by beanstalk | Dec 4, 2015 | Blog, Counseling
What is stress? Life asks a lot of us – spouses, jobs, arguments with friends, sick pets – and at a certain point we have more to deal with than we can handle emotionally.1 That’s when stress kicks in. It’s your response to danger You know the feeling – sweaty...
by beanstalk | Nov 28, 2015 | Blog
Brandon and Lindsey discovered they were unable to have biological children and felt called to become adoptive parents. On Friday, November 13, 2015, their dream of becoming parents was realized when Addie’s adoption was finalized. Learn more about their story...
by beanstalk | Nov 19, 2015 | Blog
I like to lay down at night with my 4 year-old daughter for a few minutes because she often will share with me a little glimpse into her world. One night not long ago, she told me that one of her friends at school that day had told her that she couldn’t pretend...
by beanstalk | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog
David was born in St. Louis in April of 1968. In May of that same year, his adoption of finalized and he became the son of Joe and Loretta Pennington. “I was raised by the most incredible parents in a home filled with love,” said David. He grew...
by beanstalk | Nov 4, 2015 | Adoption, Blog
My husband and I were married in May 2006 and became pregnant that September with our first child. Our beautiful, daughter Alyssa was born in May 2007 at 34 weeks and diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called Emanuel Syndrome (partial Trisomy 22) at two weeks...
