December 8, 2013
by Maralee
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I remember the decision making process we began after the adoption of our first child. We wanted to expand our family and give our son a sibling. For us it was a complicated process of examining our options (fertility treatments … Continue reading
November 20, 2013
by Maralee
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“I could never be a foster parent. It’s great that you can do it, but I could never love a child and then give them up.” This is truly the most common phrase any foster parent will hear (well, either … Continue reading
November 15, 2013
by Maralee
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I get headaches. Bad ones. I know I have some triggers that make me more likely to have them and having a newborn in the house seems to set off several of those triggers (lack of sleep, not eating well, … Continue reading
October 27, 2013
by Maralee
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Come see for yourself on Facebook or Twitter. Josh decided to use his day off of school to create a puppet show for his siblings. There were a lot of jokes about poop and booties. #knowshisaudience Sometimes you wonder if … Continue reading
October 6, 2013
by Maralee
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Check out the excitement as it happens on Facebook or Twitter. During silent confession time at church I was confessing about how I’ve been really short with Brian this week. And then I realized I was simultaneously elbowing him in … Continue reading
October 1, 2013
by Maralee
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Every month I’m blessed to be able to share a mom’s perspective on the My Bridge Radio prayer focus for that month. This last month the focus was foster care and for the first time I didn’t have to do … Continue reading
September 24, 2013
by Maralee
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Our church has been going through “Stories of Rescue” as a way to connect the congregation with the work our church is doing in various areas of our community and more globally. I was blessed to be able to speak … Continue reading
September 23, 2013
by Maralee
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It’s Ask Maralee time! I wrote an introduction to give you some background info on my life experience and what kind of questions I’d love to have from you, but really ANYTHING is on the table. When Brian and I were first … Continue reading
September 18, 2013
by Maralee
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If you are involved in the world of international adoption, you will notice that recently the idea of “adoption ethics” has been getting much more attention. This is a good thing. As badly as potential adoptive parents want to add … Continue reading
September 16, 2013
by Maralee
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I’m excited about starting a new feature on the blog today! I wrote an introduction last week you can read to see where I’m coming from, but the summary is this: I want to answer your questions! When Brian and I were … Continue reading