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Sunny Charleston: February 2015
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Saturday, February 28, 2015. Last Day In Beijing. There is no such thing as personal space in China. SO MANY. PEOPLE. (but our guide showed us pictures that proved we are very lucky to be avoiding the normal crowds due to time of year). Beijing is beautiful and its people are very proud of their heritage. Beijing/China has a very dark past that is not talked/taught about. GOOD food can be found. We need to confirm this but it sure seems cool! Chinese massage IS NOT like a western massage. For lunch, Heid...
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Sunny Charleston: March 2015
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Even in the Dark. We are loving being a family of 3. I'll fill you in more on that later. Right now we are really struggling with night time. Liam is scared at night and why wouldn't he be considering where he has come from. Mark Nepo puts it best:. Please say a prayer for Liam tonight when you go to bed. And for all the other orphans out there. Bedtime requires you to trust your surroundings and Liam is still learning to trust. God love him! Wednesday, March 18, 2015. For those ...
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Sunny Charleston: June 2014
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Monday, June 16, 2014. The Early Bird Catches the Worm. Its cliche, yes, but its the dang truth. The early bird really does catch the worm. It is Monday @ 7:45am. 2 weeks before we are "supposed" to be at the Unites States Citizen and Immigration Services for our bio metric fingerprints and we are in and out in 20 minutes. EARLY EARLY EARLY. Last evening I prayed like crazy that the Lord would go before us and make our paths straight. Monday, June 9, 2014. GUESS WHAT ARRIVED IN THE MAIL TODAY? Each day a...
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Sunny Charleston: July 2014
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Friday, July 25, 2014. SO much going on! There is so many happenings around here this week including an awesome time with Maddy and Emmy and Kim! More on that later). But just a quick update.we received all the paperwork from USCIS and our Dossier has been sent to Texas for authentication. Once its back to our social worker she will send it to China. THIS IS HUGE. and so exciting and such a perfect week for all this fun stuff to be happening! Friday, July 18, 2014. A Firefly of Love. Adoption is no joke&...
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Sunny Charleston: March 2014
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Sunday, March 30, 2014. For me, this process has become a great practice in not putting identity and energy into "stuff". Although this is a home, (and I'm UBER excited) it is considered "stuff" and I am walking through this process cautiously watching my thoughts and staying conscious that this home does not give my life meaning; only HE can do that, this is simply a blessing from HIM. A wonderful blessing that I pray will be filled with glory and grace. Welcome (finger crossed) to our new home. Details...
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Sunny Charleston: June 2015
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Sunday, June 28, 2015. When Was The Last Time You Danced? The beginning of dance is giving gesture to what we feel. While this is very obvious and basic to most children, it remains very difficult for those of us schooled to line in our heads. Still, most of us learn to feel, trap, and snuff our feelings in our hearts, and if they won't go away, we try to hush them with our minds. If they still persist, we often feel them throb in our temples or burn in our gut. In contract to the painful layering of hea...
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Sunny Charleston: November 2014
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Saturday, November 29, 2014. The Club I Did Not Want to Join. Today We Joined The Century Club. 100 Very long days of waiting. 100 more days spent away from Liam. My heart breaks and tears are shed. But instead of sitting around sad I chose to think of 100 things I'm excited about when Liam joins us in his forever home. And pray like hell that my time in this club is short. Dressing you in cute clothes. Watching you walk for the first time. Doing Crafts with you. Watching you and Hannah bond. Helping you...
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Sunny Charleston: May 2014
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Thursday, May 29, 2014. We are "having a baby". Sometimes I have to remind myself that amidst the un-packing, paperwork,. Moving craziness - that we are indeed "having a baby", adopting a child, growing our family. No - I am not pregnant. We are up to our eyeballs with of all the things that are happening to bring our babe home. It's a lot of stuff. It's a challenge for each of us. It does get overwhelming. I'm just being. Atlanta office of the US Department of Homeland Security hopefully in 3 weeks.
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Sunny Charleston: December 2014
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Friday, December 19, 2014. This is the difference between despair and faith, between the narrow point of doubt and a view long enough to sustain all life-giving possibility. It seems we suffer more when huddled below the ship, and though the eternal perspective, the horizon of all time and all life, doesn't remove us from our storms, it does make things bearable.". Sunday, December 14, 2014. I am in awe of our wonderful Father. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Adoption Timeline for Baby Liam. 800 approved by ...
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Sunny Charleston: April 2015
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Sunday, April 5, 2015. First Visit to the Beach! We brought Liam to the beach for the first time and he seemed to love it. He was enamored by the ocean and waves! We had a wonderful Easter Sunday! We went to Boone Hall for St. Andrews Service. It was perfect weather and Liam loved all the kids. He wasn't so sure of the Easter Bunny though.Like Mommy like son. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Adoption Timeline for Baby Liam. Decision to Adopt from China. Submitted Application to Lifeline. Referral for Baby Liam.
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