tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88651385761431553272024-03-13T13:06:29.549-07:00blessedfourlifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-80254794246629366042014-01-02T17:57:00.000-08:002014-01-02T17:57:10.407-08:00Sweet Olivia waits for her family...
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Olivia is 6 yrs old
and is assigned to any agency list
http://www.youtube.com/feature=player_embedded <--- Olivia's video
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-20265881885032007372014-01-02T17:41:00.003-08:002014-01-02T17:46:50.856-08:00Meet ShayneMeet Five Year old
Shayne
Shayne has CP
Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNqbSlwqzbQ to see video
For More info on Shayne email bepowers90@yahoo.com Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-52501190218639261572013-10-12T18:07:00.000-07:002013-10-12T18:07:00.837-07:00CALEB IS ON HOLDUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-16302868636423907522013-06-29T19:37:00.000-07:002013-06-29T19:37:08.472-07:00Little Cutie Caleb!Agency Assigned Special Focus child.
Little Caleb was born in August of 2012 and is described as a happy and curious baby. He was four months old at the time of his report and could pull himself to sit, roll and reaches for toys. Caleb loves toys with sounds, toys that he can shake, and playing hide-and-seek games. He seems to understand the words of the adults and babbles and laughs. The caretakers think it's cute when they put him on the floor and he waves his hands and kicks his feet, "acts like a duck which cannon swim." Caleb is reported to have normal development and is diagnosed with post-operative spina bifida.
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UPDATE RECEIVED APRIL 2013!!!
Caleb can sit with support, is able to roll over and has been attempting to crawl. His development is similar to his peers and they say he is a "very smart child." Caleb has no problems eating and is very active but also likes to be held. He has no other diagnosis besides the post-operative Spina Bifida.
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GRANT FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THIS CHILD THROUGH THE AGENCY
Please email JCandRebecca@Yahoo.com for more info
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-67505408546014817142013-06-29T19:26:00.000-07:002013-06-29T19:26:11.855-07:00Strawberry Blonde Beauty Tia
8 yrs old
(turning 9 yrs at the end of Nov)
Tia likes to go outdoors and likes to learn new ways of playing with other children.
She does rhythmic gymnastics.
She likes to perform in front of others.
Tia talks w/ others freely and tell her ideas AND insists that her idea is right!
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On Jun. 2 2011, she went to foster family; she gets along well with family members. She is polite, likes nice things; every day she wants to dress nice dress, she is a girl who likes to be nice.
She is cooperative w/ other children activities; can find the difference of things., and she studied in the class for eldest child in the kindergarten near her foster family.
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Under the direction of the foster parents and teachers, now she participates in sports; is flexible & quick. She can write her name & care for her needs.
Tia is assigned to an agency list...waiting for her family.
For more info: email brpowers90 at yahoo dot comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-64758086709243135692013-06-29T19:17:00.000-07:002013-06-29T19:17:39.410-07:00Lovely Lauren!Lauren
Special Focus - last seen on the Shared List
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Lauren was born in China in July of 2001 and has been living in foster care since 2005. Her file states that she was diagnosed with Congenital High Myopia, Strabism and Down Syndrome, although she doesn't have Down Syndrome. Lauren is available for international adoption and hopes to be adopted and live in a family like many of her friends.
One of her friends living in the US said this about her, "She REALLY wants a family! She is very smart, knows a little English and is good in math. She likes to draw and is very nice."
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Please email JCandRebecca@Yahoo.com for more infoUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-67312845423935871522013-04-17T18:20:00.001-07:002013-04-17T18:20:26.249-07:00Once our eyes have been opened we can't pretend that we don't know what to do; for God who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls knows that we know and holds us responsible to act. Proverbs 24:12Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-65150198091322163532013-04-14T14:13:00.000-07:002013-04-14T14:13:15.779-07:00I had taken a break from posting.....and advocating for a while due to things that occurred soon after we returned home from China with our sweet Opal. I lost two people that I love very much within 6 weeks of being home.Life will not be the same without them,I know that they are in a much better place. Today I received the wonderful news about Peter and I knew it was time to get back to advocating. Also I will post some pics soon of our precious Opal. She is truly our Sunshine!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-68991045004588333542013-04-14T14:00:00.002-07:002013-04-14T14:24:41.814-07:00ONE LESS ORPHAN!!!! Today I have great news everyone...PETER HAS A FAMILY,PRAISE THE LORD!!!!! I was checking my email and Becca, the young girl that has been praying and trying so hard to connect Peter with his family, had sent me an email stating they had been praying about Peter being their son and as of Feb. they are moving forward to bring him home!!!!! So happy for Peter and his family!!!This family is trying to raise $10,000 to help with the adoption cost, so if you would like to support Peter's adoption you can visit here: https://adopttogether.org/peter/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-74130541174601924572012-11-26T17:52:00.001-08:002012-11-26T17:52:06.727-08:00Seeing Peter<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dDijfEsmmRs?fs=1" width="480"></iframe><br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-16083824454947227452012-11-26T17:27:00.001-08:002012-11-26T17:27:53.056-08:00Peter is an 11 year old boy with a heart looking for genuine love. Peter will quietly perform acts that show his desire for attention. He will give his last piece of candy, hold your hand all day, draw pictures of him being the prince and you the princess, and ensure that you are protected. He doesn't smile quickly or give hugs readily, but you can see in all the small actions that he is waiting for love.
Peter was born with Myelomeningocele, and he wears a diaper (which he changes himself). This disorder must be minor because Peter can play soccer, swim, sing songs, read, write, and feed himself. Peter lives in the Jinan orphanage and is currently on the waiting child list. His paperwork is ready to be matched with a family.
PLEASE CONTACT ME IF PETER IS YOUR SON!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-6790881673139763272012-11-25T04:15:00.002-08:002012-11-25T04:15:55.853-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am so Thankful for all the many blessings that the Lord has given me!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-20295675312016035722012-11-24T21:32:00.001-08:002012-11-24T21:32:43.052-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is our sweet, precious little girl Naommie Opal !!!!! We just arrived home yesterday. What a wonderful Thanksgiving,we have so much to be thankful for!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-76081974506135720252012-11-05T05:04:00.001-08:002012-11-05T05:04:54.715-08:00I know it has been a while!! I was thinking by having several weeks before we left that we would be ready way before we actually would be leaving ,my house clean,laundry caught up(what is this???) everything just perfect in order.....NOT!! I think these thoughts are just a passing thought.First I tend to procrastinate....then there are these 5 other beautiful,wonderful blessings in my life that are soooooo much more important than being ready early. At this point we are so excited and can not wait to have our girl in our arms!!! Please pray for her heart that the Lord will give her a supernatural peace to know that she is instantly loved! Pray for Kimmie on the plane and while there. Yes, please pray for Steve and I!!!! I will be posting in China so feel free to follow along!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-68043049014557636122012-10-01T16:27:00.000-07:002012-10-01T16:27:00.113-07:00Lots of Wonderful News!!!Well since my last post alot has happened!We leave for China Nov 8th and we will have sweet Opal in our arms Nov 12th!!! Please pray for us all but especially our Opal. We have been waiting ,looking at her picture falling in love with her but for her we are total strangers that look and sound nothing like anything she knows.We will be coming home Thanksgiving night,so much to be thankful for!While we are there we hope if all goes well with our computer we wll be posting on this blog.Please follow along!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-63728489475211364712012-09-15T16:21:00.000-07:002012-09-15T16:21:02.563-07:00eyes openProverbs24:12 Once our eyes are open we can't pretend we don't know what to do.God weighs our heart and keeps our souls knows that we know and holds us responsible to Act.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-23638996633456368222012-09-12T05:21:00.001-07:002012-09-12T05:21:20.768-07:00<br />
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hypocytic hypocronic anemia, and pectus excavatum, as well as a skull
deformity. The latter two are not obvious. This little one can walk
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little boy has a urogenital system deformity and is a Hepatitis B carrier. He
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about 8 years old. Because of his diagnosis of Hydrocephalus he is a bit
unsteady on his feet. He enjoys reading and playing with toys. As you can see,
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-69881156921234386612012-09-08T06:37:00.002-07:002012-09-08T06:37:42.310-07:00Updated info on Peter!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is Peter I have posted about him earlier in my blog. He is a sweet smart boy that really wants a family. Please comment if you would like additional info I have an update from Aug 2012!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-28975473473956319532012-09-08T06:10:00.001-07:002012-09-08T06:10:07.585-07:00Beautiful Samantha....<br />
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Samantha is 11
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: medium;">Due to hearing loss, she is delayed with language
development but can call Ma Ma, Nai Nai, Ah Yi, Ge Ge, Jie Jie and some simple
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: medium;">She is self-sufficient in daily life with the guidance
of the caregivers. She plays games, balls with other children every day. She has
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-84485062904599807542012-09-08T05:33:00.001-07:002012-09-08T05:33:35.155-07:00Lovely Leanne<br />
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Found at the age of three
in a mountain village of Southern China, "Leanne" was taken to a local orphanage
in October of 2003, after a failed attempt to locate her birth parents. It was
there that she remained in care until July 2007, when at age six and one half
years of age, she joined a foster family.<br /><br />If you follow this blog with
any regularity, then you know that I have advocated for many children over the
years. I have studied countless little faces and prayed over their precious
photos. It is the well poised confidence in the eyes of Miss Leanne that first
caught my attention.<br /><br />This lovely 12 year old girl is best described by
her caregivers as a sweet, polite and self assured young woman with strong
artistic interests and abilities. She loves to express herself through several
art mediums, including dance, song and drawing. She reportedly excels in
language and is a strong reader and storyteller. She currently attends public
school and is in the sixth grade where she has several close friends and gets
along well with her peer group.<br /><br />Leanne has a scar on the left side of her
face from surgery to remove a facial tumor, however, it has been noted that she
is not at all self-conscious about it. Although she is in good health, she will
most likely need reconstructive surgery once home.<br /><br />Leanne has expressed
her desire to be a part of a family in the United States and is hoping to be
adopted soon. She would benefit most from a family who has experience in older
child adoption and who has access to any medical care that she may need. Since
Leanne will no longer be eligible for international adoption when she turns 14
years of age, she will need a family who is ready to proceed quickly with her
paperwork in order to expedite her adoption process.<br /><br />For addition
information about this deserving child, please contact Marissa Leuallen at <a href="mailto:marissal@holtinternational.org">marissal@holtinternational</a>.org
or Beth Smith at <a href="mailto:beths@holtinternational.org">beths@holtinternational
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-28118916479585213952012-09-07T19:51:00.000-07:002012-09-07T19:51:22.282-07:00When God calls Our little girl was shown to us by the Lord letting us know she was our
daughter. We had been led 3 years ago to adopt and we did. We
brought home our Kimmie she is 6 yrs. old and her special need was sight issues
once in China we knew she had other things going on. We found comfort and peace
in knowing that the Lord had entrusted this precious gift to us.It was quite a
shock and we had no idea what to do but we knew who did,our Lord. Kimmie has
been diagnosed with autism.Kimmie is doing Great and has come so far. Once home
with Kimmie I began to advocate for children with what we would say have more
significant special needs. This precious little girl NAN Yun Zhi,whom everyone
called Nancy instantly grabbed our hearts!( I immediately referred to her as
Opal,a precious gem) I advocated for six months wrestling with the
fear of having another child with autism and several other special needs,I was
scared! I prayed,and prayed for a family for this beautiful child knowing deep
inside she was ours.Finally one night at church a message about FEAR...I felt as
if I was the only one in the room. I was comforted that night by the Holy Spirit
and knew the reason no one had come forward for Opal is because she was our
child and there was no reason to fear! I then spoke with my husband cautiously
because I thought is he going to think I am crazy,( We already have 5 children 3
with diff. "special needs" already and we live on 1 income)his res ponce was I
have known since you showed her picture to me 6 mnths ago she was
our daughter. Our God is an AWESOME God!! He plans all,He goes before us,He
makes the way! Would we have looked at Opal if the Lord had not given us our
Kimmie? Probably not...autism is not something that we were comfortable
with.Thank the Lord He takes us out of our comfort zone and shows us so much
more of His love. Please know that the Lord never gives you what He cannot handle.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-15347631903198769422012-07-31T19:43:00.000-07:002012-07-31T19:43:28.583-07:00WE HAVE GOT OUR LOA!!!!!!! This means we should be traveling to get our Sweet.Precious Opal in a couple mnths.!!!! I am so thankful to the Lord for everyone of our children and I am so excited to bringing our baby girl home!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-15437433884715974052012-07-29T08:33:00.001-07:002012-07-29T08:33:24.522-07:00www.adoptionbug.com/karrick<br />
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Please check out our Web Page!! We are selling T-Shirts to help with travel cost to go get our sweet little girl in China!!! Thank you so much for your support!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865138576143155327.post-79235465642416439032012-07-19T17:02:00.000-07:002012-07-19T17:02:34.473-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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