How to Find Peace...When There's No Happy Ending Welcome to Still Standing. I’m thankful you are here. I welcome you into my home and as a Continue Reading
What I Saw the Day of the Family Photos
The day of the family photos, I see a major problem coming. Getting these photos is one of those things we had been talking about doing forever, but Continue Reading
The Downward Spiral of My Son’s Behavior
Our adopted 10 year old son had an inexplicable rage inside of him. Actually, anyone who understands trauma and adoption would say it's totally Continue Reading
How Do I Talk to My Adopted Kids About Their Birth Family?
As parents who have adopted children, an important question we continually face is how do I talk to my adopted kids about their birth family? If a Continue Reading
The Day We Told Our Son About His Past
My heart beats hard as we sit down on the worn sofa in the therapist's office. Today is the day we will tell our son about his past. Adopted from Continue Reading
I Called the Police for My Own Son…and I’m a Good Mom.
For years I lived in horror at the thought that I would ever have to call the police for one of my own children. This is the type of thing that Continue Reading
The Worst Father’s Day…but it Wasn’t
That Father's Day was the worst Father's Day...but then again it wasn't. Ten minutes of vacuuming. I'll always remember Father's Day that year blew Continue Reading
What It’s Like to Take Your Child to the Hospital for Mental Health Care
If you've been a parent for very long, it's highly likely you've taken your child to the hospital for some type of emergency situation. Toddlers and Continue Reading
What It’s Like When Your Child Needs Inpatient Mental Health Care
With mental illness in the family, you don't get lasagna. It has been said that mental illness is not a casserole sickness. You won't get showers of Continue Reading
What Visits Are Like When Your Child Gets Inpatient Mental Health Care
When your child is receiving inpatient mental health care, you love and hate visit days. You miss your child desperately, yet visit times are painful Continue Reading
What Life is Like When Your Child Has Mental Health Issues
Dressed in a black suit and purple shirt and tie, my son looks adorable on the last day of the school year for his elementary school graduation. He Continue Reading
When Grief and Hope Come in Waves
My husband and I sit in the car in the cemetery parking lot. We are about to visit a grave we've never been to before. Today is a day when grief and Continue Reading
