Home study paperwork is turned in!

October 15, 2010

I am so excited to report that this morning, I drove our paperwork for our home study over to the agency’s office and personally handed it in. The huge stack of forms we’ve been working on since June is finally finished and out of our hands!!! We didn’t want to alarm anyone earlier but one […]

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Our daughter’s prayer

September 26, 2010

Tonight, when we were putting M to bed, we said our evening prayers together as we do almost every night. We’ve been talking more and more about the adoption lately. She’s had a lot of questions, and seems to be showing a lot more understanding than ever before. After Shaun prayed, we asked her if […]

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No turtles, puppies, or cats.

August 4, 2010

In talking with M about our adoption, we’ve tried to be really open with her and include her in conversation even from the beginning.  We first explained to her that there are some children who don’t have mommies and daddies to take care of them, and so we want to help take care of them […]

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4-4=2 (wheels, that is)

July 27, 2010

It’s been about 9 hours now, but it’s still hardly sinking in. Being a one-car-family is something we’ve talked about here and there, but now that it’s here I’m not sure how I feel about it. We sold my car to help us fund the first part of our adoption—our homestudy. I have a bike […]

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Why Colombia?

July 2, 2010

One of the first things that people ask when we tell them we’re adopting from Colombia is, “Why Colombia?” The short answer is: we’re eligible. When we decided we were ready to start the process of adoption, we didn’t really have a clear direction.  We knew we wanted to be a family for a child […]

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Here we go

July 2, 2010

So we’re adopting from Colombia. It still seems a little crazy. This thing that we’ve talked about for so long is now here and happening and we’re actively working on paperwork and raising money. It’s still pretty abstract in my mind and I wonder if it will remain that way until I get to see […]

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