Pipecleaner Dreams

I'm going to say something out loud here that I've been whispering in my mind for a while now. I whispered because I was afraid p...

I attended a support group meeting yesterday afternoon. The meeting attendees were all parents of adopted children, and over lunch we tal...

Leftovers – lots of leftovers – turkey, gravy, yams, stuffing, green beans, rolls. One of the best things about Thanksgiving dinner is havin...

I was one of those parents who didn’t do a baby book for my son – I did a baby box! Well, actually several boxes. I think I am up to 4 boxes...

"A mother is likened unto a mountain spring that nourishes the tree at its root. But one who mothers another's child is likened un...

I know that there are people who will read this post and immediately start googling the location of the closest psych ward for me. But, t...

Today is the last day of National Adoption Month. I hope my posts this month have been helpful and informative, but more importantly, I hop...

As National Adoption Month draws to a close, I want to devote one post to a very difficult subject - disruption. Disruption is the word use...

Leftovers – lots of leftovers – turkey, gravy, yams, stuffing, green beans, rolls. One of the best things about Thanksgiving dinner is havin...

A Boy Adopted!!! This picture was taken on National Adoption Day just after Ronnie had walked approximately 100 yards out of the courtroom a...

During Ronnie's final adoption ceremony last Saturday, the judge listed famous people who had been adopted. I was pretty amazed at the ...

Saturday, National Adoption Day, was a day of three miracles. First Miracle - all my children were up, dressed and in the van by 6:35 AM so...

Tomorrow is National Adoption Day. Tomorrow many, many families will celebrate the joy that adoption has brought into their life by finaliz...

I was one of those parents who didn’t do a baby book for my son – I did a baby box! Well, actually several boxes. I think I am up to 4 box...

In celebration of National Adoption Month, I written many things about the joys of adopting, especially adopting from the foster care system...

Over the years people have asked me if I have to parent my adopted children differently than my birth child. Well, at least in my family, t...

I wanted to close this week of posts with something a little more light-hearted. I love, love, love the following adoption public service a...

**Warning - long post today - you may want to get a cuppa tea before reading** While my heart belongs to special needs adoptions from the fo...

So far this month, this month I have dedicated to the subject of adoption, I have written primarily about special needs adoption. I am plan...

HOME STUDY. While attending my adoption classes, those two words kept surfacing. None of us participants knew exactly what a HOME STUDY wa...