Adoption

Ethan’s Adjustment

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All along, Ethan’s adjustment through this transition has been a primary concern. We’ve been here less than two week so far, but his adjustment is going quite well. He certainly has been through much the past couple of weeks, not to mention the last 5 months: different people coming over to the house at Manor … Read more

VBS

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Ethan attended his first night of Vacation Bible School Monday at West Side. The ages really begin at three years of age, so I stayed with him and we joined the preschool class. He did very well. The theme is a beach theme, and during the opening songs when the kids were “surfing,” he put … Read more

First Fourth

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Hhaving brought Ethan home from Korea less than 5 months ago, we find ourselves marking a lot of firsts during this time. Yesterday was our first Fourth of July celebration with Ethan. And, because of the move, it was also our first day off in a while, a day to catch our breath and relax … Read more

Ethan’s Baptism

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Last Sunday, we had Ethan baptized in a special service in the afternoon so people from all of our churches could be invited, and both Randy and I could be there. 🙂 We were grateful that both sets of Ethan’s grandparents were able to be with us. (Randy’s parents traveled from Tennessee just for the … Read more

The Missing Slideshow

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Ethan was baptized Sunday (we’ll say more about that in another post). We intended to include a slideshow presentation at the beginning of the service, showing photos from the last 4 months. Unfortunately, I was not able to get it to work. I’m not exactly sure what was wrong. My Apple PowerBook detected the projector, … Read more

Ethan’s 1-year Doctor Appointment

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The one-year doctor appointment is not fun. It means at least four shots, one in each leg, one in each arm. This was on top of Ethan having a slight cold (cough and runny nose). I think we were all worn out from Annual Conference and then we came home from air conditioned buildings to … Read more

Happy Birthday, Ethan!

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Ethan turned 1 year old on Sunday, June 8, 2008. We celebrated Ethan’s birthday at Grandma’s house along with family and friends. The highlight of the day was watching Ethan dig into his first birthday cake (see photos below)! This is a good time to remember the gift Ethan is to us — how God … Read more

Ethan’s First Annual Conference

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Wednesday morning, we drove to Camp Hill, PA where we met with Cindy, our caseworker from Adoption Horizons, for our second (of three) post-placement visits. Basically, it was an opportunity for us to talk about Ethan’s progress. It went very well. That leaves only one more post-placement visit. Sometime in the fall, we will go … Read more

100 Days!

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Today marks the 100th day since Ethan joined our family! In Korea, families traditionally celebrate a child’s 100th day (from birth). Historically, a child’s first 100 days were the most critical. If a child lived that long, they were more likely to survive. While modern medicine has changed that, Korean families still continue to celebrate … Read more