Unto Adoption

Category: Adoption

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    I <3 Technology

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    Our son is in an orphanage; in a metal crib, with one blanket, scooted against cold, monochrome tiles, tucked beside a furnace. Yet I’m thankful. I’m thankful for technology– that I was able to connect with another adoptive mother from our agency, who is currently in country picking up her Chinese son from the same…

  • Phab Photo Phundraiser

    Phab Photo Phundraiser

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    I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for the amazing people that God has placed in our path, both here in Montana as well as our home state of Oregon… In the same week, a photog-friend from each state generously offered to donate their services to bless our family’s adoption fund. In Bozeman, Bärbel of Bärbel Morton Photography has…

  • On Marriage

    On Marriage

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    Seventeen years ago I spent my entire Spring Break grounded. Even from my phone*. The humanity! As one might guess, it seemed to me the end of the world– especially since I had just met the cutest, awesome-est guy… … A grade older than me, he was the strapping captain of the wrestling team, with perfectly coiffed spiky-but-not-too-spiky sandy blonde hair and a faint sprinkle of…

  • Sick Day

    Sick Day

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    Our youngest awoke early this morning with the stomach flu. And a good morning to you, too, Germs! Isn’t there a rule that homeschooling families are exempt from communicable disease? Last year, our first in public school, in a new state with new bugs, we seemed to catch every bug that Montana had to offer. I digress… As…

  • On the Day You Were Born

    On the Day You Were Born

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    Today I got the bright idea to search and see what my family was up to on the day that our sweet Little Man was born. I checked my phone calendar, but iPhones don’t save calendar data for that long. Naturally, I took to Facebook. There is actually a spot where you can view all…

  • Our Chinese Son

    Our Chinese Son

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    So guess what? There are more than just girls in Chinese orphanages. Who knew, right?? We’re amazed at how God used our love for our daughters, and passion for righting the injustice towards girls in China, to stir our hearts to initial action and ultimately bring us to our son. While it’s true that daughters are…

  • Boy Oh Boy

    Boy Oh Boy

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    October 7th. A day that (for our family) will live in infamy: At four thirty, the phone rang… It was our agency. It was THE call. IT’S A BOY!  We are overjoyed to announce that we have officially been matched with our new SON from China. He is ridiculously adorable. Already, we are smitten– and biased.…

  • Family Planning

    Family Planning

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    Photo cred: Valerie Hibler Photography. Though we live 14 hours apart, she’ll always be our family photographer.  Consider yourself lucky if you live in Oregon.  I have a sibling-set of cousins, exactly my age, whom I have always looked forward to connecting with at family reunions. Their mother gave birth to the first, and less…

  • Bible Study Dropout

    Bible Study Dropout

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    That’s right, I’m dropping out of Bible study. More accurately, I’m not “re-enlisting” this year. Don’t get me wrong, I love Bible Study Fellowship. Last year, our study of Genesis was greatly enriching, and fostered several deep friendships during a time when I was new to town and had no social life to speak of.…