By Henry Amador-Batten I am a 52-year-old stay at home father to an extremely active and energetic four-year old. There are times throughout the course of a typical day where I just don’t know how I’ll make it to his bedtime. Sadly I have to admit that my bedtime is never too far behind and […]
By Henry Amador-Batten I was browsing through the list of children waiting for families on our local agencies adoption site when I happened across his profile. He was five nearly turning six and there was something in his eyes that spoke to me. I can’t tell you what the connection was but it was there […]
By Henry Amador-Batten We just took my son to see Santa yesterday. It was his fifth time sitting on Old Saint Nick’s lap and we were once again surprised by what he asked Santa for. Regardless of ALL the things he asks for leading up to Christmas and Hanukkah, his MO has become to ask […]
By Henry Amador-Batten This is the time of year that writers and bloggers generally love. It’s a joyful and special time that is full of wonder and memories and traditions. It makes for especially warm and receptive articles that touch our readers in those warm and fuzzy holiday ways. It’s also when we get to […]
By Henry Amador-Batten November is National Adoption Month and each year during that month, I as well as countless other adoptive families share their story. We share them to raise awareness for all the thousands of children still without homes of their own lingering in the Foster Care system. We share them to add […]
By Henry Amador So if you have been following our journey to adopt our second child you know that this time we chose to work with the Foster Care system here in our State of North Carolina rather than go with a private adoption like we did to adopt our boy four years ago in […]
By Henry Amador So in February of this year I took a nasty spill on the tiny remaining bits of ice that lingered on our front steps. That day is still so vivid in my mind, the fall, the pain that shot through my arm and the look on my little boy’s face as he […]
By Henry Amador Our adopting via foster care story continues here in North Carolina. As some of you know, we are licensed to take in two children and have previously expressed our willingness to adopt a sibling group. My husband wants a house full and our son will gladly say that he wants a brother […]
By Henry Amador As I prepare to celebrate my fourth Father’s Day, my mind and its thoughts slowly drift towards my own father (as they always seems to do) as they have done for as long as I can own those thoughts. Much like on Mother’s day accepting that those thoughts are wrapped in the […]
By Henry Amador So I would never use the word intelligent to describe myself. I am far from a thinker or an over analytical man. I am much simpler than that, more basic, I’m a feeler. I trust my gut and my instincts and I make every attempt to move away from what what I […]
