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Sola Gratia: September 2011
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Thursday, September 22, 2011. When we left the military I thought we would no longer be peppering our conversation with acronyms. Terms like TDY, PCS, BX, BAH etc were not longer part of our daily speech. But the adoption world, we found, has it's own set of acronyms. Each country is a little bit different, but for China there are several important ones. DTC: Date to China. This is the date that your paperwork goes to China. So glad we switched.). CA: consulate appointment. This is the date that you ...
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Sola Gratia: February 2012
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Monday, February 27, 2012. There are so many sweet children there. Some of them have families on the way (one had gotcha day today! Rebekah with some of the little "swallows." I love that delicate little girl in the background. Wish I could have brought her home, too. Who am I kidding. I wish I could have brought them all home. Isaac felt better when Caleb was near! Outside of Swallow's Nest. Lunch at the Chinese Restaurant with Rebekah. Thanks, Clay, for the fun time at the play area! He loved the babies.
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Sola Gratia: The BIG Surgery
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012. When we met Joshua in China, we talked with him (through a translator) about his back. We told him that he would have surgery that would make him straight and tall. I still remember his big smile. So this day had been long planned and anticipated. We have had multiple meetings with the surgeon, so many x-rays, an MRI and CT, but finally the day had come for Joshua's BIG surgery. We are all going to come back home together! Dinner time came and went. All of the other familie...
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Sola Gratia: April 2013
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Sunday, April 28, 2013. There as been so much focus around our house on Joshua and Isaac that I wanted to stop for a second and think about one of our other kiddos. Moriah's name means "seen by YAHWEH" and comes from Genesis 22, where Abraham is asked to sacrifice his son Isaac in the mountains of Moriah. When God provides the ram, Abraham names the place, "The Lord will provide.". Such a sweet little face! Some of our first moments.I look happy, Moriah's not sure what just happened. Such a small and ins...
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Sola Gratia: June 2014
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Friday, June 27, 2014. Kimberly's One Year Gluten-Free-Anniversary. We do not have a gluten free house, but I do try to make most of our family meals gluten free so that we are all eating the same things. She has her own cupboard which I try to keep stocked with things she has found that she likes. 1 We have separate cutting boards for gluten free and non-gluten free food. The gluten free ones are red. I sometimes forget and grab the wrong one, but this has been a helpful habit for us. 3 Find a local glu...
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Sola Gratia: Isaac Hui
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. We recently celebrated Isaac's 7th birthday. Breakfast in bed, presents, root beer floats with grandparents all made it a special day for him. Birthdays are always a time of reflection. So I thought I would record some of my thoughts about him at this time, especially from a medical standpoint. When we go to the Child...
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Sola Gratia: July 2011
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Monday, July 25, 2011. In Memory of Laurel. When we began to think about adopting again, I was so excited to call her to get our home study started. She was delighted and surprised. She wisely wrote the home study in such a way that we could adopt one or two children. At the time, I kind of laughed and thought that was not. Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Joshua is showing Isaac the pictures that we sent him of us.). We were not really seriously looking to adopt again when we found out about Joshua. When we ...
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Sola Gratia: April 2012
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Thursday, April 26, 2012. Our lives have definitely moved from busy to super-busy since the boys came home. Just for fun, I thought I would try to capture our first two months home in numerical fashion. Times I've used the rice cooker. Although, when I made rice earlier this week, Joshua didn't want it. He said rice is boo-hao (bad). It is amazing how their tastes are changing. Lasagna instead of stir-fry? Nights in their own beds at HOME. Mornings they have woken up at HOME. CT scans and 4. Pairs of 3-T...
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Sola Gratia: March 2012
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Thursday, March 8, 2012. It is fun to make them laugh by doing crazy things. Andy used Goole Translate to look up the phrase, "I am a Chinese language expert." Then he repeated the phrase to Joshua who laughed like crazy. I don't think he has him fooled! We found a pediatrician who specializes in adoption and who is also a Christian. We couldn't be more thrilled about this! Pictures will be coming soon! Everyone is asleep at this moment, so I think Andy and I had better join them before someone wakes up!
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Sola Gratia: Large Family Life
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Thursday, June 19, 2014. There are days when I wonder why God thought it was a good idea to give me,. An introvert if ever there was one, six children. I don't really like people. Yet, I am surrounded by six of them who actually expect me to speak to them all the time. I like these people who fill my world. They are fascinating, funny, and quirky. I love seeing the way they are growing and learning about God and the world. But me. Is it weird that we have a schedule for seating in the van? This is the sm...
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