Adoption, Steven Curtis Chapman
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I have a friend named Erin whose family looks a lot like mine: a mix of adopted African and Asian kids along with several kids born to her. One difference, however, is that two of her precious Ethiopian children, Belane and Solomon, are HIV+. She asked readers of her blog to share these facts...
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… to go yard-saling again this AM, but I do have a real post up over at my adoption blog if you’re interested. Back later.
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Our daughters have a good friend in Ethiopia. Her name is Tsion and she has been waiting at the AAI child care center for over a year now. She is starting to feel discouraged, wondering if she will ever get a family. She is 13 years old and she has three siblings, you see–...
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… as much as I want to write something warm or witty or encouraging or insightful, the empty text box just seems to want to stay empty. This business of helping new kids settle in is hard work. The moods. The emotions. The ups and downs. I know it’s tough to BE the new...
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