tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855128419300101260.post3566015934926520666..comments2023-09-25T09:06:31.464-04:00Comments on Our Walk By Faith: chronological age vs. family ageFarmboy and Buttercuphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09468429279918964719noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855128419300101260.post-26791904449278912342009-02-24T23:16:00.000-05:002009-02-24T23:16:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting this. I think I need to look i...Thanks for posting this. I think I need to look into getting this book too.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017653005612489680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855128419300101260.post-45777243265037716262009-02-24T14:18:00.000-05:002009-02-24T14:18:00.000-05:00I too will be buying this book. I've read many boo...I too will be buying this book. I've read many books on adoption too but not this one. Thanks again for your honesty in sharing....it helps all of us to know we aren't on this road alone!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03937995305168699073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855128419300101260.post-79351734473110773332009-02-23T22:36:00.000-05:002009-02-23T22:36:00.000-05:00P.S. I ordered my book today! Thanks! (o:P.S. I ordered my book today! Thanks! (o:Lori Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378762976818423599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855128419300101260.post-9738699680921635582009-02-23T22:15:00.000-05:002009-02-23T22:15:00.000-05:00Hhhmmm ... I do NOT have this book, but I will be ...Hhhmmm ... I do NOT have this book, but I will be ordering this book very soon. I'm really struggling in some areas with Arsema. Too difficult to get into on a comment. :) But thank you for sharing your heart!! ... and wisdom! Much love, ShellyShelly Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083694308527761405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855128419300101260.post-60665171215876801382009-02-22T18:30:00.000-05:002009-02-22T18:30:00.000-05:00Thanks for the encouraging comment you left on my ...Thanks for the encouraging comment you left on my blog. We are so ready for the twins to come home and yet we are so NOT ready! Scary, but I can't wait.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540561659147248278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855128419300101260.post-76852800019028354242009-02-22T07:50:00.000-05:002009-02-22T07:50:00.000-05:00That is the first book that I read. I have probab...That is the first book that I read. I have probably read 15 since then. After reading your post, I pulled it out and began reading from cover to cover, again. (can you tell, that I needed a distraction?) Thank you, as always, for the guidance. <BR/><BR/>Do you have a court date for Little B?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707230280109661294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855128419300101260.post-52292720066871084612009-02-22T00:36:00.000-05:002009-02-22T00:36:00.000-05:00I started reading this book about a month ago, but...I started reading this book about a month ago, but I stopped because it was stressing me out too much. But I'm glad to hear that it has a practical usefulness... I'll pick it up again and give it another go.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540561659147248278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855128419300101260.post-20226222577075153392009-02-21T23:45:00.000-05:002009-02-21T23:45:00.000-05:00We are there (you may be able to tell this from my...We are there (you may be able to tell this from my last post)! I need to get that book! Sounds like it will help me to understand my daughters better. Thanks for sharing this!Lori Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378762976818423599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855128419300101260.post-55586533552053829622009-02-21T16:38:00.000-05:002009-02-21T16:38:00.000-05:00Ah, good good point. I have to now go check and se...Ah, good good point. I have to now go check and see if I have that book stashed on my shelves, forgotten, or order it. It's so easy to forget, especially when you all feel so bonded!<BR/><BR/>Keeping you all in my prayers and tracking progress....hoping for speed! Love Mcoffeemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12332220347018136072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855128419300101260.post-48088620168648002842009-02-21T14:43:00.000-05:002009-02-21T14:43:00.000-05:00I'm SOOOO glad that this was helpful to you. It is...I'm SOOOO glad that this was helpful to you. It is especially helpful with the adoption of older kids (meaning, not babies when they come home), as you have mentioned and as Laurel commented above. There are truly some concepts and behaviors that simply aren't learned. Re-tracing those lost years is crucial. <BR/>Once again, I wish I lived down the street from you, miss buttercup. Zach says "hi", and ps, you already have buff arms. <BR/>love<BR/>beccamama becca https://www.blogger.com/profile/08043250825863649224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855128419300101260.post-19661985672048641722009-02-21T14:08:00.000-05:002009-02-21T14:08:00.000-05:00It's difficult to remember that sometimes. B exhi...It's difficult to remember that sometimes. B exhibits behavior typical of a 1 and 2 yr old too from time to time. It gets old real fast to carry around a 5/6 yr old as though they are a baby, and it's hard not to just get frustrated and push them away. (because you are "too big" for this!). Thanks for the reminder. ;)HollyMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12316447804006046943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855128419300101260.post-30001374912224337022009-02-21T13:06:00.000-05:002009-02-21T13:06:00.000-05:00Great reminder to all of us. Thanks for the book ...Great reminder to all of us. Thanks for the book recommendation.<BR/><BR/>We brought home 3 siblings last March (ages 6, 9, 12). While they are all school age, they basically "lost" all of their preschool years. They never learned the preschool concepts that our bio. children naturally learned. So, at school in the orphanage, they learned a lot of facts (2 + 2 = 4), but not the concepts behind the facts (2 spoons + 2 spoons = 4 spoons). They, seriously, did not understand the concept behind 2 + 2. And, while they would all "read" well; they had no idea what they were reading most of the time. While our preschoolers have a large vocabulary prior to learning to read, these 3 had learned to read phonetically, without the vocabulary.<BR/><BR/>It's been a challenging year, to say the least. But, I am glad that I have the opportunity to homeschool them. <BR/><BR/>We are working hard on preschool concepts, while at the same time teaching social middle school skills. In the past year we have had to teach them ... how to use a fork and spoon, how to use the toilet properly, how to take a shower, how to brush their teeth (and not eat the toothpaste), how to knock on a door before entering, ... plus all of the academic concepts. At times, it certainly felt that we were adopting triplet 3 year olds.<BR/><BR/>Blessings to you and the family!<BR/><BR/>Laurel<BR/>mama of 13Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253303288242135440noreply@blogger.com