Family Activity May 5 Cinco de Mayo Dance

Families connecting with music and dance. Come share an evening with your fellow adoptive families for snacks, music, dancing, games and more. Location: The Art Center Design College. RSVP to Sue and Gayle at 1-877-380-3597 or email Sue at sue.nachor@yahoo.com

LGBT Family weekend in Las Cruces 4/28-4/29

Join Sue and Gayle for LGBT discussion on adoptions and family dynamics and family fun time at a local park. On Saturday we will have snack and chat and Sunday is family time. Child care for the snack and chat is on a limited basis, so please RSVP soon. Sue 505-385-4771 or Gayle 505-385-4797 or email us at sue.nachor@yahoo.com or purplepetunia67@yahoo.com

This past weekend in the Southern part of the of State was ROCKIN. We had our Region 5 Family Rest and Reconnect Weekend in Las Cruses... As a family contact all I can say is AMAZING EXPERIENCE.. I am proud to be part of such a special event for adoptive families. 6 families attended this very special weekend starting on Friday the 24th with a meet and greet at the Hotel Encanto Parlor Suite complete with o'derves and great conversations, as families retreated to their private rooms for the evening; they were welcomed with special gifts that say Romance" ol time style decorative suite case design baskets filled with wine glasses, flavored sparkling ciders, chocolates, red and pink rose pedals, mints, Desert Garden boxed spices and plaques about family love and hope, all to enjoy their evening together. Saturday morning started out with a made to order breakfast at the Cafe Espana then in the San Rafael Conference area a very energetic Traci Tippett gave us a presentation on "Therapeutic Parenting 101" As Always "GREAT" very informative. In a Relaxed safe setting families were able to shared their stories of happiness, heartache,confusion and understand about their world " in Adoption" Traci answered questions and gave suggestion addressing each families situation. A 'subway' lunch was served in the Parlor Suite as the conversation continues throughout the afternoon. Breaking for some Free time the families had the opportunity to signed up for FREE 30 minutes Massage donated by two very special ladies, Elena and Constance who travel from Alamogordo to provide this FREE Service to families. Later retreating back to the Parlor Suite for Dinner and a Movie " Karin Purvis DVD "Empowering, Connecting and Correcting Principles" information , information, families were amazed with all the information they received as well being able to indulge in the relaxation they dearly needed. This is just a few of the statement the families made ;
"This weekend was much needed and appreciated!"
" Hugh efforts of support I received"
"Help me understand my own insanity and realized I wasn't alone"
"Helped me and my partner reconnect and may have even saved our relationship"
" The best weekend I have had in the past 10 years since I adopted my first child"
These are such powerful statements, knowing that I am a part of a special group the "NM FIESTA" that have brought so much support and needed connection to so many families throughout the state. I am already looking forward to providing this type of event again to families in the Southwest Region Luna, Grant, Dona Ana, Otero, Lincoln, Sierra and Socorro Counties.