The Zen of AdoptionThe Zen of AdoptionOur journey to adopt our daughter from China Articles
Making our Mark?
2007-06-19 02:51:00 The summer is upon us here in Florida and I can’t believe how quickly time flies! We received notification that our I600A application was received at the Department of Homeland Security with a mildly alarming estimate that it would take us about a year to get our biometrics (fingerprinting) appointment, and that if we haven’t heard from ... More About: Mark , Maki , Makin
Another Step
2007-06-07 04:28:00 We managed to get the show on the road! It has been an interesting week. We’ve been in contact with our social worker who requested her own autobiographical document, seperate from the two 10 page documents we slaved over and submitted to our agency (destined for our Social Worker, we thought…) She also requested three more personal references, ... More About: Step
Asian Dreamland - Putumayo Kids
2007-06-02 05:44:00 Putumayo can always be trusted to compile the most unique, engaging collections of music from around the world, regardless of the theme, and they’ve done it again with the enchanting Asian Dreamland. We’ve been playing this non-stop in the car. Our favorite track: 4. Cradle Song by Zulya, which Alex affectionately refers to as “Ellie ... More About: Kids , Putumayo
A long road
2007-05-31 05:37:00 perseverance We’ve stalled a bit in our paperchase. It has just been a busy few weeks, both David and I have been in and out of town and there is so much left to do for our Dossier… I seem to have lost my place. I’m having a hard time picking the threads back up. I know we will ... More About: Long , Road
Our Story
2007-05-24 00:18:00 Both David and I are nearly finished with our autobiographies, which are required for the home-study process. What an undertaking. I found the process really difficult. It was an exercise in revealing enough, but not too much. More than anything it is a framework for our social worker to use in constructing a picture of our ... More About: Story , Tory
Magic Slippers
2007-05-13 07:29:00 I’m surrounded with boys. No sisters, no daughters, just brothers, a husband, a son and male Chocolate Lab. Alas, there is not much pink in my life. So it is no wonder that I’m a just a tad obsessed with little girl clothing and accessories. I discovered these booties on Little Buddah Baby and cannot believe ... More About: Magic , Slip , Slipper , Slippers
Love Unfolds
2007-05-11 05:57:00 Love is revealed bit by bit, unfolding like an ancient crumbling map. The faded images pointing us in the right direction, guiding us on our international adoption journey. The way is not always clear, and the journey is not always smooth, but as we complete the necessary steps, it brings us closer to our daughter. Though we’ve never seen her, indeed, ... More About: Love , Fold
Love Without Boundries: ?Born in My Heart? Fundraiser
2007-05-10 03:59:00 A Message from: Love Without Bound aries “Born in my Heart ” Committee In every orphanage in China, children in need of heart surgery wait. Four years ago, Love Without Boundaries began their “Born in My Heart” fundraiser as a tribute to the miracle of adoption and to raise funds for these essential operations. You can truly save the life of a child by ... More About: Fund , Fundraiser
Bamboo-tiful
2007-05-08 03:31:00 We frequent the St. Petersburg Saturday Morning Market, which is full of wonderful produce, plants, and unique gift items. One such vendor with a unique product is Shirts of Bamboo . They are a local company that specializes in apparel made of, you guessed it, Bamboo. They have adorable baby onesies, great clothing for men and women as well as ...
What Dreams May Come?
2007-05-05 06:17:00 I’ve been having strange dreams. This probably means nothing more than I’m not sleeping well, and I have a lot on my mind. However, two dreams in the past week have really stuck with me. The first was that I was pregnant, probably around 12 - 15 weeks and we were all shocked… no one had ... More About: Dreams , Come
The Time of our Lives?
2007-05-01 05:18:00 With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown -Chinese Proverb The hardest part of this process is the time element. It is one of the few unknowns. After the furious rush of the paperchase, once the Dossier is complete and sent to China, the waiting begins. Hurry up and wait; that is the ironic shift ... More About: Time , Lives , The Time
For all the tea in China?
2007-04-26 05:27:00 I love tea. Whether dark black with milk and sugar, green tea with honey, spicy chai, or pale white tea, there is nothing like it to start or end the day well. China is the homeland of tea. Of the three major beverages of the world– tea, coffee and cocoa– tea is consumed by the ...
What Alex thinks of all of this?
2007-04-22 04:14:00 (Big Brother) We’ve made a point to include Alex in discussions about adoption and about our desire for a daughter. He seems to have embraced the idea of a sibling and is even enthusiastic about this sibling being a sister. He refers to our eventual new family member as his baby sister and asks all sorts ... More About: Think
Our Chinese Daughters Foundation
2007-04-19 05:25:00 Information Our Chinese Daughter s Foundation , Inc. was founded in 1995 by Dr. Jane Liedtke as a non-profit Foundation with the desire to support families who have adopted children from China. A main focus of the Foundation has been bringing Chinese culture and heritage to adoptive families. Initiatives: Chinese Culture Tours - programs to provide hands-on experiential learning for children ... More About: Daughters , Dati
Our Dossier? Help is on the Way!
2007-04-18 06:18:00 We’ve received our guide to compiling our Dossier from our agency, CCAI. To say that the 44 page document was informative is an understatement. The dossier is the comprehensive document that is sent to China. It contains birth and marriage certificates, letters, statements, petitions, our lives in a nutshell. The CCAA (China Center for Adoption ... More About: Ossie , Ossi
An April Shower brings? China Sprout
2007-04-16 15:33:00 It has been raining a lot over the last few days. We spent a lot of time indoors, which resulted in lots of time online. I came across a fun shopping site China Sprout According to their website: ChinaSprout provides Chinese cultural and educational products to anyone with an interest in Chinese culture. Our products include Chinese ... More About: April , Rings , Howe , Shower |
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