Mar 20, 2019
Julie Briggs has known God was calling her to adopt since she was a teen, she knew God was calling her to adopt as a first choice to grow her family. Julie and her husband Alan adopted two siblings, children of deceased parents and immediately dealt with the after effects of that trauma.
Every child wants someone who’s crazy about them, and Julie shares ways to attach to even the most traumatized children. She shares her parenting fails and even how other parents judged her, but she kept focused on loving her kids.
You can find Julie Briggs on her website, on Instagram, Facebook
Show Highlights:
- Heart for orphans, as a teen
- It's NOT about fertility
- Ethiopia works on a different time frame
- When kids left the entire world they knew
- Kids would not sleep without their parents
- We all need someone who’s crazy about them
- The myth of attaching with adoption and young children
- The epic tantrum that changed her parenting
Talk About It:
Each week we challenge you to set a time with your spouse to have a conversation that matters. Here’s your conversation starter: Growing up, who were the adults that were “crazy about you?"