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Today I am finally sharing our international adoption story of how we were led to adoption from South Africa. Our journey included a lot of brick walls, like an unethical agency, countries closing and more but it resulted in the sweetest boy being added to our family and it was worth all the effort, tears and prayers!
You can find our adoption timeline here.
I can’t believe I’ve never shared an adoption picture book list here on the blog yet! Truth be told they aren’t the easiest of books to find, at least not good ones, but we’ve read a number of them and today we are sharing some of our favorites. Adoption is a topic that has always…
One of the questions we get asked quite often is “why Africa?” People want to know why we chose Africa instead of Haiti, or South America, or Eastern Europe, or Asia. Quite simply God really put Africa on our hearts. I really don’t know how else to explain it, ever since I was a teenager…
A huge thank you to all of those who sent messages on our recent adoption news. It makes the journey easier knowing we have people who are supporting us. I have (once again) updated our adoption timeline to reflect the journey so far and the steps that we will be taking next. Right now it…
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about some adoption FAQ’s I’d like to answer. Some of these questions I’ve had people ask me and because I’m pretty much a Moses when it comes to speaking I probably mumbled some incoherent answer and came up with a better answer later and have been kicking myself ever…
Since we’ve been to South Africa I’ve had a lot of parents contacting me asking lots of questions about lodging, things to do, and just wanting general information about South Africa, which is awesome! I’ve wanted to share information with our adoption right from the get-go. I keep telling everyone that asks that I’ll make…
This Sunday marks six months of Ephraim being a Klassen! It’s crazy to think that six months ago we were arriving in South Africa and hadn’t even met him yet and now it’s like he’s been a part of our family forever. Ephraim has been adjusting so well. If you talk to anyone about adoption for…
