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September 9, 2012
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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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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... -
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... -
To the best grandparents on the planet....Doug and Jan Printy! (BTW Mia is named in honor of her Gramma Jan.) I love my husband's par... -
There are currently 117 children age newborn to 4 years living at the Baby House in Ust Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan. At the present time interna... -
Part Three: Referrals & minimizing the Wait Referral time is one of the most exciting times during an adoption and it is also one of... -
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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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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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... -
Sharing a few posts from my new blog .... In case you missed it I am now blogging at Bearing Witness ( www.allmyeyescansee.com ). Wha...
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Wednesday's Child: Dylan, Luke and Landon - Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who a...
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19th Anniversary - Today we celebrate our 19th wedding anniversary! I've officially been married for half of my life - that's a pretty darn cool thing to be able to say. I'...
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"NO...I want to go home. - So look who got artwork on her cast :) [image: Image may contain: 2 people, people smiling, people sitting and child] and her nails polish- a first. [i...
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Say Cheese! by Ree - The crazy summer continues! I just bid farewell to Marlboro Man and the kids at 4:40 this morning, and they’ll pretty much continue that pace for the next ...
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Little Girls and Big Things~ - Three little girls sure make our days brighter around here! Someone's always sitting on top of Macy~ and meeting us right at daybreak to start the day~ Big...
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~Camp Bear Track~ - John David went back to Camp Bear Track for the past 2 weeks goodness we missed him!! he has not been since the summer before 7th grade because of summer sw...
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How to Plan a Great American Road Trip! - Do you dream about taking your family on a great American road trip? Do you long to see the National Parks of the West and the natural wonders that make ...2 weeks ago
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China 2017 - China…again Well this was my 7th trip to China, 4th mission trip. What can I say that I haven’t already said? It is always a HARD trip. Hard on many fronts...
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w e d n e s d a y... and a koala! - This little creature below was one of the highlights of our trip to Australia last Christmas. Even before we left for the trip, the kids were all about 'cu...3 weeks ago
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Reflections on Matt's Graduation - Blogging has taken a back seat to real life lately, and I think that is the way it should be. Graduations, celebrations, and vacations have all filled our...
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Unexpected - *To my four beautiful, wonderful, amazing kids who work extra hard, deal with so much, and so long for healing peace, I love you. You fill me with joy, dri...4 weeks ago
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reflections on the first two weeks home - And here we are, having logged two weeks and two days home...just as long as we were gone. up early that first morning...and discovering that he did in f...
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Defender Day 2017 - I mostly volunteer at school events so that I can take pictures. Don't tell the children, because I really do love seeing them have fun at school, but the ...
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Big Ol' Hodgepodge - So many things are happening around these parts. It's been so long since I updated this little ol' blog I thought that maybe a person by person play by pl...
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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...2 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...2 months ago
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Separated Twins: More Common than Generally Believed - The recent reunification story of two girls adopted by different families points out a problem that we have noticed for many years. After one of the fami...
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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...4 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...6 months ago
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Re: - Unbelievable! http://rita.indianqueenretreat.com/the-most-effective Can you imagine it? Karen Smith6 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...7 months ago
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Meet McKinley - On our last day at our 2ndorphanage I was able to spend time with Ms McKinley. McKinley is 12 years old. I think everyone on the team had a chance to s...
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Happy 9th Birthday Kate! - Holy moly my youngest is nine. Who on earth told her she could go ahead and grow up? No seriously who? We need to have a chat, because I am not ready ...
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