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Serving the Adoption, Foster Care, and Safe Families for Children Communities
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit - Streaming Live!
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Culture Camp for Adoptive and Foster Families
Kaleidoscope
Culture Camp is for children that joined their families through
adoption or foster care, their siblings and their parents.
July 20 - 24, 2015
9:00am - 3:00pm
Trinity Lutheran School
405 S Rush St
Roselle,
IL 60172
This year they are offering 4 home-culture camp programs: African American, Chinese, Eastern European and Latin American. These programs are designed for children entering Kindergarten through 6th grade
in the fall of 2015. Children will be divided into groups by age and
will participate in cultural experiences that may involve: language,
food, dance, song, folklore, traditions, architecture, and exploring the
people/land/animals of their homeland.
They developed a new program for pre-teens and teens last summer and it was a great success! Campers entering grades 7th through 10th
will be eligible for this new program (ages 12 – 15). Pre-teens /
teens will spend the morning in the teen camp and the afternoon back in
their home camps. For those pre-teens / teens that would prefer, they
may remain in their home culture camps for the entire day.
They also offer a program for younger children. Safari
is for pre-school age children, typically 3 and 4 year olds. Safari
resembles a modified pre-school program, which includes cultural
activities and games. Safari’s enrollment is limited to families with
an older child enrolled in one of our other programs and where a parent
volunteers at camp for the week.
Kaleidoscope Culture Camp is an initiative of Chicago Area Families For Adoption (CAFFA). For more information or to register, click HERE.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Book Recommendation: "Major League Dad"
Book Review by Sharon Watkins
The title, "Major League Dad," caught my eye because my son loves baseball. I was also intrigued because the front cover states, "The Moving Story of an All-Star Pitcher Who Gave Up Baseball for His Family." Wow, that must be one special man to give up a life long dream to play baseball in order to be a dad. Now I really had to read this book. How does this story relate to you? Well, not until almost halfway through the book did I realize that Tim and Chris adopted four children internationally.
Their story deals with so many issues many of us have faced or have seen other married couples face: alcoholism, tragedy, death, loss, trauma, infertility, marital challenges/struggles, career moves, commitment, achievements, sacrifices, and so on. However, in the end, Tim and Christina learned through counseling and faith that they had to put God first, their marriage second, children third, etc. Wait, did she just say, God first? Yes, and I don't mean to insult anyone by this. I myself wondered what that had to do with the title and baseball. However, it was a very good book that helped me to realize everyone, even multi-million dollar All-Star major league pitchers have crosses to bare and choices to make.
If you are able to find this book online, please give this book a chance and read it. Tim and Christina alternate stories of their trials and triumphs through out the book while taking us on their life's journey from childhood and ending with Tim's retirement. This is one couple's heartwarming lesson about learning to set priorities and making time for things that matter.
Click here to read more reviews and purchase the book on Amazon.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit
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