One Crucial Thing to Connect with Your Adopted Child

I will never forget when Little Bunny was about four years old and it was a hot, Summer day. We had spent most of the day playing out in the yard and with my pale, Irish skin, it doesn't take very long before I began to acquire the pallor of a lobster. My daughter, young…

Books For Adopted Kids

I am a firm believer that reading stories with your kids, adopted or not, is a great way to bond with them. Over the years I've written stories for both of my girls as a way to help connect with them. I feel like the market is sadly lacking, but I've compiled a list of…

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…

Some Things Adoptive Parents HATE to Hear

I smiled grudgingly as my dear friend looked at me. I wanted to mouth the words that were spilling out of her mouth because I had heard them a hundred times before from well-meaning friends. "My kids do that, too," she said reassuringly. Face plant. I have been BLESSED with incredibly sweet, supportive, patient friends!…

Loneliness in Adoption

The ads show children and parents embracing, reading books together, playing tag, and holding puppies. No one warns you about the fighting, the tantrums, the indescribable soulful exhaustion. It's not even nine in the morning yet and my head feels like it is split open, the result of yelling screaming,  crying, and just trying to…