Quicksand Thinking
I grew up in a rural farm town in western Ohio. Every hazy August, the Mercer County Fair would be held at the local fairground. The...
The day before Mother's Day
Actually, sometimes it is the entire week or month before Mother's Day starts out rocky for adoptive and birth mothers. I included both...
You can teach an old dog new tricks
This past year, I reviewed my tool box for therapeutic intervention and have found it seems to be lacking. Or maybe I have been bored...
Triggers in Church
Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to be a guest at a baby naming celebration at a church which hosts several different ethnic...
Attached to Hoarding
I have come across more than a few families with children who hoard in their bedrooms, backpacks, pockets, and lockers at school. Many...