May 19, 2013



Teresa Armor

Teresa Armor is a Korean-American adoptee, who has been changing lives since her departure from foreign soil to the domestic American family setting, at the age of 2 1/2. As the current CEO, CFO, and Co-Founder of the Murrysville, PA non-profit, Armor Children, Inc., she's been instrumental in minimizing disputes among the organization's three subdivisions. These divisions often feud with each other over proprietary rights and in-house constitutional boundaries. In 2008 she was signficant in the acquisition of our male division, which grew Armor Children, Inc. from it's previous two female divisions, formed in 2002 and 2005, to three! When not busily manning the front lines at Armor Children, Inc. Teresa likes to get her sci-fi and horror on via literature, cinema, or any media which can be quickly obtained and absorbed in a day.

Teresa Armor

About Teresa Armor

Teresa Armor is a Korean-American adoptee, who has been changing lives since her departure from foreign soil to the domestic American family setting, at the age of 2 1/2. As the current CEO, CFO, and Co-Founder of the Murrysville, PA non-profit, Armor Children, Inc., she's been instrumental in minimizing disputes among the organization's three subdivisions. These divisions often feud with each other over proprietary rights and in-house constitutional boundaries. In 2008 she was signficant in the acquisition of our male division, which grew Armor Children, Inc. from it's previous two female divisions, formed in 2002 and 2005, to three! When not busily manning the front lines at Armor Children, Inc. Teresa likes to get her sci-fi and horror on via literature, cinema, or any media which can be quickly obtained and absorbed in a day.

Extreme Parenting: Why Every Parent May Be Categorized As Such

Time Magazine Are you Mom Enough Breastfeeding

There’s been a recent spate of news stories that has created some fervor lately.

First, there’s the breastfeeding mom who graced the cover of Time Magazine with her three (almost four) year-old son. Then there’s Stephanie Decker who lost her legs protecting her children during a monstrous tornado this past spring. There’s the anonymous mother from Miami who recently had to explain to police that her son was not a zombie, after he was shot and killed while attacking a homeless person and eating part of his face. Let’s also not forget Trayvon Martin’s parents who have to deal with their son’s death on a daily basis – and who is still not able to move forward while his murderer is yet to be convicted.

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Sacred Parenting (By Teresa Armor)

(By Teresa Armor - with references to the book Sacred Parenting by Gary L. Thomas)

One of the most important responsibilities we have as parents, yet might take lightly, is that of raising our children to know, love, and accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. But just telling them about God, or even regularly attending worship isn’t enough. The Bible tells parents that we should, “[R]aise [our children] with Christian discipline and instruction.” (Ephesians 6:4). When each of my kids were baptized, some of the promises I made were to faithfully bring them to church, have them attend Sunday School, and eventually get confirmed. Until recently, I often felt overwhelmed (even frustrated) when I thought about this huge responsibility. Because of this, there were many times when I would avoid weekly worship services and some of the ministries I enjoyed.

It’s possible many of you reading this article may have felt something similar at one time or another. Maybe you also chose to sleep in on a Sunday morning, in lieu of going to worship. Maybe you have also sat bleary-eyed and oblivious to the lesson of the day in a church pew while your pastor sermonized. Maybe you have also watched other families who seem to have their act together on a Sunday morning and have prayed for the day when that might be you someday.
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Why Learning Korean is a Pain in the Butt – This Video may Help! (By Teresa Armor)

(By Teresa Armor) For me, learning any new language is complex. Most of the time, there’s a new alphabet and unfamiliar symbols with which one must acquaint oneself. Often there are different ways the mouth, tongue, and face must move in order to properly vocalize the new sounds and words – all of which are uncomfortable for one raised in a culture that welcomes convenience over discomfort.

That being said, I actually thought (really, really thought) that my Korean genes would kick in the minute I began to navigate the Korean language, for a second time. Yes, at one time I actually spoken Korean fluently. Albeit I was two – but I had known it, understood it, and spoken it well enough. So excuse my  naivete in thinking that when I decided to learn it again, as an adult, that I felt certain that something from my early childhood would come back to me (some sort of brain/tongue/ear muscle memory that would ease the pain of twenty plus years of non-use. Additionally, I will say that I thought for some reason that learning Korean would somehow make me more Korean – as if there is such a thing). [Read more...]