Unto Adoption

Category: Adoption

  • Provision & Preparation

    Provision & Preparation

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    This morning we received the astounding news that we were awarded yet another adoption grant! We are immensely grateful to the fine folks at A Child Waits Foundation for blessing our family with a generous contribution towards our remaining in-country adoption costs. A thoughtful friend popped by with a willing ear, wise advice, and an…

  • The Final Countdown

    The Final Countdown

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    9 more days. We are counting down with bated breath. His bed is made, car seat installed. I’m beginning to deep clean every surface of our house and freeze meals in preparation for our return with New Brother. Every time I make dinner, I prepare a double batch and freeze half– just like I did…

  • Preparing For Your Homestudy

    Preparing For Your Homestudy

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    Dear friends, who are in many ways our family here in Montana, had their first Homestudy visit yesterday. In fielding their anxious preparatory questions beforehand, and celebrating with them on the phone afterwards, I kind of relived our own Homestudy experience from a year ago. A Homestudy is a comprehensive report compiled by a local,…

  • Itinerary

    Itinerary

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    Forgive my brevity, but I just finished applying for four international visas and my brain is absolute mush. Our flights are booked, we’re headed to China! March 26th. 16 days… not that I’m counting, or anything. After a quick puddle-jump to Seattle, we board our 12 hour international flight to Beijing. Please pray for our…

  • Travel Approval

    Travel Approval

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    I will praise you, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.  I will be glad and rejoice in You;  I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. Psalms 9:1-2 We just got our Travel Approval, our official invitation to head to China and pick up our…

  • Jumping to Assumptions

    Jumping to Assumptions

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    In high-school, my loud, liberal best-friend proudly displayed a large button on her Jansport backpack, which plainly read, “EXAMINE YOUR ASSUMPTIONS.” Isn’t that just the best? After all, I’m still talking about it, a few eighteen years later. My parents went a more direct route, repeatedly admonishing me to, “Never assume… it makes an a** out…

  • Verklempt

    Verklempt

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    Call me Linda Richman*, but every time we turn around these days there seems to be more great news. Today has been no exception. I’m verklempt. Just as we were beginning to catch our breath from all the excitement of our Give1Save1 feature, Show Hope grant and receipt of our Article 5, we got word…

  • Give1Save1 Recap

    Give1Save1 Recap

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    I hate asking for money. Hate it. Growing up, we didn’t have an abundance of it, but my parents would never be caught asking for more. When I joined a women’s team on a service project to Burkina-Faso, West Africa, I physically recoiled when the leader informed us that we were required to fundraise support…

  • We Interrupt This Broadcast

    We Interrupt This Broadcast

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    Guess what I’m doing, right now? The Article 5 dance, that’s what! It looks a little something like this… We are now awaiting our official Travel Approval from China before we book our tickets to bring home New Brother. The last step. Excited just doesn’t seem sufficient an adjective. We also wanted to be sure…