adoption, Homeschooling, Loving our Kids, RADs, Uncategorized

Homeschool Hygge

  I feel like I've been living under a rock, apparently, since it's only been very recently that I've learned anything about this new hygge buzzword. In case you've been living under the same rock as I have, I'm happy to educate you on this simple little word that I have been trying to live… Continue reading Homeschool Hygge

adoption, Dealing with Frustrations, RADs, Uncategorized

What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before We Adopted A RADs Child

It's one of those days. You know- those days. Little Bunny is up in her room after she turned her homework into confetti because I told her she needed to rinse out her bowl before she put it in the sink. I'm sitting here, staring at the screen, fighting a migraine, and the same two… Continue reading What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before We Adopted A RADs Child

adoption, Dealing with Frustrations, Loving our Kids

Dealing with RADS (reactive attachment disorder)

Exhausting doesn’t begin to scratch the surface of what a normal day in the life of a mom of a RAD child is like. Maddening is a little closer to reality.

adoption, Dealing with Frustrations, Loving our Kids

Greater Love hath No Mom

You keep going, you keep trying, you keep persevering, no matter how much it costs you.  Because, even a mother with a newborn finds out very quickly, it's going to cost her her very life.

adoption, Loving our Kids

Thirteen Ways to Bond with Your Adopted Child

If you have been a follower of this blog for any length of time, you know that we have had a lot of issues with both of our girls. One of them was severely neglected when she was in infancy, and though we brought her home when she was just eight months old, at that… Continue reading Thirteen Ways to Bond with Your Adopted Child