When Your Adopted Child Wants Their “Real Mommy.”
Adoptive parents, it’s going to happen. It’s not a matter of “if,” it’s a matter of “when.”
Adoptive parents, it’s going to happen. It’s not a matter of “if,” it’s a matter of “when.”
I never would have thought that a commercial on the radio could bring me to tears, but it did.
Last night my wife and I had the honor of hosting our monthly adoption support group in our home. We do this once a month and it’s always refreshing. While the group is made up of adoptive parents most have been, or currently are, active foster parents. As we sat around our dining room table, enjoying one another’s company, I posed this question to the group- “What are some things you wish your case managers knew?”
I’m going to get a little vulnerable for a moment and write purely from a parent’s heart.
I’m going to get a little vulnerable for a moment and write purely from a parent’s heart.
Early this morning, as I was brewing coffee and preparing to read and study, I took notice of our homemade ant farm. You heard me right- we have a homemade ant farm…in a glass jar…with ants we collected from our kitchen sink when they began to swarm due to warmer temperatures. Here’s a picture:
Whether it’s a birthday, Christmas, Mother’s Day or just an ordinary day of the week, my wife is an amazing mother and care-giver for our family. This post is for her.
I love to travel. In fact, one of my favorite things to do is load up our 12-passenger van (it’s true, we really have one), and head out on vacation with my wife and kids. I’m excited for our next trip, coming this July!
I’m a busy person. I mean, BUSY, with a big fat capital B (and U-S-Y too, I guess)!