My birthday is right around the corner, and so is Thanksgiving. Normally by now enough things would have already conspired in my home for me to dread the upcoming holidays and the escalated behavior in my adopted stepson. All of his issues would begin to surface as the holidays approached and his feelings of anger, resentment, rejection, and being abandoned would be too much for him to bear, so he would make the holiday season as miserable as possible... more

So you want to help out children in your area that do not have a home or a family to call their own, but aren't quite able to open up your home full time to another child, well then how about becoming a mentor! Disadvantaged children of all ages are in need of someone to look up to, to hang out with, and to teach them about life in general, however children whom are close to aging out of the system could use your support, love, and guidance now more than ever. And with it being National Adoption Awareness Month, now is the best time to get involved!

Once children officially... more

It's time again to explore yet another tip on how to celebrate National Adoption Awareness Month from adoption.com's calendar. Since it is already late in the day, we will focus on the tip for Thursday, which is to ask your company to sponsor local foster children for the holiday season, by providing gifts for the children in need.

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As I have mentioned before, November is National Adoption Month, or as it is also known, National Adoption Awareness Month, and what better way to celebrate our family than on a giant ship! That's right we are gearing up for a nice family cruise! This will be the first time that the kids have been on a cruise ship, as well the first time that they will step foot in a different country. To say that they are extremely excited would be an understatement to say... more

It's time again to look at another helpful tip from the adoption.com's thirty day calendar of ideas on how to celebrate National Adoption Awareness Month. The tip for today is to get your local churches involved by planning a worship service that delivers a message about adoption.

There are many different ways that churches... more

Yesterday I wrote about National Adoption Awareness Month, and how even if you have not celebrated, or gotten involved in the past, you can always start now. But some of you may be sitting at your computers scratching your heads as to how to go about getting involved in National Adoption Awareness Month, and what you can do to help educate others about adoption.

adoption.com has come up with a wonderful way... more

Halloween was a smashing success again this year, with everyone having a great time, although quite a chilly one! And with that holiday done and over with it is time to gear up for the next celebration, which actually begins tomorrow! And I bet you thought that you had until Thanksgiving! That's right tomorrow is the first of November, and kicks off National Adoption Awareness Month.

November is National Adoption Awareness Month, with the seventeenth of November being National Adoption Day. Both National Adoption Awareness Month, and National Adoption Day are set aside each year to bring attention to the thousands of children whom have been adopted, as well as for those who are... more

After our first two attempts were thwarted by rain, we finally got the opportunity to go out to the pumpkin patch this weekend and spend some time together as a family picking out the pumpkins that we are going to carve up for Halloween. Halloween is the kick off to the holiday season for our family, so going out and getting our pumpkins is always quite exciting for the entire family.

My husband and I began planning our visit to the pumpkin patch early in the weekend. We had decided to go to the mall on Saturday, to get some clothes for our family cruise, and get our pumpkins the following day. Living where we do, there are a ton of farms in the area, most of which not only... more

My adopted stepson came home quite excited from school today. As I have mentioned before, he is taking AFJROTC in school this year, and today just days before marching in the town parade, he received a promotion! No longer the last rung on the ladder, but a step up to Airman, complete with pins for his uniform has given him quite the boost of confidence and a wide smile to boot!

While this time around just about the entire class was promoted, it doesn't matter to him one bit, it was just the boost that he needed in order to feel special, and feel special he certainly does. I stooped off at the local connivence... more

Last week I felt as though a cold was coming on just as I had kicked the last cold that the kids so graciously brought home from school. It turns out that it wasn't just a cold that was brought home this last time, but the dreaded flu! All weekend long I was in bed, sure that I was dying and coughing up my last lung, all while being terribly hot and freezing cold at the same time, it has been less than fun to say the least.

While I am feeling much better today than I did all weekend, I still have quite a ways to go before I am all better. My fever has been on and off all day long, fading away just long enough for silly little me to assume that I am finally getting better, only... more