My first blog

It's our crazy life with 11 children, 10 of whom are adopted. Each one comes dragging that invisible steamer trunk full of issues like "Jeep Jeep" from the Popeye cartoons. Someof the childrens issues rear their ugly heads from time to time and go back into the trunk; while others continue to keep the door wide open constantly trying to figure out new and improved ways to keep stirring the pot and keep the drama flowing watching from the sidelines with glee because this is what makes them tick. But so is the trauma of the adopted child. You will never know what your child has experienced when they are coming from the foster care system because no matter how well the family is screened and even though the kids may have removed 5 years before you got them, there is still a lot that we as their adoptive parents may NEVER know that they have experienced. I can say this from 13 years of in the trenches experience. I love my children with all my heart and will fight for them every inch of the way to help make them successful individuals, but I never know the depths of their souls and how damaged they are. Every once in a while will they show me a glimpse into their souls.