Sprinkle for Samuel

Yesterday I was so blessed by friends and family as we celebrated Samuel’s life and soon homecoming.  My friends did an amazing job with the shower and everything was perfect.  The food was amazing and we even the china shaped ‘Thank You’ treat for the guests. Samuel received some really cute clothes, a tricycle, books,…

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added bonus–Friendships

One of the really cool things about adoption is the amazing new friends you will have.  There are so many really great women I know now because of our adoption, the process, asking questions on various facebook groups, etc… It is always encouraging to know that there is someone who has either been where you…

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Happy 2nd Birthday!

Our little Jian-Jian turned 2 on 11/18.  We were not able to celebrate with our Son this year but we were able to CELEBRATE him! Happy Birthday Jian-Jian!      

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We got an update!!

The great thing about having our PA is that we can send a care package and ask for an update. We used ChinaAdoptionHelp.com and they have been WONDERFUL! They have been so responsive to emails and have answered any questions that I had about sending the care package, I have been totally impressed. Below is…

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It’s here, It’s here, it’s here!!!

So Friday morning was not a typical morning. I got up and got the kids dressed and off to school.  I then went straight over to my friends house to help with her garage sale to help bring her daughter home from Ethiopia. Normally I would check my e-mail in the morning and then mid morning before picking…

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An Update

There hasn’t been much blogging going on because there isn’t much to blog about. We are still raising funds and seeking the Lord about the child that He has for us. Wading through some red tape (not thread) and other craziness that has been unexpected, but it is ok as we are confident that God…

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How it Began

The story of how we came to want to adopt starts with some dear friends, Marc and Sherry. Marc and Sherry adopted from China, and watching them go through that process and understanding the reasons they were compelled to adopt from there really compelled us as well. Since that time we knew that one day…

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