Stories
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Parenting in the Real Worldposted on December 14, 2011 As adoptive and foster parents begin to learn about and practice the approach and strategies taught by Dr. Karyn Purvis in her book The Connected Child, many of them encounter various concerns, questions and even doubts. After all, for many this…… Read More |
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Why Christmas Stinks Sometimesposted on December 11, 2011 It was the third day in a row, or maybe the fourth. I don’t exactly recall. I do, however, vividly remember coming home from work and being met by my normally patient and long-suffering wife declaring in an overly frustrated…… Read More |
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Update on the Meeker Family’s Both Hands Projectposted on November 17, 2011 Bob & Amy Meeker, together with over a dozen family and friends, organized and led a Both Hands Project on Saturday, November 12, 2011. This project was a unique type of fundraising effort to help the Meekers as they continue their journey to…… Read More |
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Loving with Open Arms and “Both Hands”posted on November 9, 2011 Six years ago when Amy and I first met we talked a lot about our pasts and what we wanted for our future. One of the many things that we shared in common was our desire to have a family. …… Read More |
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Expectations Matterposted on October 18, 2011 When you are around Tapestry, you hear the word expectations thrown around a lot. I think I’ve been pretty confident that my expectations are right on, no problems here. Until my oldest daughter Elise started getting older and acquiring more…… Read More |
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Confessions of a Sorry Fatherposted on September 1, 2011 I want to be a good father. I even like to think I work pretty hard at it – certainly much harder than I ever imagined I would. But despite my best intentions and in spite of all of my…… Read More |
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Seeing Birthmothers in a New Lightposted on June 26, 2011 Annie McClellan and her husband Scott serve on the Tapestry Leadership Team. They recently welcomed Maggie to their family in May. Maggie’s birth provided Annie with a new perspective on how God builds families. But the experience of childbirth also shed new…… Read More |
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Chatting With Kids About Adoptionposted on June 24, 2011 I don’t talk with my kids about adoption. It’s not that I don’t think it is a good idea – it certainly is. It’s just that, even though all four of my children were adopted, they have no interest in…… Read More |
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Anything But Typicalposted on June 24, 2011 As an adoptive dad I’ve come to the place that I can easily acknowledge that all of my kids are a little different in some way or another. Different than what, you ask? I’m not entirely sure, but I know…… Read More |
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Our Reflections – Listening to Adoptees’ Voicesposted on May 19, 2011 Melanie Chung-Sherman, together with Heather Ellis, leads Tapestry’s Adult Adoptee Group. Melanie recently began writing a regular column for Adoption Today entited Our Reflections. In this column, Melanie will give voice to many of the thoughts and emotions that adopted persons share in…… Read More |