Minnesota Hopeful Adoptive Parents, Mike & Jess

Introducing Minnesota Hopeful Adoptive Parents, Mike & Jess. They are with Catholic Charities of Winona MN in Rochester, MN.  You can view their profile on parentfinder.com here http://www.parentfinder.com/MikeandJess

 

 

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Talking about adoption

Closed, semi-open and open adoptions; As you talk about adoption, build and revise your profile, that topic is always on the radar.  For many adoptive parents talking about adoption with their child is as uncomfortable as talking about sex.  Yet the conversation is important because as your child grows a strong sense of self is so important.  Starting that discussion early can set the stage for open dialog as your child enters their teen years.  How helpful it is to know “that” discussion isn’t looming on the horizon.  How helpful it is to a teenager to know they can have frank discussions with their parents.  Trust me. I’ve been there…three times.



Your Adoption Journal

Monday is a great day to update your adoption journal with your activities from the weekend.

Here’s an example.

This July our vegetable garden is overflowing with green beans.  So far I have picked twelve gallons.  Raising 3 biological children my wife and I made our own baby food with vegetables from our garden.  We used butternut squash, broccoli, green beans, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, and apples.  Using a small food processor we would puree the veggies after blanching or baking them.  Then we would freeze them in small containers.  It’s convenient, nutritious, and pure. 

This weekend I canned 6 quarts of green beans for use in the winter.  We also eat them fresh sautéing them with onions or blanching them then serving with a dash of salt and butter.

Your Adoption Journal - help

Two years ago we bought a bee hive and bees from Purdue University.  Two of our neighbors have hives.  Thinking it would be good for our flowers, fruit trees, and garden we were excited to watch them work and grow.  Now we have three hives. Last week Keely harvested about 50 pounds of honey from one of the hives.  She spun it from the honey comb, filtered out the chunks of wax, and we ended up with 20 pints of honey.  We’ll use some and give some to friends and family.  We don't live on a farm.  This all happens in a quiet neighborhood fifteen minutes from downtown.

If that were an Adoption Journal entry it took me 5 minutes to write.  It is 107 words in length.  It goes right along with other entries I’ve made about our flower gardens, veggie garden, and our yard.  It’s a snap shot of Greg & Keely’s life that paints a picture, but didn't take that long to capture. 

 

 

Thursday - feeling inspired

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~Mark Twain.

Kentucky Hopeful Adoptive Parents, Heather & Jess

Introducing Kentucky Hopeful Adoptive Parents, Heather & Jess. They are with Heart To Home Adoption in Lexington, KY.  You can view their profile on parentfinder.com here

http:// www.parentfinder.com/HeatherJess

 

 

 

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Your Adoption Journal - gaining wisdom from older generations

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you find out why.- Mark Twain  

 Drawing from the wisdom of older generations is a great way to gain perspective. It helps me to find my center and enrich my life.