Over the years - and especially in light of recent events - I have received lots of messages and questions about what books and resources Brian and I recommend in the adoption world. At the same time - and also especially in light of recent...
About 2 years ago, way back when Brian and I were still waiting for the Seoul Family Court to approve us to meet Gideon, my friend Michele invited a bunch of us mamas-in-process to come to her house and learn how to make kimchi. So...
I looked out across a cozy room full of families this week, all considering adoption and foster care. I saw the resolve on their faces and the fire in their hearts. I wondered how God had brought them to this place, and I prayed...
While we were still waiting for Gideon to come home, another mama mentioned a form called G-884 (“Request for the Return of Original Documents”) that we could file with the United States Center for Immigration Service (USCIS) once we got home. USCIS is the agency...
We genuinely thought the adoption paperwork was over once we got home. Now we’ve learned to laugh at paperwork, because I’m pretty sure it never truly ends, haha. We came home from Korea to find we not only had one final mountain of documents to work...
We were SO excited when my Orlando-based company announced they would be flying all employees and their families to Orlando to celebrate our BIG year at the company with a trip to Disney! For one, we had seen the prices at Disney and had pretty...
December flew by as we prepared for our first Christmas as a family of three, Gideon’s first birthday home, and for our trip to Disney World! Gideon’s receptive English has absolutely exploded this month, and he’s gone from understanding some of what we say to most...
Note: This post is part of our full Korea Adoption: Guide to Seoul. For most families adopting from Korea, you’ll get about two hours with your foster family. Two very special, incredibly sacred, and totally amazing hours! I promise you, those two hours will be the fastest...
Christmas at Dollywood has always been my very favorite tradition, because it’s all the warm and fuzzy feelings about Christmas wrapped up into my favorite weekend every year. I told Brian at the very beginning of our adoption process that I would be happy once...
Gideon and I both spent the first half of November sick. Gideon’s regression was hard, but this time, he picked up right where he left off once he started feeling better! This boy’s receptive language skills are exploding every day, as is his undying love...