Clik here to view.
Birthday Letter Tradition
I really encourage you to sit down (if you are not already) and write a letter to your child each year around his or her birthday. I actually started this Tradition with the son I am parenting. His...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dealing with Birthday Party Guests
I just attended my birth son’s seventh birthday party today. This was the first birthday party (the party that family members and friends his age are invited to) I have attended since his second...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Your Child’s Birth Story
Many children like to hear their birth story. Even Noah (my twelve year old son that I parent) still enjoys me telling him all about the day he was born. I tell him that he was impatient and arrived...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What to Include when Writing your Child’s Birth Story
In my last post I wrote about how Charlie has recently begun asking questions regarding the night he was born. I encouraged each of you to write down all the details about your child’s birth. But you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Birthday Candles
Recently I was reading something a birthmother wrote about her daughter’s first birthday party. At the party the adoptive mother asked her to light the candle on her daughter’s birthday cake. To some,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Birthdates
My son celebrated his eighth birthday the other day. It was filled with cake, presents, friends and all the fun a little boy could handle. I love watching my children grow older and morphing into the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Day To Remember
Yesterday was my son’s birthday. And, as always, it’s a day filled with a wide range of emotions for me. On the up side, my daughter Amanda and I called him and were able to sing “Happy Birthday” over...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Traditions and Reminisence
Every year since he was born, Tara, myself and Phoenix, along with my oldest son get together and have a small visit. I bring him presents, to say happy birthday with, and I watch my boys play...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Happy Birthday Phoenix!
Today is his 3rd birthday. It has been quiet today other then the sniffling and sneezing that has accompanied this ‘wonderful’ cold. The weather is dreary, and I hear a crow cawing. Aren’t they...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guests At My Son’s Birth
When I was a single college student, being a musician, I used to host what we called “Acoustic Night” once a month at my house. My friends and I would invite a bunch of people over to listen to a...
View Article
