Sometimes I get frustrated because I feel like I talk more than I act. I think some of you can relate. Maybe I love thoughts and ideas too much. I don't think that there is anything wrong with thoughts or ideas, they are after all the genesis of action. But at some point ideas need [...]
Author: Ryan North
Ryan North is the Co-Founder of One Big Happy Home and creator of The Empowered Parent Podcast. He is a recognized expert on childhood trauma, a TBRI Practitioner, and develops training materials for parents, schools, churches, and child-placing agencies. Ryan is a sought-after speaker known for his engaging and practical approach to communicating complex issues clearly and relatable to a wide range of audiences.
Adopt(Ed)
Here is our presentation from last year's Tapestry conference. Adopt(Ed)
The Greatest Principle
Being a parent (adoptive/birth/foster) is hard. Sometimes the thing that gets us through the day is remembering the greatest principle in all of human interaction.
Can You Hear Me Knocking?
I can't think of a single placement we've had over the years that didn't arrive with developmental delays. Not one. That's the reality of fostering for most of us and our kids. Whatever pain or difficulty they have dealt with in their lives it is usually, if not always, accompanied by developmental delays. Our current [...]
Killing Me Softly
It has been said that you catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar. This principle can be applied to all our relationships, marriage, work, social, you name it. This is a great and true principle in the field of human interaction. One relationship where this is especially true is with our children. [...]
There’s a Great Day Coming
I recently received an e-mail from a friend. In it she shared the following verse with me and said that she felt like the Lord was speaking this over our kids especially our foster kids. I share it here and hope that it lifts you up as well. Instead of shame and dishonor, you will [...]
A Farewell to Soda
Full confession time. We have a problem. We LOVE soda. I'm using love to describe how the two of us feel about carbonated sugar water. We clearly have a problem. But, starting today, we are quitting the old soda pop. Cold turkey. We are going to do what we can to be healthier. So for [...]
It’s a Family Tradition
Sunday March 17, 2013 had the potential to be an interesting/difficult day. It had nothing to Patrick or the Irish, although those celebrating St. Patrick's Day always have the potential to complicate matters. No, Sunday, March 17, 2013 was the day we took our annual family to the Dallas Auto Show. I love cars. I [...]
Four Superfoods
Taken from www.theearthdiet.com
Square Peg, Round Hole
All of us, to some degree, assign some level of romanticism to our childhood. The food was better, we like the toys we played with more than today's toys, riding bikes trumps video games, etc. This belief manifests itself frequently in that we try to impose our childhood experience on our children. Maybe impose oversells [...]