Today is a day of celebration for our family. Our two oldest kids are getting baptized. All of our family who live in town, grandparents aunts and uncles, and our small group from church are joining us in the celebration. The celebrating party includes Tori's birth mother. As we were driving to pick her up [...]
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Ryan North is the Co-Founder of One Big Happy Home and creator of The Empowered Parent Podcast. He is a recognized expert on childhood trauma, a TBRI Practitioner, and develops training materials for parents, schools, churches, and child-placing agencies. Ryan is a sought-after speaker known for his engaging and practical approach to communicating complex issues clearly and relatable to a wide range of audiences.
November is National Adoption Month
November is National Adoption month. Is God calling you to this ministry? Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter
Creating a Healthy Adoption Culture in Your Church
About a minute into the greatest sermon ever preached Jesus tells us that we are the light of the world. I know, big responsibility is placed on us in that moment. I think that a way for our churches to be the light of the world is by embracing the ministry of adoption and foster [...]
What Does Your Label Say?
We all like to label things. If it doesn't have a label, then it doesn't make any sense to us. We even have label makers so that we can label our things. Apparently the names they were assigned by their makers donât really work for us. We have to give them names that fit our [...]
Why People Matter to God
The topic assigned to us for last weekend's Tapestry conference was "Why does my child's birth family really matter?" It seemed like an easy topic at first, after all we have been at this for a long time, we even have a very open adoption with our oldest daughter. We know about birth families. We should, [...]
Are We Asking Too Much?
Like all of us, I am many things. I am a husband, father, son, brother, employee, boss and coach. My varsity soccer season starts later this month and as I was planning for another season I started thinking about some of my teams over the years. I love coaching and some of my favorite memories have been of coaching [...]
My Childâs Birth Family
The  topic we're speaking on at this year's Tapestry Conference is Why does my childâs birth family really matter? It's a question that all foster and adoptive parents should consider. Let's be honest, it's a question that all parents should consider because it is central to who your child is and who they become. We cannot escape [...]
Fostering Hope
We were recently asked to write about our family for Chatter at Irving Bible Church. Chatter is a monthly publication of the church that is available in print and online. The article was published today so we thought we'd share it here. Thank you for taking the time to read it. Foster care was never [...]
Connecting While Correcting
We had the opportunity to speak at Parenting @IBC last weekend. We really enjoyed our time with those who attended. Here is our presentation. We'll upload the audio when we get a copy. Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter
Can I try that again?
Don't you want a second chance when you mess up? I know I do. Let's try that again...I have always wanted a second chance every time I have messed up. It's in our nature to want a second chance that's why this get traction so fast. The way we give second chances in our home [...]