Posts Tagged ‘orphan’

Alex’s 4th birthday–but he is 10!

Our son, Alex, turns 10 tomorrow. It is only the 4th birthday he has celebrated however since he was adopted from Russia four years ago. I remember the first time he was given a present. He just sat and looked at it. He had no idea what this box wrapped in [...]

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What is your opinion on this video?

I finished ‘tweeking’ my Adoption Highway video…to encourage people to use my system to make International Adoption easier & less costly.
What do you think of it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ9b3sEIPsU

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Want to help some orphans? Try Operation Christmas Child!

Our church in Gurnee, IL does Operation Christmas Child each fall.  We collected almost 300 shoe boxes this past year and I’m sure it’ll be a lot more this year.  Each shoe box goes to a poor, needy child…many of them orphans.  Maybe you should consider getting your church or school involved in this worthwhile [...]

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It’s a Small World After All—

It was amazing for me to hear….
Our daughter, Tania, had just returned from a 2 week camping trip in WI.  She had a great time.  She confided in me that she had met another girl from Russia while there.  I had commented I thought that was pretty cool.  She then told me even more.  As [...]

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Just Imagine–Adopting from Russia « Adoption Highway

Just Imagine–Adopting from Russia « Adoption Highway

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Just Imagine–Adopting from Russia

Here is an article I wrote about what it is like to adopt from Russia.
Just imagine that you decide you’d like to help a child, not just any child, but a child with no family and no hope for a decent future.  You know this is a huge commitment and will change everyone in your [...]

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