by GIFT Coach | Feb 24, 2016 | General Discussion
In our two previous posts we asked you to bring intentionality to time management as a way to create opportunities to be available to your family. We avoided the burden of piling additional items on your already overcrowded to do list. Instead we invited you to take...
by GIFT Coach | Feb 17, 2016 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion, Strengthening Family Relationships
Last week we considered how family relationships might benefit from the use of intentionality on our time management. We asked you to consider: Instead of being caught up in the tidal wave of urgency, what might happen if we commit to being intentional about allotting...
by GIFT Coach | Feb 11, 2016 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Busy-ness and the stress that accompanies it overwhelms most families. We scramble to find enough time to cram in the basics, get everybody up and out the door on time to face the day at school and work. Meals unfold in a hubbub of activity. You need two dozen cookies...
by GIFT Coach | Feb 3, 2016 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships
Most of us adoptive parents spent many childless years pursuing the holy grail of parenthood. During the waiting process, we promised ourselves and our partners, that we would do “anything” if only we could become parents. (And we meant it!) We envisioned...
