This is a video of Calla’s (now 2 y/o)adoption from China.
Duration : 0:8:31
Feb
5
February 24, 2007 was the day we met our three children in Ethiopia. Due to US Visa complications, we were unable to bring our daughter home at that time. We brought our two sons home first. Two months later when our daughter’s Visa was approved, Russ returned to Ethiopia, to bring her home. In celebration we have created this slideshow.
Postscript: Following the creation of this slideshow, we completed the adoption of another daughter, whom we met and fell in love with on the same day, February 24, 2007 at our daughter’s orphanage. We returned to Ethiopia and brought her home on August 10, 2008.
Music: “And Now My Lifesong Sings” by Casting Crowns (www.castingcrowns.com), a band that daily rocks our kitchen and inspires us.
www.onethankfulmom.com
Duration : 0:4:31
Jan
11
Adoption is truly amazing and has been such a blessing in my life and in the lives of so many that i love. I wouldn’t take back this experience for anything! i want the world to know how great it can be- for everyone involved – especially the birthmother, so here is my story…
music by Michael Mclean “From Gods Arms to My Arms to Yours”
Duration : 0:3:52
Dec
4
This is Hank’s adoption announcement.
The question I’ve been getting the most is “Is he really Chinese?” Yes, he is. Hank has Albinism This site http://www.albinism.org/ does a much better job explaining it than I can!
We were in China for 2 weeks. Hank was from the Suzhou Social Welfare Insitute (orphanage) which we were allowed to visit but we spent most of the time in the cities of Nanjing (for the China paperwork) and Guangzhou (for the U.S. paperwork).
I recently had to change the sound track. It was Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel but even though I wasn’t making any money off this, they still flagged the video. His song, he gets to choose so fine…I’ll deal with it. You Tube has pre-approved songs so I switched it to Creed’s “With arms wide open” It doesn’t synch up quite as well but it’s better than taking the whole video down.
Enjoy!
Duration : 0:4:29
Dec
2
The American Adoption Congress presents “Adoption & Truth.” Adopted adults need to know the truth about their origins.
Duration : 0:4:28
Nov
23
The American Adoption Congress presents “Adoption & Family.” Adoptive parents support adoption reunions.
Duration : 0:4:55
Nov
20
The American Adoption Congress presents “Adoption Reunion.” Reunion reconnects families and answers questions for adoptees and their parents.
Duration : 0:4:46