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Orphan Statistics | Skyward Journey
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Life Adoption. Discovery. Estimated there are between 143 million. Orphans worldwide (recent UNICEF report.). The current population of the United States is just a little over 300 million to give you an idea of the enormity of the numbers (The current population of Russia is 141 million). Every day 5,760. More children become orphans. More children become orphans every year in Africa alone. Another child in Africa becomes an AIDS orphan. There are an estimated 14 million. Each year 14, 505, 000. How do w...
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Oh, Henry… | Skyward Journey
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Life Adoption. Discovery. Oh, Henry…. June 24, 2009 in fun stuff. This kid of mine seriously cracks me up. I cannot believe some of the things that he comes up with. Our good friends, Ross, Tessa, and their almost-two year old daughter, Chloe, have been down to stay with us a few times since we moved to Idaho… and we usually see them once a month or so on our visits home. Anyway, Henry just {double-heart} loves. Just so you have a visual for the rest of the story, here is Chloe:. Chloe tastes like a.
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Lemonade givin’ — “Feed the Forgotten, Uganda” | Skyward Journey
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Life Adoption. Discovery. Lemonade givin’ — “Feed the Forgotten, Uganda”. June 4, 2009 in giving freely. The kids, Peter, and I hauled our cooler and patio table out to the street yesterday afternoon and set up a little lemonade stand to raise money for “Feed the Forgotten.”. I posted about it a few days ago on my other blog, so you can read a few random thoughts there. 8230; but let me just say again what a great opportunity this campaign is to give a little (or a lot! Buy lemonade; help the children.
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you can take the girl out of the farm… | Skyward Journey
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Life Adoption. Discovery. You can take the girl out of the farm…. June 8, 2009 in jo. But you can’t take the farm out of the girl! Every day she yells to me completely. That they are thirsty and drinking from her bucket again. My daughter, the cow-girl. A little about me…. The other blog in my life}. I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something I can do." {Helen Keller}. We like it Raw.
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beautiful.little.soul | Skyward Journey
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Life Adoption. Discovery. June 18, 2009 in jo. A little about me…. The other blog in my life}. I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something I can do." {Helen Keller}. RLC - adoption journal. Liberian president’s speech. We like it Raw. A Baker’s Dozen. Happily ever after…. Walk Slowly, Live Wildly. Special Needs Adoption Project. The Shepherd’s Crook. Until All Have Homes. Ben Eastaugh an...
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Adoption Timeline | Skyward Journey
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Life Adoption. Discovery. Started feeling strongly that our next baby was going to be through adoption. We had always discussed adopting, and we knew it was definitely our heart’s desire to do someday, but we didn’t really understand the process. So, we started the initial research and realized HOW MUCH there is to an international adoption! Spent the month working like crazy to get the house done! We finished the addition! We got a call from our SW about a date for our home visit! Applied to an adoption...
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Special Needs Adoption | Skyward Journey
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Life Adoption. Discovery. I wrote the following post in response to a “blog buzz” question from RLC and also as a response to the many questions I get on the subject. I know how heavily I relied on reading other people’s perspectives last spring while Peter and I were contemplating our special needs adoption… and I hope this page is as helpful to whomever reads it. So this is just my own unique, unprofessional, barely-experienced perspective. :) ). If you are considering a specific child, it is very, ver...
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one.cool.dude | Skyward Journey
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Life Adoption. Discovery. June 16, 2009 in Henry. A little about me…. The other blog in my life}. I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something I can do." {Helen Keller}. RLC - adoption journal. Liberian president’s speech. We like it Raw. A Baker’s Dozen. Happily ever after…. Walk Slowly, Live Wildly. Special Needs Adoption Project. The Shepherd’s Crook. Until All Have Homes. Honest thoug...
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Why Adoption? | Skyward Journey
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Life Adoption. Discovery. We get this question fairly often. Sometimes it varies and the question is. Aren’t there kids here in the U.S. that need homes. Adopt a child of a different race? Aren’t you worried he will have issues when he grows up? Why are you adopting a child with cerebral palsy? Don’t you know how difficult that can be? Why would you choose. We are getting better at answering these questions (we certainly get the practice! In addition to the orphan numbers, the number of children abused, ...
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seriously?!? | Skyward Journey
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Life Adoption. Discovery. June 12, 2009 in life. Today while sitting outside tweezing my eyebrows (ouch! I found not one, NOT TWO, but THREE silver-white hairs on my head near my temple! Not what I had in mind for today. And how many more are hiding up there beyond the scope of the mirror? Wow, I certainly don’t feel old enough to be getting grays… geesh, I was sitting out there with Jo and I swear I felt like I was still only a few years older than HER! A little about me…. The other blog in my life}.
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