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 [...]
Anyone else have a neighbor that you can’t stand? You know that weasel-faced pointy eared guy who skulks around scowling and complaining about your family? I don’t want to get too specific, but he’s that short dude with hair in his ears that drives a Pontiac, wears horn-rimmed glasses, walks with a limp, and talks [...]
Let me set the stage for you. Ryun and I live in Los Angeles. We have no family out here and very few close friends. Therefore we don’t get a lot of help with our kiddos. Money isn’t plentiful, but it’s enough. Date night happens almost never. We have doubled the size of our children [...]
I recently brought my four oldest kids [18, 15, 11, and 8] to Malibu Creek State Park to go camping for two nights. Did I need help? Let’s see 1 dad and four kids…. Yeah, of course I did. And thankfully my close friend Nathan accepted my invitation. Either he took great pity on me [...]
We’ve all been there. Imagine as a kid that you’re stuck in a shopping cart on a loooong shopping spree and the only thing getting you through is the hope that mom or dad will buy you a treat or perhaps… maybe… hopefully… if you’re really good… they’ll let you buy a glorious piece of [...]
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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