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10 Simple Lunar New Year Activities

After adopting our son (born in China), we have been learning more about Chinese culture and incorporating some of their traditions into our home. In China and other Asian countries, the Lunar new year is the most important holiday of the year. Chinese or Lunar New Year is a two-week

The Surprising Visit That Changed Everything

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We pulled up to the compound gate. Large imposing concrete walls on all sides and a guard waved us through. We drove through the streets of building after building. We had just entered the social welfare institute of Hefei city where they kept the orphans, the disabled, the mentally ill and the

China Adoption Trip | Gotcha Day

Adoption· Family Memories

Our train pulled into Hefei and we were struck with miles after miles of apartment buildings. Not just 5 story buildings, skyscrapers. Miles of them. Quincy's town was larger than we could have imagined and the smog haze prevented us from seeing the sun. It's known as the "smog city" and located

China Adoption Trip | Beijing

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Many of you followed our adoption trip on Instagram (follow Simple Purposeful Living here) but I thought I would share more of the details of our trip here! So let me begin with our 3-week adoption trip with the first week spent in Beijing, China! If you are just getting caught up on our

International Adoption Process Q & A

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Lucy, our youngest daughter, was just 5 months old when Scott's sister and brother-in-law brought our nephew home from China. We had walked with them through their international adoption process. Never in a million years at that moment, did I think we would walk through it ourselves. Yet, here we

Overcome Unlikeliness and Live Your Purpose

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I shared this message at the women's retreat I spoke at as well as another group of women this past week. I hope it encourages you too as you live your life simply on purpose :) Unlikely. That's the word that comes to mind when I think about our adoption. We were done having kids.

Our Adoption Story – International Adoption Process

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This post is long overdue but the last several months we have been knee-deep in paperwork as we navigate the international adoption process. Many adoptive families say there feel paper pregnant and we have definitely felt that way! If you missed the first three adoptions posts you can read our

Our Adoption – God’s Provision & Stepping Out in Faith

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If you are catching up on our adoption story, you can read about our our Adoption announcement here and the first installment of our story here. Vocalizing Our Adoption Desire Last we left off, Scott and I were spending a lot of time praying about adoption. I was trying my best to keep my

Adoption Update: Praying About Adoption

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January 2016, I held a 6 month old, a chubby cheeked Lucy, in my arms. I sat down on a stool in a Sunday school classroom with my bible study small group. We each went around sharing prayer requests. My heart beat out of my chest at the thought of sharing a secret but I knew I had to get it off