by Emma Vex | Sep 1, 2014 | Adoptions, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions, Uncategorized
Adoption begins with loss of a birthparent. Either through death or an inability to parent, your child lost his or her birthparents. The beautiful picture of adoption is the restoration of love and family. However, that initial loss often fosters many questions from...
by Emma Vex | Aug 22, 2014 | Adoptions, International Adoptions
We are so excited about our new partner program in China. Adopting internationally often means raising a bilingual child. Yet, with this new partner program, some of the children being adopted may be too young to speak English or Chinese. We understand as parents you...
by Emma Vex | Aug 15, 2014 | Adoptions, International Adoptions, Uncategorized
We are excited to announce that we have a new partner program with Small World Adoptions in China! We already love this program and all of the blessings it is sure to bring. Blending your adopted child’s culture with your own can be an effective way to help them...
by Emma Vex | Jul 17, 2014 | Adoptions, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions, Uncategorized
Everyone has experienced grief at some point of his or her life. Yet, as adults we often find difficulty in accepting a child’s grief, especially adoptive children’s grief. We hear the following sentences all too often, “But you rescued him/her. They shouldn’t be sad....
by Emma Vex | Jul 8, 2014 | Adoptions, International Adoptions, Uncategorized
We introduced you to the Barefoot family late last year when they returned from Poland just before Christmas. We’re happy to bring you an update from the family themselves. We began our adoption journey just over a year ago. We were excited to find...