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I found this on Facebook. It is from a group of nearly 500 Adoptees. The quotes below were submitted by the members of this group. Some o...
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When we were first researching where to adopt we focused on things like age and health of the children available, ability to select gender a... -
It's fundraising Friday again and I thought today I would offer up some resources on adoption grant and subsidy programs. I encourage ... -
This weekend I took the Bee for her first Ouidad haircut and style. It was as much about mommy and Nina one on one time as it was the hairc... -
Crazy that is took more than a month but as you might be able to guess I (the mom who generally puts the energy behind such endeavo... -
I got into a conversation the other day that put me on a very different side of adoption advocacy. I was at gymnastics with the...
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There are currently 117 children age newborn to 4 years living at the Baby House in Ust Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan. At the present time interna... -
Hey we made it to the big time!!! Our blog was listed on Rumor Queen ,(aka China Adopt Talk) under the monthly "Babies" post. Th...
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Part Three: Referrals & minimizing the Wait Referral time is one of the most exciting times during an adoption and it is also one of... -
Tonight was Dart's parent's 48th wedding anniversary. forty. eight. years. We took them to dinner to celebrate and grandma shar...
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The Goal of Being Unseen - Being a stay-at-home mom is unglamorous by just about any standard. Being a homeschooling stay-at-home mom is often perceived as just plain nuts. There a...
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Friday Finds - 1. Century Knob | Anthropologie 2. Abstract Ceramic Knob Set of 10 | Zulily 3. Hex Brass Bar Knob | CB2 4. Hand Picked Bow Knob | Land of Nod 5. Handpain...
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Cowboy Pete by The Pioneer Woman - This week we have to say goodbye to one of the greats. Many of you who have read this website (or watched my cooking show) through the years have likely se...
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I am not saying that things are easy or perfect, I am saying that I am choosing to go with the joy of it all. - The time just flies by. It really isn't worth thinking about actually-just keep moving.. We have had one show right after the other with school, many child...
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And Just Like That... - And just like that... the last Sams girl has changed her name. It was a wedding any girl would dream of. From the beautiful, delicious rehearsal dinner.....
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~Hope~ - I have been dwelling on my thoughts regarding hope for a few weeks now. Even my blog is titled after the bible verse in Jeremiah in which God encourages t...
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w e d n e s d a y - September has always been one of the busiest months for us, what with the first few weeks of school and all. This year, though, seems to be even more cram...
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Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!4 days ago
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Tour de Donut - There are defining moments in life. Moments that push you to the limit. Choosing to win, at the risk of tossing your cookies. Pressuring your teenagers to ...
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Zoo day 10/16 - North Carolina can be brutally hot and humid in the summer. And our winters have been so unpredictable lately...seems like a good snow is hard to find. ...
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My Experience With Adopting an Older Child - *I received an email this morning from an adoptive mother. As I read her story, I saw an experience we have personally seen, and written much about over th...1 week ago
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15 Years - Today marks 15 years since 2 starry eyed kids said “I do”. Kamron and I had no idea what we were in for when we committed our lives to each other way back...
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Summer Wrap up - Summer flew by. It gets harder and harder to keep up here and I have thought of stopping but my kids don't want me to because they love reading it and looki...
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DIY Filing Box (perfect for kids desks!) - *I would like to thank Westcott for sponsoring this post. All opinions and ideas expressed within are my own. Once kids get into middle school and then i...3 weeks ago
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Late Birthday Celebration~ - Rosie turned 22 Sunday but she was in the middle of Rush so we celebrated a couple of days later~ With Mexican, cupcakes, and a visit to her gorgeous colle...
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First Day of School + A Product Review - The first day of school snuck up on us! So...this week my kids headed back to school. We were not really ready. And by that I mean, I was scrambling to get ...
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Home - Since its establishing in 1916, The PGA of America has kept up a twofold mission: to build up and raise the measures of the calling and to develop intrigu...
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Whole30: A Lazy Girl's Tale - Once upon a time, a girl ate whatever she wanted and quit exercising and treated her body like a dumpster fire and then she couldn't fit into any of her pa...4 months ago
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Two Hikes, Two Years Apart - I remember the nurse’s name as being Al, even though it probably wasn’t, but the man was practically an Al Franken tribute band, with the look and feel o...4 months ago
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Screaming Goats and Insane Morons - When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it an...7 months ago
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Differences......or not - It's been a while, a long while. Shocking how life gets busy, or not really. On the shocking front.... Every year is the fastest of my life, and that i...8 months ago
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Re: - Unbelievable! http://rita.indianqueenretreat.com/the-most-effective Can you imagine it? Karen Smith9 months ago
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Following His Steps... to Bethsaida - Blurry, but still so important- Doug shared his personal testimony here. An ordinary man, called by God to follow... *Following His Steps… to Bethsaida* ...
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Another day, Another Seizure... - Epilepsy never gets any easier. Or easier to write about. Awesome had another big seizure this morning. The second one this week. I find myself, as alwa...9 months ago
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