Many moms work hard to: – help their children reach the “normal” developmental milestones; – get their kids to eat healthy, make healthy friendships, and develop good character; – allow their kids to attend good schools or to homeschool them. Moms have so many hopes and dreams for their[…]
by: Sally Smith Photo Credit: Malcolm Manners from here via CC. From birth most of us spend much of our lives avoiding pain. We naturally recoil from things that hurt us, sometimes going as far as to strike first to avoid being the recipient of pain. Often this tendency is helpful, it helps us learn not to touch the stove or[…]
Recently, I have seen an influx of couples seeking counseling and asking one question: are we prepared for marriage. As a counselor I get elated when premarital couples come in with this question on their hearts. Partly because they still kind of like each other, which makes therapy more fun, and partly because I am[…]
Hi! My name is Carianne. If, you know me, you are automatically visualizing what I look like. Short. Black hair. Awesome squinty eyes. Maybe you don’t know me, but you’ve heard the song “hey Carrie Anne, what’s your game now, can anybody play.” I still remember the Vice Principal of the high school I attended[…]
As we continue this month on the journey of Adoption Awareness, I want us to be reminded of one of the focal verses in scripture on orphans. In James 1:27 the author writes: Religion that is pure and stainless according to God the Father is this: take care of the orphans and the widows who are[…]
Did you know that if one family from each church in America chose to add to their family through one adoption, most, if not all, the orphans in the U.S. would have forever families? This is EXCITING NEWS!!! You may know that your family is not able to adopt or foster, but that is okay! God has[…]
I (Dr. Brooks) was at lunch with my daughters a few weeks ago. The waitress walked up to me and began to make what she assumed to be polite conversation. “Are these your daughters?” “Did you adopt them?” “Are they sisters?” “Oh, that is such a kind thing you are doing! Do you have any[…]