How does shame affect the way we parent? We place such high expectations on ourselves, yet sometimes we find that even with the best education and support, our children’s brokenness is more than we can heal. We mothers should be able to heal our children, right? Well, I couldn’t, and I know that many of […]
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The Pesky Thing about Parenting
It would be so much easier to write a blog about parenting children if I wasn’t so busy being a mother! It’s a grand idea to write about parenting children from “hard places”, but since I am also living it this very moment, the writing doesn’t always get done quickly. There were a few great […]
The Marathon of Therapeutic Parenting
I have at least six unfinished blog posts that may make it here one day, but I can’t seem to get much time on the computer and honestly, my heart just isn’t in it. My Honeybee is struggling with great sadness over the losses in her life. It is hard to be strong for her […]
5 Reasons Prayer is Essential for Adoptive and Foster Moms
Adoption and foster care may lead us to places we never imagined. It’s no ordinary life, my friends. Would you agree? Our children existed before we knew them. They grew in the warmth of another woman’s womb and were delivered into her arms. We may know details of that day or we may only imagine […]
How Horses Help Kids Heal
# 30 How Horses Can Help Kids Heal First of all, I loved every minute of speaking at Refresh. I shared my heart and thoughts with foster and adoptive parents. It’s amazing to be with people who understand our unique parenting experience. Best of all, three of my kids spoke with me in a breakout […]
Unsettled: When New Kids Join the Family
Lately, I’ve been thinking about what it must feel like for a child entering our homes. It’s an unfamiliar environment they’ve never seen before. Nothing would feel right. The past two weeks have been a bit much for me and I’m in my own home. Life has been disrupted far more than I imagined when we […]
