The day after vacation blues….. Manageable Meltdown Monday
“Mondays are awful!” I hear from countless Moms. It’s tough to get kids out of bed, get them going. Meltdown…
Adoption Journey
Ten Things This Adoptive Mom Wants Her Kids to Know
“Why did my mom give me up?” That is the question all adoptive parents fear. But here it was coming…
An Imperfect Destiny
Autumn 1971 I sat on the sun warmed side walk on a cool autumn day. My palms and spindly legs…
Craft Day at the Guire Shire
In the middle of soaking bottles to remove sticky labels and putting down old sheets to catch paint drips and…
Four Things I RElearn EVERY School Year
Every school year, I RElearn a series of lessons. You’d think I’d remember them or record them in a journal…
Four Things that Can Lead to Divorcing the Mission
If you were to find adoption on a bookshelf in the library, which section would it be in? Adoption is…