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. Packing was seriously one of the most stressful parts of traveling to Seoul, and it’s still one of the most asked questions we get via our blog! Especially as first-time parents, we really had...
Note: This post is part of our full Korea Adoption: Guide to Seoul. Seoul is a bustling, exciting city with so many things to do and see and experience! And I’ve heard the rest of South Korea, if you get a chance to explore outside of Seoul,...
Note: This post is part of our full Korea Adoption: Guide to Seoul. We absolutely fell in love with the Korean culture during our adoption process, and Seoul is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. That said, we certainly had a steep learning curve at times as we immersed...
Note: This post is part of our full Korea Adoption: Guide to Seoul. Brian and I are somewhat familiar with traveling internationally, as we had recently planned and experienced trips to Iceland, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Caribbean. However, when it came time to plan for Seoul,...
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...