Sunshine Praises is not an official advocate for any agency. My goal is to help all deaf and hard of hearing waiting children find their forever families. This little sweetie showed up in my newsfeed today and I just had to share her. Isla is another deaf Chinese waiting child. She is absolutely adorable. She does have several… [Read More]
Deaf Child Advocacy (China) – Silas- Shared List
I am not an official advocate for any agency. My goal is to help as many waiting Deaf/HOH children find their forever families. First I want to thank Tori for advocating for Silas. I can tell by her messages to me that she believes in this beautiful child and knows his forever family is somewhere… [Read More]
Deaf Child Advocacy (China): Yi with CCAI
**This child has been matched with her forever family.** This is it friends. My very first advocacy post. I should tell you right now that I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA what I am doing. I feel a little crazy, I mean, how can you advocate for adoption when you haven’t even adopted yet. However, I… [Read More]
Adoption: Being Diligent
Early last fall, I shared with you that my family was considering expanding via international adoption. It was a thrilling few weeks with an overwhelming level information. I prayerfully knew that our family was meant to adopt from China and felt very comfortable with the agency that was recommended by a friend. At the time,… [Read More]
The Drop Box Film – TOMORROW 3/5 – Last Night In Theaters
Last night I had the amazing opportunity to watch the documentary, The Drop Box Film. It is the story of a South Korean Pastor who created a “drop box” for infants at his church. The movie is only in theaters ONE MORE night, so I wanted to just take a minute to implore you to… [Read More]
Adopting a Change of Heart
Infertility and pregnancy loss is my testimony. It is the single most challenging, life altering and difficult aspect my adult life. It changed the way that I thought about my body, about motherhood and especially about my faith. As we walked down this path I found that the most meaningful of people would often ask… [Read More]