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MEETING OUR DAUGHTER!!

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On June 24, 2016 we go the call we had been waiting for for almost 4 months... the notice that we were cleared to travel and go pick up our daughter! I wasted no time and booked our flights, hotels, drivers... all of it, within 24 hours and we left on a plane the VERY next day. I want to

ADOPTION UPDATE: We have a referral – the next steps.

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It's pretty clear that I am an "oversharer" in almost all things. It's just who I am. Some people may hate that about me and others may like it. Regardless of what side of the fence you sit on... I will always be a TMI kind of gal. No sorry there. Ha! Sooooo, this whole "You can't share your

{Our Adoption} I Had A Dream That Everyone Would Have A Family

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A lot of people ask me if our children know about the adoption and although, they clearly know, it's more..."do they understand?" SJ is obviously too little to understand anything more than sippy cups and apple sauce. Bents is a little more inquisitive. He will ask questions about his new brother

{Our Adoption} My First Taste Of Disappointment

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I will be sharing some posts on our adoption that I have been writing over the past 6 months. This post was written on June 11, 2012. I knew that when we began this journey the "waiting" would darn near make me crazy. I don't "wait" well. Patience is not in my vocabulary. Luckily, after

{Our Adoption} The Beginning

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I will be sharing some posts on our adoption that I have been writing over the past 6 months. This post was written on January 23, 2012. ******************************************************** When my husband and I finally realized that we were ready to start the adoption process...we had no idea

Your adopting a what?

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A few of my favorite responses when we have told people we are adopting... 1. Your adopting a what? Like a dog? What shelter are you getting it from? 2. Oh, so your going to be sponsoring a child in another country. 3. What on earth are you thinking? Don't you already have enough