What A Trip!
Hi, I'm Paul. I sometimes refer to myself as "The Chief Stumbler" of 1-1 Family. Why? Well, I came to realize this new parenting paradigm after I quite literally tripped over a protruding tree root in one of my most difficult parenting moments ever. In the next moment, however, I was blessed to suddenly discover the first of four parenting techniques that would change my life and the lives of my twin boys forever. This launched my family into an amazing journey of strong 1-1 relationships of mutual trust, respect and love. (Read "The 1-1 Story")
My wife and I cared for 13 foster children in our home and hearts over a seven year period. On Valentine's Day in 2014, we welcomed twin foster boys, 9-1/2 months old, into our home. On October 1, 2018, we adopted our then 5-year-old twin boys from the Oregon foster care system. The long 4-1/2 year journey to adopt our boys was difficult on many levels but also incredibly fun and rewarding at the same time. We've enjoyed amazing times together, from camping trips all over the Oregon wilderness to beach vacations up and down the West coast, harvesting wheat on a large family ranch and much more, all with an insatiable affinity for dirt, rocks, water and muddy puddles.
Below are images from our adoption day:
My wife and I cared for 13 foster children in our home and hearts over a seven year period. On Valentine's Day in 2014, we welcomed twin foster boys, 9-1/2 months old, into our home. On October 1, 2018, we adopted our then 5-year-old twin boys from the Oregon foster care system. The long 4-1/2 year journey to adopt our boys was difficult on many levels but also incredibly fun and rewarding at the same time. We've enjoyed amazing times together, from camping trips all over the Oregon wilderness to beach vacations up and down the West coast, harvesting wheat on a large family ranch and much more, all with an insatiable affinity for dirt, rocks, water and muddy puddles.
Below are images from our adoption day:
James 1: 27 (NIV): Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: To look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
