Rebecca 
January 12, 2016My husband and I are at the end of a 10 month, almost $10,000 saga with CPS- Child Protective Services- because they don’t understand that many adopted kids with RAD ( Reactive Attachment Disorder) lie. And yes, they can lie about their parents without a blink of an eye. As I look back on the Continue reading →
Rebecca April 4, 2015It’s Easter weekend and I’m reflective, thinking about how much God loves us and about how much I love my kids who struggle with RAD. One of the blessings of parenting adopted kids with RAD is that I have a little peak into what it must be like for God to love people so much, Continue reading →
Rebecca January 21, 2015Sometimes God answers prayers that we never prayed. We have three kids with RAD, adopted 12 years ago, and it’s been a difficult journey. What I didn’t know is that the hole in my “mommy heart” was like a huge vacuum. After years of showering affection and getting nothing or very little in return, it Continue reading →
Rebecca July 11, 2014One of the hardest things about parenting kids with RAD (Reactive Attachment Disorder) is that other people can’t see the challenges. I’m sure from the outside, we seem like odd parents. We don’t parent like everyone else. I’m sure we sometimes seem to be treating our teens as little kids. Why, if I have Continue reading →
Rebecca June 20, 2014I was recently out with a friend who was sharing her pain of parenting adopted kids with a lot of needs. She made a comment in passing, but it stuck with me and I’ve been pondering it for weeks now. After much thought, I have to say that I completely agree with her. She put Continue reading →
Rebecca April 28, 2014by Kurt Ellis, Families Forever Counseling So you adopted your child, expecting a loving child who is totally grateful for what you did for them. Instead, you have a child who lies about anything and everything! And then she gets angry when you don’t believe her! What in the world is going on? OK, so Continue reading →
Rebecca March 31, 2014I wrote a blog earlier this year about how adoption is the road between beauty and brokenness. Although adoption is a wonderful thing and I devote my life to the cause of orphans and adoption, adoption is only possible because of loss. Our three kids have their 11 year adoption day coming soon, and it Continue reading →