HeyJaredFullness of Joy Letter with Lisa C. Qualls
Support for parents--especially adoptive and foster parents navigating trauma, blocked care, and complex parenting. Plus thoughts on midlife and marriage.
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Are You There for Me? (opens the original)
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Welcome to today’s Fullness of Joy Letter. Would you be willing to click the ❤️ like button? It helps others find my work. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.I went to bed with our eight-month-old baby nearby and the other three children asleep in the next room. At 2:00 AM, I woke to feed the baby and realized Russ’s side of the bed was still empty and cold. He hadn’t come home.What if he’s lying in a ditch somewhere?I tucked my baby into his crib and woke our friend, Louise, to say that I wa
Surfing and Sunshine (opens the original)
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I’ve been working on a second post about attachment in marriage featuring a painfully honest story from some years ago. But I was thinking today how much I miss just sitting down and writing a letter to you. So here it is.Dear friend,I’m writing to you from very sunny and warm Orange County, CA. My second-oldest daughter (M) is having a baby any day now; in fact, her due date was last Saturday. But we’re all for being patient and letting the baby come in her own time (within reason), especially
Holding On: A Lesson on Marriage and Attachment (opens the original)
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Welcome to today’s Fullness of Joy Letter. Would you be willing to click the ❤️ like button? It helps others find my work. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.I have a little problem: I’m terrified of heights, especially edges. The idea of losing my footing and tumbling down a slope, or slipping over the edge of a cliff, makes my hands sweat, my heart pound, and sends me into full panic. So when our son N and daughter-in-law K planned a road trip with us that included hikes in the Pacific Nor
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