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Entrustment Ceremonies

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In my last blog I said that adoptive parents, who have often been at the mercy of social workers and birthmothers to tell them if and when they can parent, need to claim their child as their own. If this is not done it can interfere with the parents’ ability to give themselves to the child completely. Sometimes the parents feel so lucky to have been given this child that they don’t provide needed discipline. Many adoptive parents enjoy formalizing the transition with a ritual, especially since the actual court appearance may take less than five minutes and/or may be … Continue reading →

Homeschool Class of 2007

It’s graduation time, and I thought it was only fitting and proper to give a few nods in the direction of homeschoolers graduating from high school. Some homeschoolers will have quiet family celebrations and silently pass into the world of adult work life or college. Some homeschoolers will graduate en masse with hundreds of other homeschoolers, many of whom they have never met, but used the same online curriculum. Other homeschoolers will graduate with students they have walked the homeschooling journey with, gone to field trips, also and shared their proms. A couple of years ago, I attended the graduation … Continue reading →

Going to the Chapel Month

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Happy Monday! Happy May Day! Good Morning! So much is happening today and over the next two weeks that it makes my head want to spin! But here at the Marriage blog, we’re going to be pretty busy too. As I mentioned last week, May and June are really popular months for hosting weddings. May and June also play host to Mother’s and Father’s Days. So in light of both of these, we’re going to the chapel this month. We’re going to jam pack this blog with wedding planning ideas, engagement party planning, wedding flora, wedding fauna and even more … Continue reading →

Book Review: Ceremonies for Real Life

Title: Ceremonies for Real Life Author: Carine Fabius Price: $14.95 US Overall Rating: Review: In this fast-paced society where old-time traditions are rarely acknowledged, families are finding a need to slow down, take a breath and really revere the passing of major milestones more and more often. However, without a history or experiences from with which to draw, we are often confounded with the challenge of making life passages more meaningful. Ceremonies For Real Life is a beautifully written user-friendly guide to creating meaningful celebrations for many of life’s more infrequently celebrated but life-altering passages – birth, first blood, marriage, … Continue reading →