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From Disappointment to Hope: Trusting God’s Love
My son asked for some of my candy bar. I gave him a piece of it. He responded with. “I love you mom.” My question for him was, “Do you still love me when I say no?” See I’ve found his love to feel more than a bit conditional. I…
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Exploring Anne’s Roots: A Family Trip to China
Then: Ten years ago my husband Eric, and I flew to China to meet our daughter Anne and bring her home. She was only a year old. As she grew we showed her pictures and videos from our two weeks spent in her birth country. She told us she wanted…
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The Importance of One-on-One Dates with Your Kids
The author reflects on a meaningful lunch date with their son, highlighting a newfound maturity in him and the importance of communication. They discuss feelings, affirmations, needs, ownership, and struggles during the date, leading to a deeper connection. The experience emphasizes the value of one-on-one time with children.
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Exploring Birth Country: A Family’s Adoption Journey
Our family is preparing to take a trip to our child’s birth country for the first time since adoption of our daughter ten years ago. As soon as our daughter was old enough to talk, she wanted to go back to her birth country and see and experience everything we…
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Building Bonds: The Benefits of Contacting Birth Families
This post is for foster parents and/or adoptive parents who do have the option for birth family relationships. I know some adopted children are unfortunately not given any birth family information or option for contact. Children in those circumstances still need to be able to honor their lost family and…
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God’s Promise: Preparing a Place for You
In the Bible when Jesus is talking about leaving earth, He tells the disciples that He is leaving to prepare a place for them. He tells them will one day return to take them to that place to be with Him. This verse came alive to me this week, when…
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Essential Tips for Foster Parents on Court Days
As a foster parent, when I prepare for a day spent in family court this is what I do. First, let’s pack the bag. Included in this bag are: 1.) Snacks/food. First, I consider the child I am taking with me (usually a baby 0-2 years.) Second, I consider myself.…
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The Importance of Active Rest for Foster Parents
I was doing a workout the other day and the coach lead me through a weightless piece. I cooperated because I figured the girl on the screen ((I was using a Tonal machine) should know best. It wasn’t until I was a couple minutes into these weightless moves that the…
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From Heartbreak to Happiness: My Foster Care Story
Just the other day: I was busy getting my youngest ready for a field trip to a local pumpkin patch. I was thinking only of getting our lunches together, and getting out the door on time. As I drove, it hit me. I’ve been to this pumpkin patch before. The…
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Dreamer.
When you think of dreamers do you think of people who don’t live in reality? Do you think of Joseph in the bible, having dreams, interpreting dreams, and being sold into slavery because of a dream? I wonder how many of us are dreamers, but no one knows because we…
The Road to You 