This is going to be a long one so grab something hot to drink and get ready for some very real stuff. It’s been challenging around here the past few weeks and I want to share some of it in the hopes that if any of you are going through the same things you can…… Continue reading A Stressful Season
Tag: International Adoption
Adoption Update: 5 Weeks Home
Today I made borscht. A 10-gallon pot of it. Since we’ve been home I try to make a Ukrainian dish at least once a week. They seem to all appreciate it, or at least seemed to until today. None of them, except Vlad, wanted any of it and they are all crabby. This is the…… Continue reading Adoption Update: 5 Weeks Home
You’re Such a Nice Person! HA!
There are some common things people say to me when I mention adopting teenagers from Ukraine. I hear them over and over again and always reply the same way. I wonder if other adopting parents hear them. They aren’t bad things and I am so happy when people are interested in what we did. Maybe…… Continue reading You’re Such a Nice Person! HA!
Things They Don’t Tell You About International Adoption….
I was out on my walk this morning. Those of you who have been following me know I start a lot of stories out like that. One – I walk a lot and two – it’s when I think (because you really can’t think clearly with a house full of teenagers).So I was out on…… Continue reading Things They Don’t Tell You About International Adoption….
What To Expect When You’re Expecting – International Adoption Version – In Country – Last Days
This is for those of you taking the journey of international adoption and for those of you at home supporting them. This is not a complaint but an attempt at an honest take on this process. This is not meant to scare you away but give you an opportunity to prepare yourself for this journey. …… Continue reading What To Expect When You’re Expecting – International Adoption Version – In Country – Last Days
Transportation in Ukraine – An Adoption Journey Post
August 21 Romny, Ukraine. Sitting in my rental car waiting for our next appointment. (You can’t be surprised that I’m waiting – again!) We’ve now been here a full two months. In that time we’ve taken planes, trains, automobiles, taxis with drivers, buses and the metro/subway. Here are some tips for anyone traveling in Ukraine. Small prop…… Continue reading Transportation in Ukraine – An Adoption Journey Post
Why Ukraine????
Why are you going all the way to Ukraine to adopt?What about all the children here in the U.S.A. who need families?There are 2,000 children in Michigan who need families, why don’t you adopt some of them?Is it easier to adopt from Ukraine? Is that why you’re adopting from there?All of those are valid questions…… Continue reading Why Ukraine????
Adoption Update: The Narrow Path
I talked with Yuri this morning via FB message. Time is dragging for him and he is very down in the dumps. It’s so hard to help him understand this process and how long it takes to get things done. He was happy that the paperwork was in Ukraine and ready to be submitted but…… Continue reading Adoption Update: The Narrow Path
And Then There Were Ten!
A funny thing happens on the way to your future. A future you have all planned out nice and neat. I’m going to have a husband and two children and have a nicely packaged life. I’m sure Yahweh is sitting up on His throne laughing His head off. (I know He must have a sense of…… Continue reading And Then There Were Ten!
Adoption – The Narrow Path
Someone told me the other day that he doesn’t feel the call by Yahweh to adopt or even help other people adopt. In fact he said he doesn’t even like it that we are spending so much time talking about it. He said that he was never given a directive to take part in it…… Continue reading Adoption – The Narrow Path