It has been so much fun and such an honour to share and review so many books with the online adoption community. I have been blown away by the response I’ve received from one tiny little Instagram account. Often I hear the question, “When are YOU going to write a book”? It’s so sweet and … Read More
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Foster Care Awareness Month
In case your insta feed doesn’t look like mine, here’s your official announcement that May is Foster Care Awareness Month! Along with having conversations about foster care with your friends and family, one GREAT way you can raise awareness this month about foster care and those impacted by it, is to share books! Maybe that … Read More
Spring Giveaway
We’re doing a giveaway over on our Instagram and Facebook pages, so I wanted to share with you my reviews of the two books we will be giving away to one lucky winner. The first book in the giveaway is The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption … Read More
Just Right Family
Every week I get messages from you asking for suggested books for unique your family situation. By far the most common request I’ve received is for books that help prepare your children for a new child joining your family via adoption. I promised I’d find you some and my friend Stacy shared this a few … Read More
Reflecting on 2018
I spent the last few waking hours of 2018 reflecting on the year. It was a lovely way to spend my evening, and fits it with my quiet, simple way of ringing in the new year. I was inspired to create this list by posts I saw on my friends’ insta stories. At first I … Read More
Seasons
Every year, I look forward to putting up my tree and cranking the Christmas music in mid-November. I don’t know many people who love Christmas music, especially new Christmas music, as much as I do. This year after a really challenging and isolating fall, “Seasons” by Hillsong has become my mantra. It’s gorgeous, and the … Read More
Experience and Rehearsal
I recently read an article on social media written by a first mother sketching out the story of how she came to re-adopt the daughter she placed for adoption eighteen years earlier. For those of us in the adoption sphere it’s a fascinating and bizarre tale. I won’t attempt to recap it; if you haven’t … Read More
No More Excuses
Lifetime Healing’s prompt today for Adoption Awareness Month is “Excuses”. And boy, Adoptive parents, this one is for us. Please bear with me while I rant a bit. Because this has gone on long enough, and while I’m frustrated with these conversations, I will not stop having them because I will not stop advocating for … Read More
Changing Adoption Language
I feel like I could talk about this forever. Adoption language is changing. But not fast enough, and it still has a long way to go. There are many ways in which adoption language is hurtful, but most of it stems from incorrect beliefs about adoption relationships, and the type of people who embody the … Read More
Fake
Lifetime Healing’s sixth Instagram prompt for Adoption Awareness Month is the word “Fake”. I am both struggling with these prompts and loving them. I was really wrestling with what to share for this prompt because this is something I am struggling with right now. As I was thinking about the prompt and going through our … Read More