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Category: Blended families

Honest reflections, practical wisdom, and gentle encouragement for parents seeking to live out faith in everyday family life.

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Natural consequences are recommended for children, particularly those who have insecure attachment styles due to having been adopted or fostered. But are they always sensible or wise?

WHEN NATURAL CONSEQUENCES DON’T WORK (THREE EXAMPLES)

January 13, 2020

Mixing biological and adopted kids comes with challenges. Can birth and adopted kids be raised together? What is the impact of adopting when you have birth kids?

IS ADOPTION SCREWING UP MY BIRTH KIDS? (ON MIXING BIOLOGICAL AND ADOPTED CHILDREN)

July 29, 2019

My adopted children are my own children. Mixing biological and adopted kids in a blended family.

DEAR WORLD, MY ‘ADOPTED’ CHILDREN ARE ALSO MY ‘OWN’ CHILDREN. PLEASE DON’T DIFFERENTIATE.

October 16, 2018

Why adopt when you can have birth children? Why would couples make the decision to go through the adoption process if they knew they could conceive naturally? What motivates people to choose adoption?

WHY ADOPT WHEN YOU CAN HAVE BIRTH CHILDREN?

April 16, 2018

A letter to a birth son about his adopted brothers. If you are a blended family, or you're supporting friends who are, this is a must-read.

DEAR SON, THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF ‘BROTHER’

March 19, 2018

What does the adoption journey look like after 14 months?

WHAT DOES ADOPTION LOOK LIKE, 14 MONTHS IN?

January 30, 2017

What is the true definition of 'sibling'? Do you have to be blood-related?

ADOPTION: WHAT MAKES A SIBLING?

November 6, 2016

The difference between adopting and having a biological baby.

7 WAYS ADOPTION IS DIFFERENT FROM BRINGING HOME A NEWBORN

November 19, 2015

Adoption used to be our 'Plan B' - if we couldn't have kids biologically, we'd adopt. But then God changed our hearts...

ADOPTION IS NOT PLAN ‘B’

April 25, 2015

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