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Parenting wounded children

12/24/2018

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We seek education, we learn new skills, we do our very best – and we make many mistakes in the process.  Yet, we do not determine whether our children are healed or not – or how quickly that healing comes.  We are vessels through whom God works his will and his healing power in the lives of our children.​

Recognizing the challenges, though, I argue that adoption and foster care of older children is absolutely positively worth it IF you can manage your expectations. Your expectations must be set very low. It may feel like that child is yours after only a short time -or-  you may never feel like that child is yours. In the same way, children who come to you with a decade-long history somewhere else may never feel emotionally “attached” to you, either. That doesn’t rule out a relationship with an older adoptee that is just as good as any other relationship as long as you don’t impose your relationships with your other kids onto your expectations for your relationship with an older adoptee.

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    Mom and Dad to 12 precious children who we treasure.  Some joined our family by birth and some by adoption, but we love them all the same.  Life is busy and full of noise, but we are so thankful for the opportunity to spend time with our children each day & get to know their hearts more and more.  We are blessed immensely by God!

    This blog is a resource for families who are interested in adoption or have already adopted. While adoption is a beautiful thing, it many times comes with challenges to work through. Prayer and education is the key to survival and success.  

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