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He Calls Me Mama

August 23, 2015 0 Comments

It’s been 9 months since Dumpling has been in our arms. It also marks about 6 months of him seeking me out as “mama” and “mom” and “mommy.” I had to work hard for those titles though, they didn’t come easily. For the first couple months, he didn’t refer to me or DH as anything. He simply walked over …Read More

find my family: Paxton

August 22, 2015 0 Comments

I’m so lucky to get to introduce you to Paxton! He was born August of 2012. Paxton has been diagnosed with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, otherwise known as Brittle Bone Disease. Paxton was abandoned outside of a local police station. He was estimated to be six months old. He was taken to the local Social Welfare Institute …Read More

Let Us Not Hinder

August 21, 2015 1 Comments

And they were bringing children to Him so that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I say to …Read More

Going to China: Orphanage Behaviors

August 20, 2015 1 Comments

With both of our adoptions, we knew that parenting these children would look a bit different than parenting our biological children. Despite all the trainings and reading prior to the adoption, we ended up desperately re-reading “The Connected Child” on the flight home, trying to piece together some of the strange “orphanage behaviors” our children …Read More

An Unconventional Thing To Do

August 19, 2015 3 Comments

If you are in the process of adopting from China or have been in the past you know all about the dreaded holidays that seem to happen every month. You think you have a good timeline of when adoption/gotcha will take place and then you slam smack dab into the Autumn season of the beginning …Read More

HIV Positive and Waiting for a Family

August 18, 2015 0 Comments

Today we are sharing four children who are waiting to be adopted. All four of them have tested HIV positive. They all need a family. Please visit this page to learn more about adopting a child with HIV and read stories of famiiies who have Due to the sensitivity of this special need we are …Read More

Bonding Tips While in China

August 15, 2015 0 Comments

Here I am writing about bonding while in China when the truth is…. I’m not so good at it! When we are in China there are so many emotions swirling around for our newly adopted child as well as myself that initial bonding is not my first priority… survival is! So maybe this is more …Read More

waiting for a family: Bryce

August 14, 2015 0 Comments

Bryce is a handsome boy who recently turned 11 years old. He came into care when he was a few months old; a healthy, happy baby boy who was missing his left forearm. Bryce reached his developmental milestones on time, and is a very smart and talented boy. He started school in 2009 and this …Read More

Our Family’s HIV story

August 13, 2015 2 Comments

I had read a few blogs of people who had adopted HIV children from Africa and thought, “Wow. I could never do that. That sounds too hard.” Our hearts were lead to adopt for the third time from China. HIV was not even remotely on our radar because we had never heard of an HIV …Read More

Urgent Medical Need: Charlie

August 12, 2015 0 Comments

This sweet little guy’s name is Charlie and he is 3 years old. His special need is listed as thalassemia. Charlie is described as being a very happy kiddo! His caretakers have said that he has good mental and physical development and that he has learned to do many things on his own. He is …Read More

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