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In a recent post about bonding, I referred to an article at adoptivefamilies.com, which includes the following statement … Attachment and adoption seem inseparable to many parents. In fact, attachment is an ongoing process for all parents and children, one that generally takes from 10 and 14 months and continues to evolve over a child’s … Read more
For Ethan’s birthday, we set up a place for him to play in the backyard — Ethan’s Fort. Ethan enjoyed helping Daddy build the fort. Now that it’s up, he enjoys climbing and sliding, as well as looking out over the fence into the outside world. It looks to be a favorite summer activity!
Months ago, Ethan learned the fruit and the word, “apple.” One day, even though apples are usually red, he pointed at the lighted white Apple logo on my Mac notebook and said, “apple.” (And, in case you’re wondering, he did it without any prompting from me! 😀 ) Speaking of computers, someone bought a toy … Read more
Monday was Ethan’s second birthday. We took him to JCP Portraits to get his photos taken. We were a little concerned about how cooperative Ethan would be, having been peopled-out last week. Ethan wasn’t overly in-the-mood for getting his photos taken, but the photographer was still able to get a number of good shots. Below … Read more
Today, Ethan turned two. We celebrated his second birthday yesterday with family at a small park in Williamsburg, PA. After an intense week at Annual Conference, it was a nice way to end the week. What a journey we are on. We thank God for the gift of Ethan!
At around 4:00 p.m. today, we wrapped up annual conference with the ordination service. The ordination service is always one of the highlights of annual conference. In fact, one of my favorite parts of the service is at the end when the Bishop invites people from the congregation who sense that God may be calling … Read more
Home. That’s a word that Ethan has been saying over the course of the last 24 hours or so. Ethan is ready to go home. Being in an unfamiliar place in a sea of mostly unfamiliar people is pretty daunting, especially for a soon-to-be two-year-old who is getting a lot of attention! Today’s session of … Read more
We are at the annual conference of the Central Pennsylvania Conference this week taking place at Messiah College. We arrived yesterday to settle into our room and to attend a dinner with the Board of Ordained Ministry for those who are in the commissioning process along with their mentors. Annual Conference began this morning with … Read more
Before Ethan, we use to do a decent bit of hiking and biking on trails. We haven’t done much of either in the past year and a half. But recently, we did get out on a trail at Parker Dam. Since it was our first time out in a while, we chose an “easy” trail, … Read more
We took Ethan to the Jaffa Shrine Circus in Altoona Friday and enjoyed our day off together. Ethan enjoyed the day and the animals. It was a pretty professional circus. Ethan didn’t seem to like the trapeze artist. Ethan said, “Down!” 🙂 Here are a few photos from the day, including a visit at the … Read more