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I am thankful that we were able to talk to our agency. I am thankful that our agency is sending someone to visit our kids every other weekend. (The new orphanage is at least 4 hours away, near the kids’ hometown.) I am thankful that the director at the current orphanage is willing to work…
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We woke up this morning to an email from our agency. I would love to tell you that it was good news. I would love to be able to share that everything is great and we are ready to go pick up our kids. But, that is not the news we received. We had been…
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I never, ever thought I would be a city girl. The country is in my heart and it is where I love to be. But it is not where my Father has chosen to place our family for the last 18 years. I have to admit, as much as I love the country and still…
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We first went to the Rest Home three years ago, and, of course, we fell in love with all the Grandfathers and Grandmothers who live there.
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YenDa is a big university in our town. When we first moved here it was divided into several smaller campuses. The west side of the main campus almost touched the east side of our apartment complex. Now, most of the smaller campuses have moved to the main campus. We are literally surrounded by the university.…
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When we think of holidays, we usually think of friends, family, food, and laughter. Celebrating American holidays in a foreign country is no different (just usually heavy on the friends and light on the family). This year, we went out to the countryside and had a family picnic to celebrate the Fourth of July. It…
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Before we left my parents house in May (three days before our flight to China), we decided it would be fun to build a wigwam. We had the plan already, but we weren’t really sure the amount of materials we would need. We could have used any type of wood, but cane is abundant near…
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Oh, how I wish more Americans could experience travel by train. It is a wonderful way to see the country side. Beautiful scenes of everyday China life passing by our window. Some things I see: An old man sits on a small rock ledge with his three fishing poles propped up beside him. The water…
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After 8 months on the road, we were all happy to return home. Back to the life we know and love. But, life isn’t stagnant. When you are gone for a period of time, you return to a different place. Life has gone on while you were away. People move in, others leave. New relationships…