Please Welcome COLLEEN to RaisingMom.ca! I am very pleased to introduce you to a dear friend of mine, Colleen. We discovered this fall that it was our twenty-fifth "friend-aversary"! What an honour to have shared a friendship for such a long time. One of our first … [Read more...]
What Do You Need? – Honouring What Our Kids Are Telling Us
Honouring What Our Kids Are Telling Us I took the kids camping all by myself last summer. Actually, a friend was there with her kids, and we were at a campsite in a town, but still…! Any time I tackle something like that without Brian, I’m going to consider it a major … [Read more...]
Children From Hard Places
Who Are Children from Hard Places? You may have noticed on our blog that we often refer to adopted and foster children as “children from hard places.” This term was coined by Dr. Karyn Purvis, and you can watch her explain it in a video. Any child who has experienced any number … [Read more...]
What the Heck is Empowered To Connect (ETC)??
What is Empowered to Connect (ETC)? We refer to Empowered to Connect concepts often in our blog posts! For those of you to whom this is unfamiliar territory, here’s a bit of background. The Connected Child (2007) was written by Dr. Karyn Purvis, Dr. David Cross, and Wendy … [Read more...]
Dear Overwhelmed Mom
This is a guest post from Elaine at Military Wife After God. I've been honoured to meet her and have great long-distance conversation and I respect the journey that she is on as the mom of four little ones. I've had one of 'those' days today, so was excited to read her guest … [Read more...]