07/06/2016
My last blog ended with this sentence “I have heard that there is more help for adopted and looked-after children nowadays.” This is good news for […]
27/10/2014
I don’t remember much about the journey home to Leicester with the good news about Jah’s official Adoption. We knew that the children were all waiting […]
06/10/2014
As November drew nearer and nearer, Jah grew more anxious. We did not want to make a big issue of going to the Court for his […]
29/09/2014
Recently I have been doing what this blog title suggests and indulging in ‘Adoption Reflections’. Now I’d like to continue Jah’s story. To re-cap where we […]
12/05/2014
To update readers on Jah’s choice of name, following the criticism we received for continuing to use this special name. He was keen to add a […]
14/04/2014
I counted recently and I reckon that In my long lifetime I have moved home eleven times, but always with family members, except when I was […]
31/03/2014
The long summer holiday is a time when children can be free from formal school learning. If they are fortunate, they can learn about the world […]
24/03/2014
Jah’s fourth birthday was due three weeks after he came to live with us. He had a lot of fun with his brother. He enjoyed the […]
10/03/2014
So now, after about eight months of waiting, Jah had come to live in our family. He was considered as a foster child, with a view […]