Awhile back, I wrote about the need for Couple Time. This is an area we’ve struggled with because of our son’s medical conditions. However, now that we have three children, we really need to have some quality time together, not just the dregs of whatever is left over after dealing with fast-paced life with three everyday!

This was a hard concept for me to come to. I think part of it had to do... more

Have you adopted a special needs child or children? Teaching methods that meet your child’s needs are difficult to find. This is true whether you choose to homeschool your child or utilize special education services through the public school system. You may spend hours formulating and working out the details of your child’s IEP. However, sometimes your child just doesn’t seem to progress. A new resource is available to you free of charge. You just need to use your computer to access the website.

Laura Milligan has put together “The Ultimate Guide to Special Needs... more

This will be my final blog for the month since the rest of the month will be knee deep in the ATN Conference, getting home and adding some respite kids to the household.

I am reading a book about being a stay-at-home mom. It’s called “Celebrate Home: Encouragement and Tips for Stay-At-Home Parents” and it’s got some really good information in it, and one part that I thought foster parents could really relate... more

In a previous post I wrote about the story line on the ABC Soap One Life to Live which involves a pregnant teenager. Since I watch this soap on a pretty regular basis anyways, I have been following the story. It has turned in a direction that I did not expect.

First of all, they have done a really good job at making this story line seem as real possible. Of course, since it is a soap opera, there are... more

A question was posed on the forums yesterday.

If you weren't connected by adoption, would you be friends with your child's other mother?

It was posted in a forum that fosters communication between adoptive and birth parents, hence the use of the word "other" as opposed to a specific triad side. The responses were varied, of course, and posed many great points.

Some... more

Lifetime seems to feature a lot of movies that have an adoption theme, many of which have negative views of adoption and skewed views of the adoption process. However, there is one Lifetime movie that I enjoy, Mom at Sixteen. Mom at Sixteen is the story of a teenage Mom, Jacey (played by Danielle Panabaker). When Jacey becomes pregnant, her Mom, Terry (Mercedes Ruehl) insists that she make an adoption plan. Jacey agrees and chooses adoptive parents. Right after her son is born... more

Living with a passive aggressive adopted child makes everyday a little more interesting. The unexpected becomes the expected after a few years. The strange and unusual become quite normal at least in your world. It is true; the shock begins to wear off. You are left with sort of a resigned acceptance. After a while, you may even give up reprimanding your child. After all, you are just wasting your breath and amusing your child. Consequences, justice, and remuneration mean nothing to the passive aggressive adopted child. Really, your only hope of stopping the deliberate destruction... more

Looking for something to do this summer? Head out to Washington State. They are offering free camping for foster children and their foster families.

The offer applies to state parks in the Washington State. I think it’s fantastic. Money is tight for everyone right now, and this may be something that the kids have never had the opportunity to do before.

Getting out in nature is a wonderful thing. Hiking, building a campfire, roasting marshmallows, staying... more

Just when teen pregnancy seems to be the talk of the town, it’s all over television too! It’s being talked about everywhere lately as the news of the suspected teen pregnancy pact broke, which Jenna wrote about the other day.

That news came right about the time of the birth of Jamie Lynn Spear’s baby girl. In case you don’t know (which you’d have to live under a rock to not know the way they are broadcasting... more

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance (James 1:2-3)

I've mentioned previously that my daughter is a mermaid – part girl, part fish. She's been tenacious and fearless in the water – until today. She's been swimming so well that her teacher pushed her a little further than her comfort zone allowed for and she absolutely freaked. She was crying really hard and would not discuss... more