by Gayle Swift | Apr 27, 2011 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Lynn Cooper, Difficult Discussions, Foster Parenting, General Discussion, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships
I know I am. My husband once told me I plan too much. I didn’t understand the concept, one can not plan too much. The message he was sending me was that I was too attached to my plans. If things didn’t work out the way I wanted or expected them to, I was...
by GIFT Coach | Feb 28, 2011 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Lynn Cooper, Difficult Discussions, Foster Parenting, Strengthening Family Relationships
Hello friends! Looking at the calendar recently, I began to prepare once again for the marking of my 1st son’s arrival home to Seattle on a cold and rainy midnight some 19 years ago! Each year our family has in one way or another marked this incredible anniversary of...
by GIFT Coach | Jan 3, 2011 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Lynn Cooper, Foster Care Adoption, General Discussion
As a adoptive mother of 2 wonderful, handsome and loving yet challenging boys, I have experienced a spectrum of emotions while raising our sons. Being an adoptive and foster family has opened up many new opportunities for us to learn, grow and build new and lasting...
