Your Adoption Journal

Near our home there are several multiuse trails that run north south east and west through our city. One runs through the trees on the bank of a historic canal. The other runs along the bank of a river. Very scenic! Saturday my wife rode... to the center of town. We stopped for a refreshing treat on Monument Circle before heading home. It’s a twenty mile round trip. We usually ride several times each week in the evening after work. Think about your adoption Journal. What cool parts of town do you visit and look forward to introducing to your child?

 

 

Your Adoption Journal - tip for the day

My cousin Emily makes and shows quilts. She creates the design, dies the fabric, and stitches the quilt. This one is called Poppy Field. I recently worked with an adoptive couple from Florida. One parent created his own barbeque recipes... and competed in competitions.

Listening to your child and helping them discover their inner talent is one of the joys of being a parent. Your adoption Journal could include entries about your talent and your thoughts on nurturing those in your prospective child. It’s not about the length of your post. It’s about the content. Have a great Friday! - Greg

Your Adoption Journal

Our family likes to garden.  We also have bees.  That’s one of our hives in the back ground.  There are two other families in our neighborhood with big gardens and bees.  Several times in the summer and fall we get together for harvest meals.  Each family brings a dish or two made from veggies harvested from their garden.  We also have honey and home made jam for fresh biscuits or cornbread.  I make apple cider in the fall.  My grandmother was a big gardener.  My wife’s father was too.

Think about your Adoption Journal.  What kind of brief story can you tell about a cool tradition shared with friends or family?  Capture it in a few sentences.  Illustrate it with a photo if you can.  This will enrich your profile and add insight into who you are for the birth moms reading.

Mississippi Hopeful Adoptive Parents, Andrew & Melissa

Introducing Mississippi Hopeful Adoptive Parents, Andrew & Melissa. They are with A Chosen Child in Orlando, FL.  You can view their profile on parentfinder.com here
http:// www.parentfinder.com/AndrewandMelissa

 

 

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Your Adoption Journal

5 miles into my morning skate it began pouring rain. Still I heard the robins serenade and felt the beauty of the morning while our flowers were given a morning drink.  A change in plans can also bear fruit...depends on your perspective.  Do you record that type of philosophy in your adoption journal?

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. 

The time will pass anyway. – Earl Nightingale

Your adoption Journal - capturing hopes and dreams

My daughter Carly is now 22.  We started attending Dave Matthews shows together when she was in kindergarten, sitting on my shoulders through that whole show.  Tonight marks the 17th show we have shared.  It's one of those summer traditions that includes playing cards before the band starts and dinner of Goi Rolls.  Shared music strengthens bonds that last a lifetime. Family traditions can be so much more than meals at Thanksgiving.  Think about those traditions you hold dear and capture them in your adoption journal.