Perspectives on Challenged Family Building

This is another in a series of posts on related challenging topics. You may want to print this post or others in the series (Introduction, Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Six.) Study them, returning to them over time. Review the resources that are embedded within the articles. Keep them handy! They [...]

Deer flee in an instant when frightened! One second they are calmly grazing in your front yard (if you live in deer country!) and the next, they are darting in every direction—seeking safety. This happens when there is no real threat—a branch falling, or when there is a danger—a hunter. This latter, has caused deer [...]

The children adopted from abroad and from the child welfare system have experienced traumas that we really don’t like to think about. It is so extremely painful to realize the reality of abandonment, neglect, sexual and physical abuse, residence in an orphanage, etc. that we often instead prefer to believe, “love will be enough” or [...]