Tag Archive: child abuse

A Shadow the Length of a Lifetime

“Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.” ~Herbert Ward My younger three sons were blessed gifts of adoption. They were abused as infants and their special needs are a lifetime shadow. I was an abused child. Please, don’t turn away from reading. Child abuse is a topic of utmost importance with each…

One Mean Mother

In my lifetime I have been referred to as one mean mother by many people…including my own mom…because they did not understand. When our family was blessed with the gift of Wil through adoption, we were told to never expect him to walk, talk or have measurable intelligence. Clearly they were wrong, however, Wil did…