by Gayle Swift | Mar 28, 2011 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Joann DiStefano, Foster Parenting, General Discussion, Strengthening Family Relationships
Like many of you, I am an adopted parent. My two sons are now adults and I am very proud of the men they have become. Yet there was a time, when my oldest son was in his teens, that I feared for his well-being and happiness. My son had some challenges that I knew...
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 Gayle Swift | Feb 21, 2011 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Difficult Discussions, Foster Parenting, General Discussion, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships
As adoptive parents, we began our journey to our child/children many months (years?) before they actually arrived in our homes. An idea became a dream. The Dream became a Process. The Process finally matched us with a child/children. Our longing was fulfilled and we...
by Gayle Swift | Jan 17, 2011 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Foster Care Adoption, Foster Parenting, General Discussion, Strengthening Family Relationships
Twenty-five years ago, we received the blessing of a lifetime. After fourteen years of marriage, we adopted our son; two years later, we adopted our daughter. Those days are etched in my mind’s eye. The flood of emotions still pulls at my heartstrings. I have come to...
by Sally A | Dec 27, 2010 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Sally Ankerfelt, Foster Parenting, General Discussion
Welcome to GIFT Family Services! I am so excited to be one of the coaches available to serve you and your family. Adoption has touched my heart and life through my three children. As a certified coach, I am looking forward to showing you care, compassion and...
