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When Will It Be Enough?posted on April 17, 2012 I want to read enough, study enough so I can ace parenting. The more I research and give myself; the more Elise pushes back with her emotions. When she says, “Nobody loves me…will you still love me forever…will you be… Read More |
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Talking Honestly About Disruptionposted on April 13, 2012 In the shadows of much that is good and right and beautiful about adoption, there is the reality that some adoptive placements don’t last — they disrupt and dissolve. This happens for a multitude of reasons, and each situation is as… Read More |
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Adopt vs Adoptposted on April 10, 2012 Forgive me for always using Elise as my example, but she does a lot that gets me thinking. She’s learning to recognize rhymes, but right now she just points out parts of words that are the same: upstairs/downstairs or inside/outside.… Read More |
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Remembering Well on My Son’s Gotcha Dayposted on April 5, 2012 Today is one of my son’s ‘gotcha day’ — the day we remember and celebrate our coming together as a forever family. It’s a tradition that we have maintained over the years, but as my kids have gotten older and their… Read More |
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Try it Againposted on April 4, 2012 When we first learned about the Empowered to Connect concepts, Elise was eighteen months old. We still started implementing what we learned, and we are thankful that we had tools to help us through various conflicts. The tool that is… Read More |
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Around the World in 30 Minutesposted on April 3, 2012 It has become somewhat cliché to talk about how technology is changing everything…but adoption is certainly not exempt. I was recently reminded of this reality when a quick spin on my iPad turned into a wonderful trip down ‘adoption memory… Read More |
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Pre-Conference Intensives at Summit VIII in Mayposted on March 30, 2012 Summit VIII is coming soon on May 3-4 at Saddleback Church in Southern California. In addition, there are some terrific Pre-Conference Intensives on Wednesday, May 2. Tapestry is hosting one of these pre-conference intensives entitled Take it to the Next Level: Adoption & Orphan… Read More |
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Upcoming Empowered to Connect Conferencesposted on March 29, 2012 Empowered To Connect, together with Show Hope, hosts the Empowered To Connect Conference — a two-day conference designed to help adoptive and foster parents, ministry leaders and professionals better understand how to connect with “children from hard places” in order to help them heal… Read More |
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Next Tapestry Event – April 21posted on March 28, 2012 From Head to Toe: Focusing on an Integrated Medical Approach to Help Meet Your Child’s Needs Adopted and foster children face a variety of challenges. Often, however, parents end up relying on an array of disconnected interventions in order to… Read More |
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Join Tapestry at Summit VIII in Mayposted on March 27, 2012 Summit VIII is at Saddleback Church in Southern California, May 3-4, 2012, and it is only 6 weeks away. Summit VIII offers many workshops that cover topics involving Adoption, Advocacy, Foster Care, Global Orphan Care, and the list goes on.… Read More |