To be an effective agent of healing in your child's life you will need to understand their history and come to terms with your past. Both are necessary.
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 communicatingĀ complex issues clearly and relatable to a wide range of audiences.
When Two Worlds Collide
When I was a child, I wanted to be an airline pilot. I thought it would be the most romantic way to spend my days floating amongst the clouds. My dad traveled for work when I was a kid and when he came home, he would go down on one knee expecting a hug and [...]
2016 Tapestry Adoption & Foster Care Conference
The 2016 Tapestry Adoption & Foster Care Conference will be held October 21 & 22 at Irving Bible Church. Last year we went BACK TO BASICS, this year we decided to go BEYOND THE BASICS. We will feature TBRI trained professionals, Empowered to Connect Parent Trainers, Dr. Mandy Howard, and Dr. David Cross, co-author of [...]
I Will Never Leave You
Have you ever been in a restaurant and witnessed the interaction between a displeased customer and their waiter? It can be pretty tense depending on how difficult the customer makes it. But it is not the customerās behavior that is the most interesting part of the interaction, itās the response of the restaurant employees that [...]
Do Not be Afraid
The instruction to ānot be afraidā is the most frequently occurring command in the Bible. We are told to not be afraid over 350 times. Fear is addressed more than love or giving, hope or heaven, faith or salvation. We know that fear is one of the biggest drivers of our kidās behaviors. We need [...]
An Evening with Tapestry
Tapestry is celebrating 10 years of ministry this year with two events both on September 19. They will host a Family Fun Carnival at Irving Bible Church at 10:00 am and then enjoy dinner together at the Hilton DFW Lakes in GrapevineĀ that evening. Author and speaker Carissa Woodwyk will be their guest.Ā Carissa is a writer, [...]
What Does Your Label Say?
We live in a name it to claim it kind of world where we all like to label things. If it doesnāt have a label, it doesnāt make any sense. And if it doesn't make any sense, we don't know what to do with it. We even have label makers so that we can make [...]
Thoughts on MLK Day
Today we pause and remember civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King. I can still remember the first time I watched footage of his āI Have a Dreamā speech in history class. As a young man growing up in South Africa in the 1980ās Dr. King had a profound effect on my life because the [...]
What Are Your Expectations?
Let me start by saying that I believe most people mean well. But good intentions are just that, good intentions and nothing more. It is amazing what complete strangers feel the liberty to say. Some of the things Iāve heard as an adoptive dad have made me smile, grit my teeth, want to yell, and [...]
Christmas 2014
Every year we try to get a picture by the Christmas tree in our church. This year we decided to stop trying to capture the "perfect" picture and Ā instead capture the family in its natural state. Enjoy!