Your 10 Favourite Things: An exercise in understanding children in care. Right now, take a moment to think about your 10 favourite things in this life as it stands today. These “things” could be people, places, pets, objects, pets, etc, … Continue reading
As happens with all questions that linger in your mind, the answer seems to come in surprising and delightful ways… Last week I posted how I felt conflicted about giving my surname to my future children because I no … Continue reading
What is a surname anyway? Does it need to have a love connection to who you are today? So much of our everyday lives are identified by our surname, how connected should we be to that name and does … Continue reading
This powerful and confronting short film (of just under 13 minutes) shows a deeply moving insight into foster care through the eyes of a child. I was first introduced to this short film through a single parent adoptive support group on … Continue reading
Three weeks ago I started the final piece of the adoption approval puzzle, the Adoption Education Program (AEP) run by the Adoptive Families Association of BC (AFABC) – https://www.bcadoption.com/education. While I cant reproduce the content, or talk about it specifically … Continue reading
Since starting the adoption process about 10 months ago, I’ve been more aware of the stories I tell myself, the words I use over and over again, the beliefs that I hold, and questioning how they affect my life. Do … Continue reading
This past week I read the book called “Trying Differently Rather Than Harder – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders” by Diane Malbin, M.S.W. This easy to read, easy to understand, book is only 80 pages including references and appendices, but it … Continue reading
I love travel. I love the excitement of seeing something new. I love the actual “travelling” part of travel – the flight, or the car ride, or the motion of a ship when on a cruise. I love being in … Continue reading
Online course offered by AFABC Presented by Randy Simpson and Cathy Gilbert Hosted by Erin Melvin, AFABC Rider: My notes here are written as the sessions flowed for me and are about the subjects that caught my attention. These sessions … Continue reading
As grateful as I am for the life I have now, for the person I have been, for the person I have become and am becoming, for the way I’ve always landed on my feet, and the way things always … Continue reading