I have a chain-smokin’ grandma and I want to tell you all about her! Generally when I talk about my grandma, I mention her laugh or the fact that as we walk outside admiring her f (...)

When our adopted children were ages eight, six, and almost-six, we moved to South Korea for my husband’s work. Prior to this time, James, our eight-year-old, had begun h (...)

Nobody wants to fail. We spend a lot of energy and effort in avoiding failure. We often associate it with being a bad thing. But what if failure is not really failure? What if we (...)

Hace veintiún años mi esposo y yo adoptamos a nuestro primer hijo. En aquel tiempo no éramos la familia adoptiva típica. Muchas parejas pasan por un largo período tratando de tene (...)

Adjusting to Three Children, Three and Under When our oldest son, James, was three years old, my husband and I began the adoptive process once again. We anticipated adopting a (...)

When the children were young, I had a firm rule about picking up toys before meals. In my training in physical therapy, I learned that it takes the same level of intellectual and (...)

When our oldest was seven and our youngest was four, I started a new tradition for our family Christmas—a tradition of giving. It can be difficult for youngsters to realize that C (...)

Adoption is a redemption story. It is a reflection of our own adoption into God’s family. When we can relate with our adopted children regarding our own adoption in Christ, we c (...)

Twenty-one years ago, my husband and I adopted our first child. At the time, we were not the typical adoption family. Many couples go through a lengthy period of trying to have (...)