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Ripples on the Water

March 5, 2016 1 Comments

Eight years ago I saw my daughter for the first time… a sad face standing behind metal bars. She looked scared and confused, with an expression that seemed more like an old woman than a young child. I searched her eyes and saw… nothing. No life, no twinkle, no joy. Expecting a referral for months, …Read More

Before Travel: Websites

March 5, 2016 0 Comments

Special Needs Resources Facebook Group China Adoption Questions Facebook Group Dossier to China Facebook Group Adoption Airfare Travel Agency A4EverFamily.Org Adoption Assistance by State Adoption Medicine Screening Protocols Child Vaccine Catch-up Schedule Creating a Family Empowered to Connect Special Needs Resource Project TCU Institute of Child Development

Before Travel: Articles and Blog Posts

March 5, 2016 0 Comments

Blog Posts: Going To China Blog Series No Hands But Ours Dear Parents-To-Be, Advice from the Front Lines No Hands But Ours Top Ten Tips for the First Year of Placement Deborah Gray Top 5 Ways to Prepare for Bringing Home an Adoptive Child with Special Needs Children’s Home Society Realistic Expectation Series Love Without Boundaries …Read More

Before Travel: Books

March 5, 2016 0 Comments

The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis, et. al.   Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child by Patty Cogen Adopting Older Children: A Practical Guide to Adopting and Parenting Children Over Age Four by Stephanie Bosco-Ruggiero Handbook on Thriving as an Adoptive Family by David Sanford Successful Adoption: A Guide for Christian Families by Natalie Gillespie Attaching …Read More

Just Getting Started: Articles and Blog Posts

March 5, 2016 0 Comments

Blog Posts: General: Beginner’s Guide to Special Needs Adooption – an 8-post series No Hands But Ours I’m Ready to Adopt, Now What? No Hands But Ours Agency Listing No Hands But Ours Acronyms Steps and Timelines Waiting Child Info Choosing an Agency: I’m Ready to Adopt: Choosing An Agency A 10-Part Series on No …Read More

Just Getting Started: Websites

March 5, 2016 0 Comments

General Information: Special Needs No Hands But Ours Special Needs Resources Facebook Group China Adoption Questions Facebook Group Creating a Family Adoptive Families Adopt Special Needs Love Without Boundaries Child Welfare Information Gateway US Department of Health Special Needs Adoption Children’s Disabilities Information Choosing an Agency: Rate Your China Adoption Agency Facebook Group Children Who …Read More

Just Getting Started: Books

March 5, 2016 0 Comments

Adopted for Life by Russell More Adoption: Choosing It, Living It, Loving It by Dr. Ray Guarendi Carried in Our Hearts by Dr. Jane Aronson The Complete Book of International Adoption: A Step by Step Guide to Finding Your Child by Dawn Davenport Fields of the Fatherless by Tom Davis In On It: What Adoptive …Read More

A Control Freak and Her Bucket List

March 5, 2016 0 Comments

I learned during the adoption process to let go of many of my control freak tendencies. There was, after all, very little I could actually control! During our first year home, the concept of control became somewhat comical – survival was the name of the game, and the messy mom-bun became the look my hair …Read More

Sorrow Turned to Joy

March 4, 2016 0 Comments

I hesitate to write about my daughter’s adoption story for fear I might scare others away. However, her story is one of sorrow that has turned into joy. I want to share her joy. My daughter has a brain injury and microcephaly. She also loves to eat jelly beans, tease her siblings, and prefers to …Read More

A Baby Sister But Six Months Older: Adopting Out of Birth Order

March 3, 2016 6 Comments

Adoption has always been on my heart. Always. China? Not quite as long, but still in 2014 we found ourselves traveling around the world to meet and bring home our daughter from China. But before we talk about homecomings, siblings, bonding and all, let me back up a bit. When we found that getting pregnant …Read More

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