Resources for Families
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Join Us for Adoption Myths & Realitiesposted on May 17, 2012 Getting started on the adoption journey can be a daunting and even scary thing. What’s true; what’s not? Who can you turn to for answers; what information can you trust? For over seven years, Tapestry has been walking alongside couples…… Read More |
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A Challenge for Adoptive Dadsposted on May 14, 2012 Watch as Michael Monroe talks about the need for adoptive dads to partner with their wives to work together as they lead their children toward hope and healing. Check out the Empowered To Connect resource library for lots of great…… Read More |
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Still Grateful to Share My Mother’s Dayposted on May 11, 2012 I wrote the thoughts below last Mother’s Day. As I celebrate this year the gift of being a mother to the four children I love so dearly, I will once again remember that they are each loved by other mothers…… Read More |
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Adoption Myths & Realitiesposted on May 9, 2012 In the fall of 2006, my husband and I attended Tapestry’s Adoption Myths & Realities. We didn’t know much about adoption which led us to attend the event. Attending this event gave us a lot of information and put us in…… Read More |
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How Do You Measure Success?posted on May 5, 2012 Check out the latest video from Empowered To Connect as Amy & Michael Monroe talk about the need for adoptive and foster parents to remain focused on what it means to be successful in the parenting journey as we love children…… Read More |
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Who Do I Love More?posted on April 24, 2012 While waiting for Maggie to join our family, someone asked, “Do you think you will love Maggie more than Elise?” I think they asked because Maggie is biological and Elise was adopted. That question has stuck with me. I remember…… Read More |
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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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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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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 |