Category: Adoption
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International adoption is constantly changing. Foreign countries want their children to be safe. I understand that and I agree that adoptions should be ethical. Last spring, in an effort to solve some adoption problems, Ethiopia began requiring all perspective parents to make two trips. On the first trip, the parents meet their child and appear…
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“Mom,” Torie yelled through the door. “Dad’s on the phone and wants to talk to you.” “Ask Him if I can call him back,” I said from the other side of the door, my hair still dripping wet from the shower. She relayed the message and called back to me, “He says to check your…
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Many people have written and asked about our adoption. I kept waiting to give a report because first, there isn’t a lot to report and second, it is hard to write, “We are still waiting.” It seems like all we ever do is wait. Our embassy and Ethiopia are constantly changing the rules of what…
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I am so thankful to those parents who have gone before us and taken so many wonderful pictures of K and J. It has been 10 months since we first saw their faces. We’ve watched through pictures as J got his first teeth and learned to walk. We’ve seen K grow taller and watched as…
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Adoption is expensive. We understood that from the beginning. Many families choose not to adopt because they can’t imagine being able to afford the cost. We do not just buy a plane ticket and head over. We have to pay for loads of paperwork to be processed. This includes paying for notaries, authenticating/apostilling, translation, fingerprinting fees,…
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We came back to the states in September, expecting to complete our adoption of K and J before Christmas. That didn’t happen. As a matter of fact, nothing happened like we had planned. Seems like our Father is constantly teaching me to trust in His plan and not rely on my own understanding. Our agency…
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We are reading Cheaper by the Dozen. In the book the dad insists that his children jump to a higher grade in public school. Last night, Alia said, “I know why his kids are able to skip so many grades. It’s because their dad homeschools them.” In the book, the father, Mr. Gilbreth, plays multiplication…
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We received news today about the children. We will not be able to adopt them because both are HIV positive. Right now, I’m not sure what I feel. What will happen to these two precious children? Apparently both lost parents to HIV. I know that I serve One who is great and mighty and full…
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A few weeks ago, our adoption coordinator asked if we would be interested in adopting 2 unrelated children. We weren’t really sure what to say. We really wanted to adopt siblings because so many times they are overlooked by those only wanting one child. Our mind was so focused in one direction that we never…
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David and I first started talking about adoption while we were dating. After we married, the talk continued. No serious discussion, just always keeping that door open and in view. After Alia was born (8 years ago, next month), we felt like it was time to look more closely at adoption. We knew we wanted…