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My Mother in Blurry Shadows
There is an app called Blur Photo that allows you to safely post a photo that will, no surprise, blur faces. This Mother’s Day, I...
May 8, 20215 min read


The Simple Made Complicated
I’ve just finished reading the Journal of Christian Legal Thought, Spring 2012 issue. At this point, you are about to click off this post...
Jun 27, 20126 min read


What Day Is It?
Okay, we’ve officially become the travelers who no longer know what day it is, and we’re having trouble remembering where we’re headed...
Jun 11, 20112 min read


Photos from Guiping
We’re back in civilization and high-speed Internet. Thanks Juli for handling the posting while I was in no-man’s land. The photos above...
Jun 10, 20111 min read


Back in Nanning
We’re back in Nanning after the most amazing day. We got up this morning and had a traditional Chinese breakfast (dim sum, steamed buns,...
Jun 9, 20113 min read


Eating Local Food: Pig’s Feet
#adoption #BirthlandTriptoChina #china #travel
Jun 9, 20111 min read


Getting to Guiping – Her Hometown
Welcome to southern China. Our flight was delayed this morning because a group of domestic tourists were angry that their flight was...
Jun 8, 20112 min read


To Guiping
We’ve been running for three days – up early and not back to the hotel room until late evening. We’ve seen amazing things (Terra Cotta...
Jun 7, 20111 min read


Sunday
Dragon Boat Festival continues today. It’s a three-day festival that began on Saturday, and almost everyone is on holiday, which means we...
Jun 5, 20112 min read


Climbing the Wall: We Are Heroes Now
Today, we became heroes – at least according to Chairman Mao. “You are not a hero until you climb The Great Wall.” So we did. We took the...
Jun 4, 20112 min read


Everything is for the Children
Technology frustrations abound! An aside from the wonderful day we have had: China has blocked facebook and twitter, and the free WiFi in...
Jun 3, 20113 min read


We’re Back in Beijing!
We’re exhausted, but have been trekking around the city all afternoon trying to stay awake. Alison will be measured by a tailor at 6 p.m....
Jun 2, 20111 min read


Alison’s Birth Country: We’re Almost There
Colin, Erin, and Lisa – November, 2001 I am writing this on the plane, over the ocean headed to Seoul Korea, and then on to Beijing. I...
Jun 1, 20113 min read


The Red Couch
In the banner above, the babies on the red couch are eight of the nine who were adopted by the families we traveled with in 2001. Jamie...
May 28, 20111 min read


Jin Heng Ling
She came to us in a photograph first. In the conference room of our adoption agency, our social worker slid her photo across the table....
May 27, 20112 min read
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