Category: Blog

I read a post that really resonated with me the other day. It’s written by a couple who, a year ago, did what we’re trying to do: adopted an older child from Uganda. It’s encouraging, insightful and answers some of the questions we’ve heard so far about why we want to do this. Adopting an… Continue reading Thoughts on Adopting an Older Child

I’m Kari, he’s Donnie and we’ve been blessed with three amazing sons. Zach is 14, Eli is 10 and Jonah is almost 3. To lots of people, three kids is plenty. To many, it’s more than enough. To us, it’s just a really good start on the big family we always dreamed of having. We… Continue reading Our Adoption Story

To honor the generous donors who support our adoption, I’m making a painting for our daughter’s room. Every person who donates — in any amount — can choose a flower, butterfly or leaf to be painted on the tree, as well as the color of it. You can also ask me to include your initials… Continue reading A Painting for Pearl

We’ve gotten this question from a few people with whom we’ve shared our news. Oh, there are SO many answers to this question, and I plan to write about several of them over the next few months. But one of them is something I saw in a quote online today. It was written by David… Continue reading But…why?

I’ve had several people ask how we came to a figure of $12,000 for our fundraising, so I thought I’d write a post to explain how it all breaks down. Right now, we are waiting on the completed home study report from the social worker. Once that arrives, we have to file a petition with… Continue reading Breaking Down the Costs

One thing I am learning about this adoption process: ain’t nothing about it easy, except loving the little one you’re pursuing. It’s been a roller-coaster ride the past two days. Yesterday was our home visit from the social worker. It went fabulously well — SO much better than I imagined. She barely glanced around each… Continue reading Ten Percent!

This week, I’ve had the privilege of adding more money to our fundraising thermometer, and sharing THIS post about an absolutely lovely donation made by my sweet friend, Julie. I’ve also uploaded some other neat items to our Fundraising Store, and there’s even more to add soon. It’s been a good week. We’re also only… Continue reading The Next Steps