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An Adoption Sermon
Intro: Below is the sermon manuscript that I preached on August 10, 2007 after my wife and I and our new son Mason got home from Guatemala. I meant to post this a long time ago, but I had …
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Guatemala Adoption Process Questions
Since our family finalized our adoption and brought our adorable son Mason Carlos home from Guatemala we’ve obviously received a ton of questions about the process.
The first thing people usually ask is: “How long did it take? …
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Adoption Trip #15 – Cole, Meet your little brother
So, we got home last night after a long 12 hour day of travel. But, it was way worth the trip! It was awesome to see Cole again. Its funny, after you have been holding a child who …
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Adoption Update #14 – In Dallas
We are officially in the good old US of A. We got through immigration with no problems and we’re sitting in the D concourse at Dallas / Ft. Worth waiting for our flight to Philadelphia.
Since I had been sick …
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Adoption Trip #13 – Headed Home…
So, sorry for the lack of updates that last two days. I’ve been laying in bed since Monday night at 8:30 with some kind of food poisoning.  I threw up four times Tuesday. Yeah, that was a good time.  But, …
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Adoption Trip #12 – Embassy Appointment Is Done
So this morning we woke up at 5:00 am and headed down for an early breakfast. After that we found our ride to the US Embassy to get approval for Mason’s Visa (no, not the credit card – the …
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Adoption Trip #11 – Write Mason a Note!
So, I was thinking, here I am writing all these letters to Mason and I know that there are a bunch of people reading this blog who are so very excited about him being part of our family lives.
So, I …
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Adoption Trip #10 – Dear Mason #4
Dear Mason,
So, today is the third full day we have known you. It still doesn’t seem real. When I look at you I can’t believe you are with us and we are here and that we don’t …
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Adoption Trip #9 – Pictures…
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Adoption Trip #8 – Dear Mason #3
Dear Mason,
Hey there buddy. I figured I would put a little picture of you in this note. Its always helpful to see what you looked like when you were a kid. So here you are.
This is actually …
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Adoption Trip #7 – Photo..
So, our camera (being a little old) is going on the fritz. Oh, its taking pictures. It’s just not letting us get the pictures off the camera. So, while we have some fun pictures to share …
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Adoption Trip #6 – Dear Mason #2
Dear Mason,
Right now you are sleeping in a crib next to our bed. This is quite strange. In fact, this whole day has been quite strange. I know you feel the same way. I can’t imagine how …
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Adoption Trip #5: A Quick Update.
So, a quick update. We met Mason this morning around 9:50 am (mountain time) and we’re spending the day sitting around the pool. He’s been sleeping in the stroller for about an hour now and I just came …
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Adoption Trip #4: Dear Mason…
Dear Mason,
We haven’t met you yet. We’ve just seen pictures. I’ll be honest, you’re amazingly cute! I think I am safe assuming that you’ll be even more beautiful when we meet you. (I promise, I won’t call …
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Adoption Trip #3: Hello Guatemala
So, I am sitting in lobby of perhaps the most beautiful hotel I have ever seen. This place is absolutely gorgeous. I love the architecture and the bed, well the bed is unbelievable! Oh, Apparently the president …
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Adoption Trip #2: The Philadelphia Airport Friday’s Stinks (Literally)
We’re sitting on the nice comfortable rocking chairs in the A Terminal of the Philadelphia International Airport. Our flight was delayed an hour so we had lunch at the Friday’s here in the terminal (which, by the way, had the …
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Adoption Trip #1: And We’re Off!
The trip has begun. Melanie and I will be on the road in 15 minutes (10:00 am Eastern Time).
Hopefully we’ll find some internet access along the way or when we get there and update you on things…
