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Meeting Brooks and court hearing

Last week Tuesday, we finally met our son! Years of praying and waiting and hoping finally culminated in one of the happiest days of our lives.  We left quarantine on October 23 and had a few days to prepare for our October 27 meeting with him. After leaving quarantine, we were able to stretch out […]

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Adoption shower + Brooks’ birthday

We have written about only a fraction of the many incredible ways that our family and friends have supported us throughout the adoption. The outpouring of love and support that we have received has been overwhelming. As if we didn’t already know this before, we are reminded time and again through this process that God […]

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Gifts to our son (sending monthly care packages)

Each day we’re one day closer to Brooks and we’re officially in the stage where we can send care packages to him via our international adoption agency in Seoul, South Korea. It’s something I’ve been looking forward to for a very long time and it’s kind of surreal to go to a store and walk […]

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Adopting? Don’t give up hope

There have been many aspects of the adoption process that have been challenging. For us, it seems that there have been extra, unique twists and turns in an already confusing and overwhelming process. The past month or so has been dedicated to saving and raising money, applying for grants, and working ahead on future paperwork […]

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Be a piece of the puzzle that helps us bring our missing piece home!

This Valentine’s Day we’re celebrating all the love and support we’ve received by so many people throughout our international adoption process so far. The outpouring continues to amaze us. So far through our GoFundMe and donations given by cash and check we’ve been able to raise nearly $8,500 to help ease the cost of our […]

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Adopting in the era of social media

One of the things that we’ve discovered during this process is that social media can be a phenomenal tool to connect with other people and families and a great way to share our story. The goal of this blog has been to share our experiences for families who are or who will go through the […]

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