By Gari Lister Experts advise that kids with developmental trauma need calm, stability and predictable limits.  And in fact I know my youn...

By Marc Deprey I don’t know everything about goats, but I do work in land conservation and deal with landowners who face problems with i...

By Gari Lister My post last week was scary and sad for some of you, but please do not confuse heartbreak with a lack of hope.   I have a...

By Gari Lister Our oldest daughter, Katya, has been gone nearly two months.  She packed the car with everything she could find, changed ...

By:  Marc Deprey Last Sunday, my son went into a rage so severe that he assaulted me and destroyed my car’s windows and body with head-siz...

by: Julie Beem This whole Russian adoption ban issue is ridiculous!  There, I said it.  I suspect many of you were thinking it.  A knee-...

By: Nancy Spoolstra Last weekend I saw the movie “The Impossible” with my husband and very pregnant daughter. The movie is about a family ...