When you adopt an older child (which for us has been 18 months and older), it’s tough to know when your kids need you or when they are just playing you. I lean towards love and understanding, but sometimes it bites me in the butt. Reason #247 for adopting older children: unlike babies, they usually [...]
After another VERY challenging day with my kids I started down that all too familiar road of having a party for one… a pity party. “poor me” “it isn’t fair” ‘why does it always have to be so hard” As a rule I allow myself to have these moments, but I don’t allow them to [...]
Watching movies as a family is something we do every week. It’s been our Sunday tradition for over a decade. These days it can be increasingly difficult to get everyone’s eyes and ears on the same screen since we can now stream video into our computers, Ipods, smart phones, and… oh yeah… televisions. So we [...]
Vomit? Gross! I apologize, but when building attachment in adopted children I’ve seen this time and time again. Helping a sick kid is a lot like that trust exercise where you fall back to see if the person catches you. It’s happened with all six of my kiddos. Let me explain. We had recently brought [...]
Ryun Hovind and MéLisa Lomelino are high school sweethearts who share a passion to help children in need. Early in their relationship the couple donated their time at group homes to help foster children and they raised money for foster care ... Continue Reading »
Living in Ethiopia over the past 9 months has completely opened my eyes and heart to a culture I never knew existed having grown up in suburban Louisiana. I’ve had the opportunity to write for an organization called CURE international that provides free operations for children with disabilities. I’ve met families from all different walks [...]
This morning as I drove my daughters to school Savannah (my middle schooler) brought up the discussion of genetics. She was primping herself in the visor mirror and pondering “What will I look like when I grow up?” NOTE : THIS IS HOW YOUR CHILD BRINGS UP IMPORTANT ADOPTION CONVERSATIONS SO BE AWARE OF THEM [...]
ADOPTIVE DAD. An acronym describing the job of being an adoptive dad. These are my thoughts but I’m no recruiter. The good news here is that you are your own boss, so you can change the job description to match what’s important to you. Always there Dad before self Off-duty Parent not friend Training Initiate [...]
I suspect the feeling you get when you are “trying to get pregnant” is the closest thing to what people go through when they are waiting to adopt. It’s gotta be especially tough if you have already gone through the “trying to get pregnant” phase first. For those who have also tried to have a [...]
A lot of people think you’ve either had to be adopted yourself, or have adopted a child to be an adoption advocate. Wrong. The number of adopted children continues to grow in our country as well as the number of people seeking to adopt. If you have a heart for children who need to be [...]
Ryun Hovind and MéLisa Lomelino are high school sweethearts who share a passion to help children in need. Early in their relationship the couple donated their time at group homes to help foster children and they raised money for foster care ... Continue Reading »
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