I started writing this post last week and had to walk away. The original post for Legalized Human Trafficking garnered just a bit of controversial conversation, some of it hard to hear. Comments from other adoptive parents, for those of us still in adoption PTSD mode, comes across as condescending and a little harsh. That,…… Continue reading Adoption – Legalized Human Trafficking – Part II – Conflict in the Adoption World!
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60 and 60 – Crazy Numbers!
I’m 60. It’s weird looking at that number. It seems like such a long time – 60 years. Yet I don’t feel like I’ve lived for 60 years. Then I look back at my life and realize just how much has been packed into it. At the same time I feel far from finished. There…… Continue reading 60 and 60 – Crazy Numbers!
Adoption Corruption in Ukraine
A few weeks back I corresponded with a reporter in Ukraine about the corruption happening with adoptions and how good American families are being destroyed. This morning he sent me the link to the first segment of his series of articles that he is writing. The link that I will share will take you to…… Continue reading Adoption Corruption in Ukraine
Yahweh Can Use the Flawed and Broken
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get into bed, exhausted, then toss and turn for hours before finally falling asleep. My brain just goes and goes. Thinking of all those things I didn’t finish that day, or topics I want to write about, or someone I was going to call and forgot. Nothing…… Continue reading Yahweh Can Use the Flawed and Broken
Keeping Marriage Healthy While in the Trenches!
During one of the final re-writes of Adoption Combat Zone a friend asked me if Tom and I had ever contemplated divorce during the midst of the craziness in our home. I quickly answered no. Later, I thought more deeply about what she asked. Then added this to the book: Marriage A friend asked me…… Continue reading Keeping Marriage Healthy While in the Trenches!
Please Don’t Touch Me! Parents Being Abused!
I’m telling you right off the bat that this subject infuriates me more than just about anything else. I can almost feel my blood boil when I stumble across a story about it. Abuse of parents by adopted children/teens. And the anger is multiplied when the abused parent has someone in their life enabling the…… Continue reading Please Don’t Touch Me! Parents Being Abused!
Remember the Mission!
Today I am angry. I don’t want to be. I’m angry because I can’t find me. I feel so empty. If you knew me before adoption you know I was a positive and upbeat person. I was a charge the hill kind of girl. Conquer the goal. If there was in incentive put out by…… Continue reading Remember the Mission!
Reflections on 60 years of Life!
The last 60 years is a blur. I remember hitting 20, then 30, then 40. Years spent raising the first part of our family. Working. Family. Vacations. It went faster than I ever imagined it would. Then 50. Those years brought new challenges with our youngest two hitting their teens and the adoption of four…… Continue reading Reflections on 60 years of Life!
The Hollywood Adoption Fairy Tale
Hollywood. Over the past week several T.V. shows and movies have come to my attention that concern adoption in one aspect or another. I made myself sit down and watch them all to gain some perspective on what viewers see about adoption. Hollywood’s portrayal of adoption is much skewed and contributes, I believe, to the…… Continue reading The Hollywood Adoption Fairy Tale