Posts Tagged ‘orphanage life’

You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby!

Here is Tania, around age 6, in Russia.  We noted that many little girl photos from Russia have them with the big bows.  Notice how Tania appears to be squinting.  Well, she probably is trying to see the camera/photographer…as she needed a very strong prescription for glasses once she got to America at age 10.
It would [...]

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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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Annie…Broadway play vs. real orphans

We went to see Annie Jr…a play put on by the Christian Youth Theatre…at College of Lake County in IL.  Both Tania & Alex enjoy music so I figured they’d like it.  Not a complaint out of them.  Alex was bopping along sitting next to me and was really paying attention.  Tania was surprised to [...]

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