International Adoption

How To Talk To Your Kids About Adoption

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Written by Mandy

It's been one of those questions that I get asked over and over again. "What do your kids think about you adopting a baby?" Most of the time I respond with the usual answer, "Our 7 year old is old enough to understand and be excited, but the 4 and 3 year old are too little to know what it

{Adoption} Just Want I Needed

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Written by Mandy

I sat down at my computer last Friday morning {just like any other morning when I begin my work day} and I started to write my next blog post on the entertainment center makeover. womp womp womp. As I began writing, the words just weren't there. So I thought...I'll take a break and browse

{Our Adoption} The Roller Coaster Ride

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Written by Mandy

Something profoundly wonderful happened this week regarding our adoption. Something that made me pull over as I was driving to finish reading an email from our adoption agency and sob in my car. You see, this little thing called adoption, can sometimes be a roller coaster ride. One minute you

{Our Adoption} Adoption Is Not Possible Without Loss

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Written by Mandy

Before we began our journey in to adoption there were a few things that I had in my mind regarding "adopted children". It was quite unfair for me to pretend that I knew anything about adopted children or what it meant to be adopted. I knew nothing. After being involved in this process for 10

{Our Adoption} Boy or Girl?

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Written by Mandy

It seems like the first question I get from people after I tell them we are adopting... I know in their minds they think that I will blurt out GIRL {of course}! Let's be honest, there are quite a number of boys running around this place and most people probably think I'm just DYING for that little

{Our Adoption} Home Study Is Complete & Now We Wait

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Written by Mandy

I will be sharing some posts on our adoption that I have been writing over the past 6 months. This post was written on July 3, 2012. I just got the best news from our adoption counselor... Our home study has been "officially" completed and is in the mail TODAY {July 3rd}! We have been trying

{Our Adoption} The Training

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Written by Mandy

I will be sharing some posts on our adoption that I have been writing over the past 6 months. This post was written on March 7, 2012. We had our first class of adoption training today {March 7, 2012}. It wasn't really a class...it was more like a meeting since there were only 3 of us there...me,