Recent Adoption Blog | Deciding to Adopt PostsThey Don't Have to Love You Backby Pam Connell07 Feb 2008 06:50 PMMy friend, a teacher, told me that one of her co-workers always says that she became a teacher because she wanted to be loved. So what's wrong with that, you ask? Well, it's backwards. Being loved is a great feeling. Adoptive Parents Need Compassionby Fatherofeight14 Feb 2007 04:57 PMA good friend died a few years ago. He was the most compassionate man that I have ever known. He was a staff pastor at the church that our family attended for fifteen years. Early on, I recognized that he was someone special and asked him if I could tag along when he was ministering to people. I Vowed I'd Never Look at Those Photos Again...by Pam Connell09 Feb 2007 09:42 PMI vowed I'd never look at those photos again. They interfere with my life. I can't get them off my mind and I can't get anything done. Another packet of them arrived in the mail yesterday. I left them in the car overnight so I wouldn't look at them. But today I couldn't resist. Getting Right With Godby Fatherofeight09 Feb 2007 11:33 AMYesterday, I wrote a lot about what I used to be like and how I am remembered in my home town. An event took place about twenty-five years ago that completely changed me in every way. In my college days, I was wild and up to no good. A Change For Goodby Fatherofeight08 Feb 2007 01:58 PMI just got back from a trip to my hometown. I have not lived there in many years. The legacy that I left there is nothing to be admired. By chance, I had a conversation with a young man who said that he had heard a lot about me. Street People: Our Test Caseby Fatherofeight06 Feb 2007 11:45 PMI have discussed the start of our family's efforts to feed homeless people previously. Within a few months, we had a dozen people from our church going with us to minister to people on Sunday afternoons. Both Spouses Have to Be Committedby Fatherofeight29 Jan 2007 01:49 PMI have written a number of blogs that describe the traits that a couple might want to have in order to adopt a special needs child. It is also necessary that both of you are willing to dedicate your lives to adopting the child. Trying to Rescue Disadvantaged Kidsby Fatherofeight27 Jan 2007 06:31 PMNancy and I had worked with disadvantaged young people who lived near our church for some time. We were determined to give at least some of them a chance to be successful. At best, it was always a "three steps forward, two steps back" proposition. When Foster Families Adoptby Fatherofeight25 Jan 2007 03:49 PMThere are many advantages for everyone concerned when a foster family makes the decision to adopt a child that has been in their care. It is a win - win situation for everyone involved. The foster family is well suited to provide a permanent home for the child. How Many Children Should You Adopt?by Fatherofeight24 Jan 2007 11:51 PMI recently received a comment to one of my blogs from a family that was considering adopting a group of special needs children. That got me thinking about the process of determining how many children to adopt. This blog will hopefully shed some light to help. Recent Blog Comments Pam Connell says... "Thanks for sharing this experience." In Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption centraloregonmom says... "Thank you!" In Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption |
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