IT’S A LOT LIKE FALLING IN LOVE
Pam Frye, Chief Program Officer In the adoption world the word attachment is used frequently. With a quick Google search, I found this definition of attachment. “The formation by a child of significant...
View ArticleTO OUR BETTER NATURE
Michael Yates, Project Director for State Contracts including ASAP, FOCUS, PATH and Home StudyI’m struggling today. I’m deeply irascible and edgy. Nothing is satisfying. The flow of the day seems to be...
View ArticleREFLECTIONS ON A MUD RUN . . .
Pam Frye, Chief Program Officer Last month, Harmony Family Center hosted our first annual Mudder’s Day Run. I thought the whole “Mudder’s Day” on Mother’s Day weekend was a very clever play on words. I...
View ArticleARE WE THERE YET?
Pam Frye, Chief Program Officer “Life is a journey, not a destination” . . . unknown “Life is a highway” ― Rascal Flatts “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that...
View ArticlePOSITIVE CURIOSITY
Michael Yates, Project Director for State Contracts including ASAP, FOCUS, PATH and Home Study“So, let’s begin at the beginning,” she said to the audience. “Let’s begin with positive curiosity.” What a...
View ArticleTHE HOLIDAYS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER
Elizabeth Carroll, Chief Administrative Officer It happens this time every year. The kids are back in school, the morning air turns crisp, the store shelves begin to morph, and some are already having...
View ArticleWATCH D.O.G.S. (DADS OF GREAT STUDENTS)
Eric Rice, Montvale Events Coordinator Watch D.O.G.S. is a Father Involvement Initiative of the National Center for Fathering (NCF). The program began in 1998 by Jim Moore in response to a tragic...
View ArticleNEWTON’S LAW OF INERTIA
Pam Frye, Chief Program Officer Last night my husband and I went on our annual pilgrimage to the open house at our daughter’s school. I liked all of the teachers. The science classroom was my favorite;...
View ArticleIT TAKES TIME TO SPRAWL
Michael Yates, Project Director for State Contracts including ASAP, FOCUS, PATH and Home StudyWhen I was a child, my mother told me a tree sleeps during its first year after being planted. In its...
View ArticleDESTINY
Tina Graves, FOCUS Regional Case Consultant Networking is such an important part of the job we do at Harmony. On any given day we meet and connect with many different people, and every day we have the...
View ArticleMusical Timelines
Lenna Allen, ASAP Family Therapist The benefits of music are many. Children who learn to play music increase their math skills. Music can improve our mood; a song can quickly bring back memories of...
View ArticleNo Time
Carol Johnson, President, Harmony Board of Directors I’m busy. I run my own company. I have a very active six year old son. My husband’s job requires him to travel weekly. I’m the treasurer of my...
View ArticleBack to School
Evelyn Wilcox, Communications and Grant Development Coordinator It’s that time of year – children will be going back to school. Imagine you are changing to a new school – for the 12th time. For many...
View ArticleClaiming
Kim Liberatore, ASAP Family Therapist As Family Preservation Counselors in the ASAP program, we work with children and teenagers adopted from the state foster care system. Almost every one of our...
View ArticleBreakthrough Moments
Leslie Jenkins, ASAP Therapist I’ve been working with a young boy I’ll call John and his adoptive dad for the past several months. John and his dad always participate in therapeutic activities and do...
View ArticleOne Caring Adult Can Make All the Difference
Dawartha Tyler, FOCUS Regional Case Coordinator I first met Jason when he came into state custody due to allegations of abuse. Because Jason’s birth mother had asked family members to cease contact, no...
View ArticleScouting and Montvale
Marsha Sliker, Office Coordinator Hikes and nature walks. Campfires with stories and s’mores. Stargazing. Movies. Crafts and knot tying. Service projects. Outdoor worship. Montvale holds a very special...
View ArticleLove
Rachel Joffe, ASAP Family Counselor We can describe love in many ways. When I need a reminder of what love is, is not, and how to give it – I turn to First Corinthians, which tells me love is patient...
View ArticleThe Little Things
Pam Frye, Chief Program Officer As I write this sunshine is spilling onto my desk. It makes me happy. This winter has seemed particularly gray to me. Someone recently told me that when he lived in...
View ArticleLight The Way Award
Harmony Family Center is honored to have been chosen by the University of Tennessee College of Social Work to receive the Light the Way Award at their annual Gala on October 14th. The award is...
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