Last fall, I was really torn between putting Ty in preschool and keeping him home an extra year to make sure we were setting him up to succeed whenever he entered the world of structured, group settings. Then I found this fabulous program that was a 3-hour-drop off (major points) AND half preschool-half gymnastics (remember...
Category: Adoption and Orphan Care
Help Wanted
It seems the blog has seemed a little neglected lately if you take away all the adoption posts. A lot of my hours have been spent helping America World Adoption Agency (AWAA) coordinate a brand new Ethiopian orphan hosting program called Welcoming Angels. Backstory: Two years ago (or so), Patrick and I envisioned our church getting...
[dih-lish-uhs]
Ty just said, “Wow, this is really delicious!” If you’ve ever had a language or speech delayed child, you know how delicious those words are to my ears 🙂
Gloriously Ruined
Remember when I said there would be more on gloriously ruined? Well, even if you don’t, here’s where I explain it.
Twisted Christmas Chain
We put a little twist on the Christmas chain this year. While there are still names of friends and family on the links, we added names of orphans from around the world on the reverse sides. You can see children waiting for forever families at www.adoptuskids.org and www.rainbowkids.com. Here’s the post on our annual Christmas...
Who really benefits from adoption?
As National Adoption Month comes to a close, I thought I’d squeak in one last post on adoption. Not that I won’t blog about adoption ever again, because I will. I just won’t be able to do it during National Adoption Month for another year. If you know an adoptive family well, you know that...
Racism and Adoption
At the beginning of this month, I had really good intentions of doing a bunch of adoption posts since it is National Adoption Month. It turns out that keeping up with Grafted Families is almost a full time job and blogging has taken a back seat. Don’t be offended…my house has taken the trunk. Anyway...
The Train That Ty Built
This is the train that Ty built. This is the day that I was amazed that Ty built. This is the train that pulled a car That travelled the track that Ty built. This is the train going around The track that Ty used to throw to the ground. These are pictures that caputured the...