Teachable Moments Often in parenting we are looking for "teachable moments" where we can help our kids learn something from a mistake. The biggest problem with this is that when these moments happen our kids are dysregulated and not able to learn from their mistakes. We have to take a moment and help them calm [...]
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 Grapevine that evening. Author and speaker Carissa Woodwyk will be their guest. Carissa is a writer, […]
A few weeks ago we heard Jayne Schooler author of Wounded Children, Healing Homes speak at a conference. She discussed parent’s expectations and foster/adoptive children’s beliefs around the same issues. Very helpful and eye opening. Parent’s thoughts are first, kids responses are in parenthesis and italicized. Our love will be enough; it will be returned […]
Being a foster parent is hard. I thought it would be easier when we started fostering all those years ago. And to some degree it was easier. We were younger. We didn’t have any other kids. Starry eyed idealists I guess. But things are changing. We’re getting older. We have three kids now and there […]