The Back Story For three years we struggled to get a handle on Ty’s behavior. Instead of growing out of his behavior, it seemed to get worse as he got older. While I had read Dr. Karyn Purvis’ The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family before Ty came home, I falsely […]
Our kids don’t go to Sunday School…they go to church with us. I know this is a controversial topic, so this post is not to judge what you do but just to share why we do what we do. Many years ago when my dad was a full-time youth worker at our church, Patrick and I observed how 9 and […]
If I had a dollar for every time we’ve been asked, “How is everything going?” we may be able to put our kids through college. Okay, not really, but you get the idea. So how is everything going? I normally answer that we’re doing really well. And we are. On one hand, in the grand scheme […]
Mia tested for her green belt last month. In my opinion, it’s the hardest test for one reason… …breaking with a back punch. I had bruised and swollen knuckles for months after this test. We were praying she would break it with the first try, but she didn’t. It hurts way more when you don’t […]
We don’t do cleaning or chores regularly enough to institute a chore chart or schedule, but I was looking for a way to motivate the kids to help out when we did get around to straightening up. I was also looking for a way to take the fight out of school assignments. Most of the […]
From the Veggie Tales® creator, Phil Vischer… We’re pretty big Veggie Tales® fans, so I was really curious to see what this DVD series was all about. Phil’s desire is for families to have a better understanding of…well…what’s in the Bible. Instead of putting words in his mouth, I’ll let you hear it straight from […]
Four years ago, if I had seen myself with Ty out in public, I would have judged. If I had seen the mistrust, disrespect, anger, and hyperactive behavior, I would have assumed we needed more discipline and structure. But that was B.T. (Before Ty). This spring Ty got a formal diagnosis for something I had […]
These conversations really happened within 10 minutes of each other. ************************** Ty: Mom, what do berries look like? Me: Well there are lots of types of berries. Some are small and round. Others are large and bumpy. Ty: But, Moooooom! What kind of berries? Me: What do you mean, ‘what kind of berries?’ That doesn’t make […]