I don't need a special month to celebrate the blessings of adoption. I live them! With 3 of my 4 blessings being adopted, we thank God each day for the way He sought fit to bring together our family. Maybe you are asking yourself if this is an ...
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Is Your Child Discouraged?
The Book is Still Being Written One of my children is discouraged. No, I won't share names or details. It doesn't matter. They have made a few mistakes. Who among us hasn't? This child feels the mistakes have doomed them ...
Mom Pain
Incredible joy. Unspeakable pain. This has been my parenting journey. I have traveled from the heartbreak of infertility to the miracle of answered prayers – from the birth of new life to the death of dreams. My only regret: I wish I ...
Got kids who fight?
Got kids who fight? Good. It's a learning experience! In my new e-book, Quibbling Siblings: Learning from the Strife, I share some of the ideas we used when the kids were younger to deal with the squabbles of family life. Don't miss this ...
Swiftly flow the years
Another year ending, a time for reflection. The photo on the top was taken in 1997, and the one on the bottom in 2010. Thirteen years have flown by and the kids are now (L to R) 19, 13,16 and 21. And we have a lovely grandson who is 15 ...