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POSITIVE CURIOSITY 13 Aug 2013 | 12:44 am
Michael Yates, Project Director for State Contracts including ASAP, FOCUS, PATH and Home Study “So, let’s begin at the beginning,” she said to the audience. “Let’s begin with positive curiosity.” Wh...
ARE WE THERE YET? 30 Jul 2013 | 05:35 pm
Pam Frye, Chief Program Officer “Life is a journey, not a destination” . . . unknown “Life is a highway” ― Rascal Flatts “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that mat...
REFLECTIONS ON A MUD RUN . . . 4 Jun 2013 | 05:58 pm
Last month, Harmony Family Center hosted our first annual Mudder’s Day Run. I thought the whole “Mudder’s Day” on Mother’s Day weekend was a very clever play on words. I wish that I could claim credit...
TO OUR BETTER NATURE 10 May 2013 | 12:19 am
I’m struggling today. I’m deeply irascible and edgy. Nothing is satisfying. The flow of the day seems to be against me, so are the endless streams of complaints. I’m tired of the many different system...
IT’S A LOT LIKE FALLING IN LOVE 4 Apr 2013 | 08:51 pm
In the adoption world the word attachment is used frequently. With a quick Google search, I found this definition of attachment. “The formation by a child of significant and stable emotional connectio...
RELATIONSHIPS A MUST 20 Mar 2013 | 07:11 pm
In Harmony’s FOCUS program (Finding Our Children Unconditional Support) we are asked to convince 12-17 year-old children who are in the custody of the State of Tennessee to trust us with finding them ...
RESILIENCY REQUIRED 6 Mar 2013 | 06:22 pm
As I work day in and day out not only with potential adoptive parents, but also with parents who have adopted children who need counseling, I have noticed there is one characteristic that is often sha...
HEALING THROUGH BONDING 21 Feb 2013 | 02:50 am
As I sat at our first family camp watching the teens and younger children bonding through play, I was struck by the camp’s healing powers. There were kids from various backgrounds, ages, and abilities...
LIFE THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD 8 Jan 2013 | 08:13 pm
It is difficult to see the world through the eyes of a child who have spent a large part of their childhood in ‘custody’. We wonder why they look at us and say “I don’t want to be adopted”. The … Cont...
TAKE TIME TO LISTEN 19 Dec 2012 | 12:24 am
Dr. Karyn Purvis says that when we empower a child to find their voice, we are honor-bound to listen when they use it. Similarly, when children tell their stories, we are honor-bound to listen. To all...
