Bringing Henry Home

On our way!! The gang's all here (well except for our two big boys who had to stay home to work and Henry who has a better gig)! Time for hours of sun and fun! A...

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IShe came home on December 13, 2013 She was a 3 pound 32 week preemie at birth. When we met her she was17 pounds and 29 inches. Not speaking a word. She was "delayed". She called me "m...

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Two years ago. Every year. Reflecting on this truth: Logging off until Easter. Blessed Triduum.

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He is in an Eastern European country with a well-established adoption program that requires 2 short trips by only one parent (single women can adopt from here also)... http://reecesrainbow.org/...

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I had so many amazing events and deep thoughts to share on this last post of Day 7.... About how so many people came together to fully fund my friend Amy's adoption of her precious son with ds f...

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We met our goal for Amy and her boy in mere hours!! So I owe you guys <3 Victoria Catherine is 11 years old... She is on the left and my 9yo Ella is on the right... They have become fa...

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So mea culpa...I missed yesterday... I was traveling clear across Chicagoland to do a real estate closing for a dear friend and it took a loooong time... But then I was lucky enough to get to ...

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Leo Maximus. Probably our biggest "surprise" of this adoption. We had the benefit of "meeting" (over the internet) two families who had adopted from Leo's baby house and had seen/met our littl...

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Yana. Our youngest child is Yana Faustina, she will be 2 in May. Although she THINKS she is about 12 :-) You might be tempted to think, "Well she was only in an orphanage for such a shor...

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Reminders. I was ready to jump in with the update on our family, especially our newest additions, when my eyes caught on this on the whiteboard in my kitchen... My 9yo Ella drew this soon ...

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So Jen over at www.conversiondiary.com has inspired me to give you guys 7 in 7... This will be a challenge because, as you can imagine, we have been extremely busy with our newest three... At ...

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Where we are... Today. Right now. Doing His Will one bath at a time...

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16 days home and first nap time on the couch!  Blessed Feast of the Holy Family!

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A guest post from a dear friend helping me to bring our newest children home! Go read and enjoy the pictures of three siblings playing together in the same room for the first time ever... With...

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Blessed Thanksgiving to everyone back home in the USA! Today I give thanks for 3 blessings... First, for EVERYONE, the family, extended family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and "never-met-...

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We had to wait over an hour and a half past the stated time to begin the hearing...the judge was very fast and no-nonsense...she asked why we wanted to adopt (Paul told her the 30 second version ...

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We all know that children with major special needs (like my Henry had) need OUT of orphanages... but what about "cognitively typical/minor sn" kiddos??  Well today my heart was broken for TH...

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Stay tuned... There is more excitement coming!!! http://covenantbuilders.blogspot.com/2013/11/im-going-back.html?spref=fb&m=1

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Today we celebrate all who are in heaven... Which means my own little Henry... One year ago today Henry had life-saving surgery... He was gone by the end of the month of November... This m...

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Thanks so much for waiting... We will have such wonderful news to share very soon!! Keep praying for us and our children both at home and overseas...

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Good news comes in Three's! FIRST -  We met our matching grant! Your generous donations over last last 2 weeks turned our matching donors $2500 into double that... $5000! We still need about ...

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Henry's 3rd Birthday. Mommy loves you buddy.

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So a few people mentioned they wanted to donate on our last BIG PUSH to fundraise.... but they found all the giveaways and options a big confusing... you know what? Me too. And I even had m...

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First, please go to: www.covenantbuilders.blogspot.com The amazing Julia has put together an amazing fundraising giveaway for us... And a few other families... And a few precious boys... ...

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