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Disability Views From Around the World- Holly in Staten Island

Disability Views From Around the World- Holly in Staten Island

January 12, 2016 By Jenni 2 Comments

  Holly Bonner is a Staten Island based psychotherapist and Director of Education & Training for IlluminArt Productions. A wife and mother of two daughters, Holly became legally blind in 2012 after battling breast cancer.  She navigates motherhood relying on help from modern technology, a white cane, and her sixth sense provided by eyes in… Read More »

Filed Under: advocacy, special needs Tagged With: advocacy, disability, disability views series

Orphan Sunday and Starbucks Red Cups

Orphan Sunday and Starbucks Red Cups

November 9, 2015 By Jenni Leave a Comment

Yesterday was one of those bizarre social media days for Christians. The evangelical movement around the country recognized the day as Orphan Sunday (not my favorite term, but it is what it is) and I was happy to read accounts of children being sponsored for food and education, raised awareness of vulnerable children everywhere, foster… Read More »

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Are you teaching your child to avoid children with special needs?

Are you teaching your child to avoid children with special needs?

June 28, 2015 By Jenni 3 Comments

Back in the day when I had one child, I instructed an adaptive swimming class for children of various abilities. Often my  then 5 year old daughter would sit on deck and observe the class as children were lifted from their wheelchairs and experienced the buoyancy of the water and the ability to move their… Read More »

Filed Under: advocacy, special needs

Charleston and Forgiveness

Charleston and Forgiveness

June 21, 2015 By Jenni Leave a Comment

I know this post will not come across as eloquently as I want it to. It’s impossible to write with the depth of emotion I am feeling right now as much of it is still waiting to surface. Fear, anger, disbelief and grief are just a few emotions rising. The Charleston massacre and its aftermath… Read More »

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Update on Our Girl

Update on Our Girl

April 17, 2015 By Jenni 2 Comments

This week, I have hesitated posting about our current medical journey. There is that delicate balance between privacy and being an advocate. Things also feel more real once they are written down, so I have hesitated to write. In the end, I want to always share the joy and the hard of our life. And… Read More »

Filed Under: adoption, advocacy, special needs

CP and Epilepsy Awareness

CP and Epilepsy Awareness

March 27, 2015 By Jenni Leave a Comment

This week we acknowledged two awareness days that are a daily part of our lives. March 25th is World CP Awareness Day and March 26th is Epilepsy Awareness day. We wore green on Wednesday and acknowledged the struggles and triumphs of our little one living with Cerebral Palsy. We saw friends wear green and post… Read More »

Filed Under: advocacy Tagged With: advocacy, cerebral Palsy, epilepsy

How to Talk to Your Children About People with Disabilities

March 20, 2015 By Jenni Leave a Comment

In honor of Cerebral Palsy awareness month, I am guest posting at Kelli’s Thoughts On Things about a topic that many parents struggle with. If you don’t have a differently abled person in your family, you may get curious questions from your children (usually in front of strangers). Here are my thoughts on how to… Read More »

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The Box I didn’t Check

The Box I didn’t Check

March 5, 2015 By Jenni 16 Comments

Today is another #AdoptionTalk Thursday Link Up! Every 1st and 3rd Thursday we will share  adoption topics from international adoption, domestic adoption and foster care adoption from various viewpoints.  Today, Anything Goes and I am excited to read what everyone has decided to write about. Please make sure you follow all our hosts: Erin, Tamara,… Read More »

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Disability Views in China

Disability Views in China

March 2, 2015 By Jenni Leave a Comment

    Today I am glad to share another guest post in the series: Disability Views Around the World. I have asked people from different countries to talk about how people with different abilities are viewed and what their daily life is like. Some write because they are differently abled, some are parents and some… Read More »

Filed Under: advocacy, Uncategorized Tagged With: advocacy

Poverty and Adoption Ethics

Poverty and Adoption Ethics

February 19, 2015 By Jenni 11 Comments

  Today is another #AdoptionTalk Link Up Thursday! I am so glad to introduce a new co-host, Madeline who blogs at Our Journey To You Today’s topic is Ethics, which I hope will be educational to those just starting their adoption journeys. Please link up your ethics related adoption posts at the end of this… Read More »

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Hi, I’m Jenni. I’m a mom with 5 children through birth and adoption. I write about parenting, special needs, adoption and our journey as a multi-cultural, transracial family. Read more about me here.

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