Teaching Our Kids the Gift of Compassion
The most important gift we are giving our children this year won’t fit under the tree. It can’t be wrapped nor can it be opened…
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The Christmas Photo — What’s a Step family to do?
“My mom wants to have a new family picture taken for Christmas,” Tanya shared. “She updates the photo every few years and sends it with…
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Holidays and Stress: Refusing to Let Busyness Steal My Joy
The holidays are coming… Does that phrase cause little tinkling bells of joy to ring in your ears? Or do sinister trombones of doom jolt…
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Global Giving
Every year our parents ask for Christmas lists for our family. And every year I struggle to come up with enough ideas. I also dread…
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The List…
This wasn’t the way it was supposed to go. It was supposed to go something like this: High school sweethearts get married. Work hard, buy a cute house….
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The Adoption Ideal
Idealize (Def: to attribute ideal characteristics to) Ideal (Def: existing as a mental image or in fancy or imagination only) Christmas, Birthdays, Vacations and other…
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Humbled
I recently had one of my most humbling moments as a mother. After receiving a not-so-lovely report about our almost 4-year old son’s behavior in…
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Look Alikes
When God called us to adopt, we had one week to prepare our home for a new little baby. We didn’t know much about the…
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Boys: Toddler to Teen Relationship Building
For the last 32 hours my home has been filled with a dozen 15 – 16 year old boys enjoying a bevy of guy like…
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Affirmation from a Teenager…
When you are searching for affirmation … try someone – like God – instead of your teenage son! This past weekend I had a wonderful…
