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Over the time we have been making our videos we have recieved many questions about how and why we adopted. To date, we have not directly answered these. This was because we really wanted to tell the story as a whole..not in pieces, and because we want to do the topic justice. This will still have to be a multi part story…but at least it will have the benefit of context.

If you havent watched parts 1, 2 & 3 please watch first.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geMSIt…

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiCCcT…

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9CYMqQ6L1A&feature=response_watch

Part 4 Deals with your questions that you had for us, the Leffew family:

Question #1 By Jeffr41858: Were Selena & Daniel The Only Prospective Children That You Met?
Question #2 By Sommersonset: Does A Social Worker At Times Still Come To Visit?
Question #3 By Sdwyer1: My Partner & I are Considering Adopting, How Was The Decision To Have A Multi-Cultural Family?
Question #4 By MRDAHOFF: Do Selena & Daniel Have Contact With Their Biological Mother?
Question #5 By KIRILLEWXXI: Do Your Kids Have Contact With Their Other Siblings?
Question #6 By BearPaul: Have You Considered Adopting Another Child?

I hope we answered all of your questions in these Adoption videos. If not, please ask and we will try and answer in the comment section of this video.

Please join our Gay Adoption Group & Please feel free to add other gay adoption stories. The more we learn from each other, the stronger all of our families will be.

http://www.youtube.com/group/gayadoption

One of the hardest parts of adoption is finding an agency that has worked with gay couples before. We have tried to help in that search on our website by adding a list of gay friendly adoption agencies.

http://www.gay-family-values.com/gaya…

Read Bryans Blog on what we left out of the video:
http://gayfamilyvalues.blogspot.com/2…

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Music video of greatest love of all, Enjoy.
Lyrics:
believe the children are our future
Teach them well
And let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty
They possess inside
Give them a sense of pride
To make it easier
Let the children’s laughter
Remind us how we used to be

Everybody’s searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone
Who fulfilled my needs
A lonely place to be
And so I learned to depend on me.

I decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone’s shadow
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I’ll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can’t take away my dignity

Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
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The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well
And let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty
They possess inside
Give them a sense of pride
To make it easier
Let the children’s laughter
Remind us how we used to be

I decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone’s shadow
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I’ll live as I believe.
No matter what they take from me
They can’t take away my dignity

Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

And If by chance that special place
That you’ve been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love

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Over the time we have been making our videos we have recieved many questions about how and why we adopted. To date, we have not directly answered these. This was because we really wanted to tell the story as a whole..not in pieces, and because we want to do the topic justice. This will still have to be a multi part story…but at least it will have the benefit of context.

Our Friends Adoption Box Story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt0bGEDp71g

If you havent watched part 1 & 2 please watch first.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geMSItCT1Bk

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiCCcT9g-oA&feature=response_watch

Part three talks about finding our kids Daniel & Selena. We had to act really fast to get our kids in our home before they where shipped of to another foster home.

One of the hardest parts of adoption is finding an agency that has worked with gay couples before. We have tried to help in that search on our website by adding a list of gay friendly adoption agencies.

http://www.gay-family-values.com/gaya…

Read Bryans Blog on what we left out of the video:
http://gayfamilyvalues.blogspot.com/2…

Duration : 0:19:11

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In upgrading to my newest version of Pinnacle STudio (from 10 to 11 Ultimate) I found I could no longer access any of the movies I had created with ver 10. Something that I think Pinnacle STudio needs to address. However, I had to re-create our adoption video, which was extremeley difficult (I have been working on doing so since early this summer). It was difficult not because the program is hard to learn (it is quite easy to use and fairly intuitive) but because there has been so little time to mess with my computer.

Anyway, I wanted to redo the video, and I have used some of Studio 11 Ultimate’s new features. I’m really pleased with the results, and I have learned a lot more about video editing and using the program by taking some extra time to redo the video.

I use the same music, but have added different transitions, extra pictures and extra video clips. I don’t know how it will compare to the other two – but I’m now going to have to recreate a lot of other videos at home (which – not to worry – I’m not going to reload them!) but it will cut down on the time I have for creating new stuff. I’ll try to squeeze the new in here and there. But this video turned out so good (at least in my opinion) that I had to put it up on my channel.

Yeah, you could say I impressed myself. LOL! Not hard to do, though.

Music: Tu Jia (Hunan Lullaby) by
Beijing Angelic Choir

Amarantine by Enya

Watermark by Enya

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If you havent seen Part one yet please watch first.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geMSItCT1Bk

Over the time we have been making our videos we have recieved many questions about how and why we adopted. To date, we have not directly answered these. This was because we really wanted to tell the story as a whole..not in pieces, and because we want to do the topic justice. This will still have to be a multi part story…but at least it will have the benefit of context.

Part two of our adoption series talks about the steps you must take to get qualified to adopt children in California. Everything from Background checks, Personal profiles, Financial Checks, Health Records, Home Studies. Pretty much all the hoops you must jump thru to get qualified to adopt children in the state Of California.

Part 3: Meeting Our Kids:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9CYMq…

Part 4: Your Questions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMcL_U…

One of the hardest parts of adoption is finding an agency that has worked with gay couples before. We have tried to help in that search on our website by adding a list of gay friendly adoption agencies.

http://www.gay-family-values.com/gaya…

Read Bryans Blog on what we left out of the video:
http://gayfamilyvalues.blogspot.com/2009/12/0-to-parenthood-in-60-seconds.html

Part Three will be about finding our kids…

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http://www.twloha.com Miley, Joaquin & Liv are joined by TWLOHA founder Jamie Tworkowski. This video helped us win $100k toward the launch of IMAlive, a live online crisis network which will bring hope and help to thousands of people online. Please visit http://www.twloha.com to learn more.

Hope is real. Help is real.
Your story is important.

Follow us: http://www.twitter.com/twloha
http://www.facebook.com/towriteloveonherarms

Video Directed by Justin Purser
http://www.twitter.com/jus10p

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Goo Goo Dolls have set up their hometown studio, which is non-profit.

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Over the time we have been making our videos we have recieved many questions about how and why we adopted. To date, we have not directly answered these. This was because we really wanted to tell the story as a whole..not in pieces, and because we want to do the topic justice. This will still have to be a multi part story…but at least it will have the benefit of context.

This part of the story addresses the conversations we had with each other about having kids, what we were willing to take on, and how to go about doing it.

Part 2: Getting Qualified?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiCCcT9g-oA

Part 3: Meeting Our Kids:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9CYMqQ6L1A

Part 4: Your Questions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMcL_UmBAxA

One of the hardest part of adoption is finding an agency that has worked with gay couples before. We have tried to help in that search on our website by adding a list of gay friendly adoption agencies.

http://www.gay-family-values.com/gayadoptionresources.html

Read Bryans Blog on what we left out of the video:
http://gayfamilyvalues.blogspot.com/2009/12/0-to-parenthood-in-60-seconds.html

Duration : 0:18:39

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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”

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This film is dedicated to the real victims of war, hatred and unforgiving hearts: Children.

This serves as but a part of my prayer for those who have suffered at places such as Columbine, Africa, Virginia Tech, Chechnya and other war-torn, hate filled places. Though we may not be able to cause the wars abroad to cease, we can cause the wars within our hearts and homes to end. Forgive and love others. Truly these small and simple steps can eventually cause great and powerful strides in the world.

“The Prayer of the Children” by Kurt Bestor and Sam Cardon

Can you hear the prayer of the children?
On bended knee, in the shadow of an unknown room
Empty eyes with no more tears to cry
Turning heavenward toward the light

Crying jesus, help me
To see the morning light-of one more day
But if i should die before i wake,
I pray my soul to take

Can you feel the hearts of the children?
Aching for home, for something of their very own
Reaching hands, with nothing to hold on to,
But hope for a better day a better day

Crying jesus, help me
To feel the love again in my own land
But if unknown roads lead away from home,
Give me loving arms, away from harm

Can you hear the voice of the children?
Softly pleading for silence in a shattered world?
Angry guns preach a gospel full of hate,
Blood of the innocent on their hands

Crying jesus, help me
To feel the sun again upon my face,
For when darkness clears i know you’re near,
Bringing peace again

Dali cujete sve djecje molitive?
(croatian translation:
‘can you hear all the children’s prayers?’)
Can you hear the prayer of the children?

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