Growing Intentional Families Together Blog
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Gifts That Endure: Time, Attention and Validation
Along with the joys of family celebrations, parties and, charitable efforts, the holiday crush creates stress and...
A Thanksgiving Wish
The coaches at Growing Intentional Families Together wish you the blessings of the season and the comfort of family...
“You Probably Don’t Remember Me…” a Boy’s Letter to His Birth Mother
Back in April, I blogged about a letter that a now-adult adoptee had penned to her birth mother when she was ten years...
Values in Action: Learning to Contribute
A recent Washington Post article: Want your kids to be resilient? Here’s what not to do reviewed Amy Morin's book and...
Reweaving Connection: Think Globally. Work Locally.
Reweaving connection...so much of life depends on our ability to accomplish this. Families built via adoption live...
Family Values Come Alive in Our Actions
Lately it feels like disaster looms everywhere. Wildfires burn in the west. Hurricanes assault our coasts. Earthquakes...
Change, Privacy, Attachment and OBCs: Living with Adoption
Readers of this blog understand that change is difficult for many adoptees. It triggers feelings of fear, rejection...
In the Face of Disaster, We See the Humanity of All
Time and again we see Americans come together to help one another. In the face of disaster, we see the humanity of all...
Catastrophes Define and Reshape Us
Catastrophe … we don’t toss that word out casually but it is exactly what is happening in Texas and along the Gulf...
An Eclipse Can Blind Us
The recent total eclipse captured our national attention and provided a refreshing point of unity for all Americans...
