Tag Archives: international adoption
One Year Home
It seems almost surreal to type the words “one year home.” On one hand, it feels like Kai has always been with us, and on the other hand, it feels like it was just yesterday that we walked him through … Continue reading
The Pro-Life Life
Unless you’ve completely buried your head in the sand (I don’t blame you if you have, so no judgement here) you’ve seen the headlines all over social media this past week about the horrific and nightmare-worthy abortion laws being passed. … Continue reading
Thailand Travel Tips: What Worked and What Didn’t
In the months leading up to our big trip to Thailand to bring our Kai guy home, I probably spent hours upon hours planning, stressing, researching and agonizing over packing lists, itineraries, hotel bookings, airline tickets and so forth. As … Continue reading
Thankful for Three
We’ve now been home for four months! And we now have only one more month left with our three year old. He will turn four on August 24th! FOUR! If I put emojis on my blog, this would be where … Continue reading
Two Months Home and a Hallelujah
Before we left for Thailand, I had every intention of writing a blog post about our trip soon after we arrived back home. Then once we were home, I told myself I would write a post for the one month … Continue reading
Ready or Not, Here Kai Comes!
The bags are (mostly) packed, house is (mostly) organized and ready thanks to my sister, Mogli has had his training on how to be a nice brother and is (mostly) ready, and Matt and I have had hours upon hours … Continue reading
Nine Thousand Miles of Grace
We are TWO weeks away from starting our adventure to Thailand to meet and bring home our SON! I can’t believe I just wrote those words. It still seems so surreal to me! I can vividly remember receiving the referral … Continue reading
The “Tentative Date” that Rocks Your World
February 28th. The “tentative date” that we will meet our son! I’m not sure how to adequately explain the incredibly awesome enormity of receiving tentative travel dates when one is in on the adoption journey, but let me assure you, … Continue reading
Approved!
We received First Approval! Thailand approved our match! …And I’m still in disbelief! We had hoped and prayed we would get it from this last board meeting. We had all of our friends and family praying that night and Matt … Continue reading
The Waiting Game That’s No Fun
Warning: This post has the potential to sound slightly depressing and/or dramatic because I’m going to try and be super honest. You’ve been warned. It has now been 7 months since we first saw Kai’s face and mailed our acceptance … Continue reading
Nine Thousand Miles 