Growing Intentional Families Together Blog
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Celebrating Family Milestones … Adoption Style
Last weekend my son turned thirty-three.* (He's grown a fair bit since this photo was taken!) We marked the day with...
Relationships: Making Time, Focusing Attention
Human beings are genetically programmed to desire belonging and companionship, yet life is at its core a solitary...
Healthy Relationships Grow from Intention and Commitment
I am meeting my fellow GIFT coaches this week in Sedona. Because we reside all across the US, we believe it is...
Perception, Reality and Updating Family Systems
Our last few blogs have concentrated on ways to establish and nurture deep connection within our families. Now let’s...
Roots and Wings, Questions and Answers, Building Connections
By the very fact that you chose to take the time to open this blog, you have demonstrated a commitment to being the...
Walking in Our Children’s Shoes
During the previous two weeks, we focused on building relationships by intentionally scheduling conversations with the...
Changing Intentions, Changing Behavior: An Uphill Climb
Last week we challenged you to set time aside to have deeply connected and vulnerable conversations with the people...
Before It Is Too Late
To be successful, parenting requires love--deep, abiding, patient, forgiving love. Yet, because of the...
Believing Hearts, Hurtful Words, Healing Words
Life-affirming people make us feel better after being with them. The way they speak and interact resonates, refreshes...
Intentional Parenting, Adoption-attunement and Taking a Stand
Now that we are well into February , we’ve trained ourselves to write 2018 on our checks and correspondence. I find it...
