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Together Again!

The house was as quiet this past week as it has been since the boys came to live with us nearly two years ago. My wife had some family business to attend to in the Winston-Salem area and since I had to...

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It’s Never Going To Stop

Today is a joyous day in our home.  It’s kind of like a mini-holiday, except I still have to go to work and we don’t exchange presents. Today is “Gotcha Day,” the second anniversary of when our little...

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Weigh Down To Sleep

Imagine a life where sleep is the enemy. If you close your eyes, you see images. If you nod off, memories start to emerge. And falling asleep only means that the vilest of nightmares are bound to...

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You Love Me Anyways

On a grey, dreary day where 3 of us are sidelined from a mild stomach bug, one of our children just gave us some of the best encouragement.  He reminded us that “You always love me” through a beautiful...

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The Intersection of Trauma and Exhaustion

When the body wins. If sleep is the enemy, what happens when your sleep-deprived child meets total exhaustion? It ain’t pretty! But we can handle a full-blown meltdown. And, it will only last a few...

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The Parallels of Dumbo

All rights and credits belong to Disney. There are two truths known to foster and adoptive parents. The first is that the moments your children truly share their deepest feelings are rare. The second...

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The Panic Button

There’s no worse feeling as a parent than the wave of panic that strikes as you realize you don’t know where your child is. It grips you like a vice and you start to think through 1,000 unimaginable...

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Foster/Adoptive Dad — Got a Minute To Chat?

How are you doing? No, I mean really… how are you doing? Behind that facade you’ve built. You see, I’ve been a foster/adoptive dad for a while and I know you struggle. I struggle. So, we have some...

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Mental Health and Milestones

Let’s take a little quiz. Which of the following statements have been made to my wife and I during our foster care or adoption experience? Who says there can’t be complete healing of mental health...

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On The Potter’s Wheel

Driving home tonight after the fourth day of VBS, an old song popped into my head. I don’t think I’ve even thought of this song since the days we put the lyrics to music on an overhead projector. Wow,...

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