Trans-Racial Adoption and Birth Culture
When we approached the adoption of our daughter from China in 2009 I had dreams. I had dreams of sitting with this beautiful little girl...
top of page
Blogging Since 2008
My stories from the beginning.
All Posts
Check back for blog posts. I am working on importing 15 years of blog posts from another site to this one!
The Adoptive Family Guide to Nashville's Chinese New Year Celebrations
Every February for the last three years, our Saturdays have been devoted to one thing and one thing only. Chinese New Year. The mom to...
Gotcha Day. Why We Celebrate.
If you are not part of the international adoption community, specifically, the Chinese adoption community, you may not have ever heard of...
Whose Life Is It?
In 2010 we celebrated our one year anniversary as a family. Each of the children received their own Shutterfly book chronicling our...
What's the Beginning of the Story?
Many nights before bed, my girl asks to hear the story of Mama Bear and Papa Bear and how they traveled to China to get their daughter....
Arwyn, Arwyn She's Our Girl!
I know, you want more about our girl. Part of me wishes I could hold on to her forever right here and not share her with anyone, but she...
Getting Close
Well, I thought I would update where we are!!! First, we are waiting for the US Consolate to grant us an appointment prior to leaving...
17 Days
Happy Day of the Dead. Or, Happy New Year in the Pagan World! I'll post later on Halloween, but right now my focus is....you guessed...
Countdown Begins
Well, the countdown has begun. I cannot even begin to explain the excitement and anxiety that is running rampant through our home right...
A Photo
Hi All. I have not posted pics other than our referral on the blog. You may have assumed we did not have more. But, we do. I think I have...
She's Ours!
Words cannot express how happy I am to introduce Dang Yu Qian, at 3 1/3 from the Tongren Region of China. Today Nathan and I received our...
No New News and A Good Book
For those following along, we are still waiting for our SCL (Seeking Confirmation Letter) Chinese Center for Adoption Affairs). As soon...
Waiting Game
Well. You can imagine what is often on my mind. We first saw her face 3 weeks ago. We were in the middle of a SERIOUS crisis involving...
PA (Pre-Approval)
Hi All, We received our PA (Pre Approval) from the CCAA to adopt our little one. It came yesterday. Now, I have to put together a care...
It's a Girl!
That's what I've been telling folks. It's a girl! We have received (and accepted) the referral of a beautiful 3 year old from China. I...
Adoption Update and House News
Well, there's not much to tell, but here's the scoop. We are fairly certain that we are "next" in the queue for the special needs we have...
Santa Came Early
Santa came a little early this year. What I wanted almost more than anything was for our adoption agency to get their Hague Accreditation...
adoption update
Hi All, Well, you can see from my last post that I have become a little frustrated with the wait for a new addition to our family. The...
Venting
I am so frustrated right now. In fact, it is beyond words, but I'll try. Our agency has made what it feels is the best decision on how to...
bottom of page