Are Kids Defined by Their Disabilites?, written 11 hours ago, Every so often on different on-line support groups some pretty heated discussions can take place over what people call their kids. A parent may refer to their child as their RADish or RADlet or their Aspie. These are meant to be ways to d...

The debates, written 1 week ago, I think, on the merits, it was a draw. I think they both had good points and both had not particularly good ones. Being an Obama supporter of course I agreed with Obama more (thus I'm a supporter), but really, I could see where they were both coming from and thought ...

Highs and Lows, written 1 week ago, Highs and Lows are a tradition in our church. We do them at some point during each Sunday school class, we start each meeting or gathering with them and they are one of the things that the kids in our church love to do. This does not have to be limited to church b...

Adoption Support At Forever Parents blog.

After traveling to Kazakhstan and bonding with two different babies, we lost both. This blog is for those who have experienced an adoption loss.

I was a big yellow sticky note at an IEP Meeting, written 2 days ago, If I thought evaluations and annual reviews for an Individual Education Plan (IEP) was difficult for a child in grade school-- yesterday I learned the whole process for a child in middle school is like a trip into the Twilight Zon...

Gotcha Day 2006, written 3 weeks ago, Make a Smilebox greeting

This is the story of our journey to becoming foster-to-adopt parents, and how infertility is the best gift that God could have ever given us.

Making Up the Missed Goodbye Kisses, written 4 days ago, I had a dream about Princess last night. She was so real. I knew that she had somehow "come back to life" and wasn't supposed to be here. I told myself it wasn't a dream, because it seemed like several days had gone by in the dream. ...

Jennefer chronicles her adventures through life with three sons, one Russian princess and her husband- an army doctor. Her family is now living in Seoul, South Korea.

The Big Move, written 1 month ago, Green Dads has now moved to their own domain. Please come and visit us at the new Green Dads blog, and remember to update your links to www.greendadsblog.com.

Boo!, written 1 week ago, Gracie got "Boo'd" by Ava today! Annalee's mom got the chain moving about two weeks ago. The idea is to have a gift chain travel from one girl to another. Each girl buys fun stuff for one of the other girls, surprises her and then the chain continues. Gracie recei...

Well, I am finally losing weight. I have lost 27..., written 1 week ago, Well, I am finally losing weight. I have lost 27 pounds on WW over the last few months and I hope it continues..hope all of you are well and that you guys post again soon!Amy

Lullaby, written 1 month ago, Dear Midrine,I wasn't going to write anything today because my head & heart weren't in it. However, someone you will come to know as one of your favorite aunts prodded me to do so. She said I should let you know that while I'm not with you on this night like so ...

Big Sister's Favorite Things, written 2 days ago, Big Sister will be six in a few weeks. Yikes! Where did my baby go? Wasn't it only yesterday that I first held her, and brought her home from China? Now, she's in kindergarten, going to sleep unders, and solving math problems. Actually, Big Sister ha...

This is a journal of sorts, as I record our life with Paul. Paul is my wife's little brother, who has FASD. After some soul searching we took him out of foster care, which was a huge commitment for a family as young as we are.

Holy Cow!!!, written 2 days ago, So this is what I am hearing today....... wow-za!!! One more day finished? Not sure why this happened! But I am reeeallllly excited about it!!!!!!!!UPDATE: ok so it looks like only SOME of the Feb. 16th people got their referrals. This is mindboggling!!!!! Who knows ...

What do you think of adoption as a label?, written 1 week ago, I cringe when I hear people say "He/she is adopted" or "I am adopted". Not only is it grammatically incorrect, it becomes a label. We adopted him. He was adopted. Adopted is not something HE is, it is something that W...

Not Ready to Hear It, written 4 days ago, Sometimes when I talk to new foster and adoptive parents they are not ready to hear the reality of what the life we live is like. As I mentioned in a previous blog, it's hard to explain the reality to people without scaring them away. There is a group of peo...

JDRF-juvenile diabetes research, written 2 days ago, Michael's half way to his goal. I can not count or add because now he needs 30 people to give just 5 dollars to this great cause. If you know anyone who has suffered with this disease, would you consider giving? He has about 9 days to make his go ...