Connection

Today I woke up grieving. It's our 30th wedding anniversary, and our married life has been extremely difficult. I know anyone who's been [...]

We had family over for Memorial Day. So what? Lots of people do this very thing. For survivors of trauma, it's a big [...]

When emotional, psychological, relational, physical, or spiritual pain lasts for an extended period of time, what choices do you have? I've discovered people [...]

  Do you ever think  "everyone else seems to have their lives together? " What's wrong with me? Why do others have happier [...]

I just returned home from the Refresh Conference for Foster and Adoptive Parents in Redmond, WA. It was amazing! Unlike anything I've ever [...]

This is a crazy world we live in (I missed a letter, so I first typed, “This is a ‘cray’ world.” Either fits). [...]

Why don't we like to talk about difficult things? I'm from Colorado, so you know it's alway safe to talk about the weather [...]

Graduation. I spoke at the graduation of some adopted children whose trauma has impacted their ability to receive love. These kids came from [...]

Do you ever wait to do things until something else happens? I find myself waiting to write a blog until I feel better, [...]