I know - spare time is rare – I totally can relate!! But if you love to read as much as I do, that is still something I try to make time for – even in a busy day!
I thought this article was really good – Jedd Medefind, president of the Christian Alliance for Orphans, [...]
Joint Council is pleased to confirm that the Adoption Tax Credit (ATC), which was scheduled to expire in 2010, was extended for one-year (through December 31, 2011). The highlights of the ATC are;
The maximum credit was increased from $12,150 to $13,170,
The ATC is now retroactive to January 1, 2010. This represents a potential increase of $1,000 for adoptive families.
The ATC was made refundable. If a [...]
Parenting is not for the faint of heart – no matter how God has called you to be a parent – there is nothing easy about it!! I have felt since our first adoption, that parenting an adopted child was very different and, for me, much harder. I question so much more than I did [...]
As part of my job, I travel on a regular basis to meet with customers and suppliers. As I whittle my hours away in the airport I am always tempted to pick up a book or magazine. More oft than naught, however, I come away frustrated. In addition to not being able to find magazines [...]
I was thrilled to read that THIS month’s Katelyn’s Fund support meeting is on lifebooks. This is something I have dabbled with now since we brought our first daughter home almost 5 years ago now. I have never made a "true" lifebook though, but still want to! For Chloe I made two albums when we [...]
As a parent, I am always on the lookout for wonderful parenting resources. As an adoptive parent, I am on the lookout even more so! I read almost any book written on adoption – I just want to give myself all the preparation I can for those upcoming years when our children will begin to ask questions [...]
When we were in the early stages of the adoption process and meeting with our social worker for our homestudy, we expressed that we weren’t sure how to talk with our family about all of the questions that surround adoption. We had obviously worked through some of the questions in order to come to our [...]
