March 11, 2011

Exceptional Marriages: For when your marriage needs a little help!

Today Greg and Lisa Popcak had me on their radio program to talk about the 40 Day Challenge.  It occurs to me that I should mention to you “40 Day Challenge Gals” that the Popcaks have a phone counseling service for couples that need a little extra help.  Getting marriage counseling is a good step — getting authentic Catholic counseling (if you’re Catholic) is indispensable!  Find out more about their ministry, “Exceptional Marriages,” here. The Popcaks also have a number of books for you do-it-yourselfers out there. One of my favorites is Holy Sex! You can order the Popcak’s books through their website, too.  God bless […]
February 28, 2009

Family You Don’t Get to Pick

What does it take for an adoptive triad to form a successfully integrated family unit? Is it even possible? I have one friend, who is both a birth mother and an adoptee, who has the gift of a truly integrated extended family. However, I can also point to six other triads I know personally that have not been able to manage this for a variety of reasons, from lack of information about birth parents, to unwillingess of birth parent to have contact, to addiction or mental/emotional stability issues making it impossible to sustain contact. What do you think are the keys to building a healthy (and, hopefully, happy) integrated family?