Now that the boys are settled in their bunk beds (and I should probably mention that they still need a little help from mom an ...
After months of hearing about the CCAA (China Center of Adoption Affairs) moving from one physical location ...
Just recently, I read a journal of a family who is currently traveling to adopt their third little girl fro ...
“Work and wait, work and wait is what God says to us in creation.” ...
Bought a money order. Typed a letter. Sent them to the USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services). Thi ...
A little over a year ago, we traveled three hours to
It was nearly two years ago that I (Lisa) began wrestling with whether to adopt or whether to birth another ...
In the latest batch of referrals that were sent from
With all the “nothingness” happening with the adoption, it was time to DO SOMETHING to at least make us fee ...
This makes two Father’s Days that have passed since we decided to adopt you. Last year, I (Nathan) fully ex ...
The Chinese admire jade above all other valuable materials, even gold and ivory. What is “cool” abo ...
Today is my baby boy Zack’s second birthday. When we started the adoption process, he was 6 months old. That wa ...
Why the Long Face? Or in our case, Why the Long Wait? Or rather, Why t ...
Mother’s Day 2006. Last year at this time, I thought for sure we would have seen our daughter’s face by now – maybe even ...
We were just informed by our agency that our fingerprints will need to be done again. Last year, we made a three hour tr ...
Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be an orphan? I’ve had 16 months to lie awake at night thinking about that ...
I never have been very good at figuring out the 18 remote ...
Our estimated dates for receiving a referral (and traveling to
Our wait time just increased. Again. Now ...
Our stack of paperwork is moving to the next stage – it will soon be in the Review Room at the CCAA (Chin ...
Today’s little anecdotal story is how I feel about the adoption process.
A tattoo is going on my forehead and it will say “NOTHING”. Then when the 432 people a day ask me “Have you hear ...
One year ago today, we took the first official step in the adoption process by applying online to our agency, Am ...
Cameron, our four-year-old, has decided that he wants us to adopt a
One question I get asked a lot is “Is your little girl born yet?” Well, it depends. If the wait continues to inc ...
If I had a dollar for every time someone said to me “Well…we would adopt, but we just can’t afford it”, I’d be a ...
It seems like our little girl has been with us forever, and yet she is still in