THE ROAD TO HEALING: Part 1
Time… it’s one of those commodities in the world that is so precious yet taken for granted. As we face our oldest leaving home in a matter of months for college, I wish I could stop time. As I wrap...
View ArticleTHE ROAD TO HEALING: Part 2
This road of healing is one that I wish my own parents had done with me early on in my childhood. Attachment issues and effects of institutionalization from orphanages just wasn’t something on the...
View ArticleNOT “IF” BUT “WHEN”…
This post may seem “out of order” in the midst of the series I am currently blogging, but this is the reality of what I faced yesterday. This is the reality of parenting children from difficult...
View ArticleTHE ROAD TO HEALING: Part 3
As my husband and I sat in his office on the conference call with Dr. Velin to hear the results of our son’s assessment, I had a mix of emotions. I was anxious to hear what the doctor had to say so we...
View ArticleTHE ROAD TO HEALING: Part 4
Now that a diagnosis was in place we could proceed with how to help our son heal. In looking back I think I had these unrealistic, fairy-tail thoughts that our son would be different on the other side...
View ArticleDETACHING TO ATTACH
When I gave birth to my first son almost 18 years ago I couldn’t put him down. I held him for hours just watching him sleep. I was continually amazed at how such a precious, beautiful human could...
View ArticleA Consideration Of Stranger Danger In Adoption
The reports were alerting the community to a man who was trying to lure an elementary aged girl into his vehicle. Thankfully, it seemed this little girl had been previously taught about “stranger...
View ArticlePost Orphanage Behavior Affects Adjustment
As an adoptive parent, I find myself on a continual learning curve as I search to find answers for not only myself, but for other families who encounter various challenges in navigating the adjustment...
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