The years have flown by, almost like the blink of an eye. I started this journey 14 years ago just after the birth of my first. 5 kids, countless moves across country and back again, 2 special needs adoptions and numerous medical appointments and hospital visits related to those, I almost feel as though I […]
Author Archives: admin
We are the lucky ones – Adoption Across America Photo Project
My husband and I were older when we got married, and a couple of years later, we decided to adopt. China at that time had mostly girls available for adoption and the process was very straight forward with the wait time only 6 months. Off went our dossier to China and we were all set […]
Blessings – Adoption Across America Photography Project
As a college student, I (Mara) remember going to concerts and listening to Stephen Curtis and Marybeth Chapman’s China adoption story and just crying. I told my best friend all the time that I hoped I could adopt some day. When Jeremy and I met, I remember we had a more than one conversation about […]
J came home to our family in February 2015. He was almost 6 1/2 years old And, we were first time parents. When we started the adoption process two years earlier, we wouldn’t have imagined that our story would lead us here. Adoption has always been at the heart of our family. Before we were […]
A Journey of a Thousand Miles – Adoption Across America Photography Project
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”~Confucius Our adoption journey began on January 1, 2015. Our hearts were open to a little girl with special needs, as identified on our MCC (Medical Conditions Checklist) with our agency, CCAI. With guidance from above and the support of family and friends, we tackled […]
Our family – Adoption Across America Photography Project
We thought our family was complete with two adoptions from foster care (in the 1980s) and six biological children. There are also eleven grandchildren in the mix. Our youngest bio was approaching her teen years. But then we dared to remember the dream of “someday” adopting a little girl from China. We ended up with […]
You and Me – Adoption Across America Project
By Vicky D. Once upon a time, a little girl born on the other side of the world said to me…”You and Me” as she pointed to herself then to me. Now, I knew and felt so much love for her the moment I saw her referral picture. I also knew pretty quickly in […]
Adoption Across America – A Leap of Faith
Sometimes our greatest blessings in life come from the biggest leaps of faith. As a 35 year old single woman, I had felt God calling me toward adoption for some time. But I drug my feet. I had a comfortable, “predictable” life, and the idea of becoming a single mother was scary. Becoming a single […]
Adoption Across America – Massachusetts
Our first son, A was adopted in 2011 from China. He was 8.5 yrs old when he came home. His adoption was special needs r/t spina bifida. In January 17, 2008, a friend, posted a plea on her blog about this little boy because his sisters, who were his orphanage friends, would name their friends […]
Adoption Across America – More in North Carolina
The story of redemption is powerful. One that speaks to the heart of all men and begs the question, “why me?” Yet in the life and very death of Jesus Christ – we see the act of redemption, reaching out to the poor and desperate, seeking those who needed to be found, healing those who […]