Welcome to "THE LOVING FAMILY."  If you are looking for information on what it is like to adopt or blend a family or just help you to get along better with your parents or kids, you have come to the right place. The pages in this website are filled with ideas about having a respectful, fun, Christian family life.  A life that is happy and works well. It's about family members who like each other and get along.  If this is the kind of life you would like to have, read on!  We would love to hear from you, too!

You can reach us at  MarkOLark@aol.com. (Please include "Loving Family" in the subject line) Please remember, we are a FAMILY; we are not psychologists or therapists.  We are not ordained ministers.  We are, however, a family with adoptive and step children who feel GOOD about the family they are part of.

News Flash: You Are invited to attend the Launching Party for "I AM Adopted" by Mark Dicken-Bradshaw on Saturday, August 16, 2008 from 7 PM until 9 PM at

Stonebridge Community Church

201 Meriwether Lewis Dr.

O'Fallon, Missouri 63368

please rsvp to:  wdn2mus@aol.com

 Thank you for your support of The Loving Family.  We are pleased to announce the release of Mark's first book, I Am Adopted, available through Tate publishing at

http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-60604-310-3

Trust in God

Honor one another

Evaluate your feelings and compare them to the truth

Love at all times and in all things

Obey God. Obey your parents

Vanquish fear

Incorporate daily prayer in your family life

Nurture your relationships

Give respect always

Focus on your goals

Assist positively in all things

Merge together as a team; encourage one another

Individualize, don't homogenize

Listen with your heart as well as with your ears

Yield (submit) to God's plan for your life