Author: Mike Peercy
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Fancy That
When we approach our interactions with people with curiosity, seeking to learn more about their experience and perspective, we can begin to test our assumptions and more effectively meet them where they are.
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Both/And
This day—this beautiful day is a microcosm of the “both/and” nature of this work of adoption. It is filled with BOTH beauty AND sorrow. It is BOTH joyful AND tragic. It is BOTH a celebration AND a grieving moment.
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Leftoverture
It’s this sort of strange ballet, at once joyous and tragic, sorrowful and celebratory, sweet and very deeply sour.
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Progress Over Perfection
My buddy Mike talks a lot about getting 1% better every day. It’s the deliberate striving to improve by even the smallest degree in order to continue to grow, continue to learn, continue to reach forward in becoming the person we know we can and should be.
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Our Mission Refined
I’m excited to share with our friends, supporters, and encouragers our new and (I believe) greatly improved mission statement.
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EVERYONE Can Do Something
None of us can do everything that is needed. But… EVERYONE can do something.
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Better Questions: “How Can I Connect With This Kid?”
It’s easy to focus on outward behavior. After all, how can you do any growing, and real teaching or helping or coaching without some basic discipline? But… is it possible we have misunderstood what that whole “discipline” concept really is?
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Better Questions: “What Is The Need Behind This Behavior?”
So much of the time, especially in working with kids with trauma in their stories, we see behavior that is, at least on the surface, troublesome or problematic. It can change the whole situation if we learn to ask a better question. What is the need behind this behavior?
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Better Questions: “How Can I Share My Calm In Their Storm?”
How often have we uttered the most useless question: “would you please calm down?” Has anyone in the history of the world ever actually calmed down when asked to calm down?
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Better Questions: “Why Would This Make Sense?”
If we would care well for people (particularly kids) with trauma in their stories, we have to learn to ask this crucial question—why would the response or reaction we are witnessing make sense? It might be the beginning of helping them to a better, less fearful life by opening the door for our compassionate, gracious…
Fostering Grace 