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Bulgaria Knows our Names!
We received a beautiful email from our adoption specialist today - we have officially been registered with the Ministry of Justice in...

Brad&Kristen
Nov 16, 20201 min read


Tax-Deductible Donations Now Accepted
Just what you wanted to think about on a random Thursday - filing income tax returns! When we first started talking about fundraising for...

Brad&Kristen
Aug 20, 20201 min read


USCIS Approval!
If you read our last post, you know that we've been delayed several months due to pandemic closures. The waiting is hard and it helps to...

Brad&Kristen
Aug 5, 20202 min read


A Coronavirus Detour
A few short days after our last post (about getting all of our documents to US Immigration), we entered the COVID-19 quarantine and our...

Brad&Kristen
May 25, 20202 min read


Immigration, Baby!
We reached a milestone in our adoption journey! As of a few days ago we have submitted all of our paperwork to U.S. Citizenship and...

Brad&Kristen
Mar 7, 20203 min read


International Adoption on the Decline
This week we received word that the Pittsburgh agency that we have been working with is closing their international adoption program....

Brad&Kristen
Jan 25, 20202 min read


Readiness
In recent years I've switched from having a new year's resolution to having a practice or discipline. Last year, Brad and I wanted to...

Brad&Kristen
Jan 5, 20203 min read


Adoption Update
Our puzzle fundraiser is off and running and you collectively have purchased 100 puzzle pieces! Thank you so much. It's very helpful as...

Brad&Kristen
Nov 16, 20192 min read


Our Little Puzzle Piece
As I sorted through a list of suggested adoption fundraising ideas, I dreaded the thought of hoagie sales, garage sales, and car washes....

Brad&Kristen
Oct 15, 20193 min read


Any minute now...
I'm not sure if other adoptive parents go through this, but I am finding it very surreal to think about our little one and what's...

Brad&Kristen
Sep 29, 20192 min read


From China to Bulgaria
Our adoption journey actually started over a year ago when we attended a workshop at our church presented by the Foster & Adoption...

Brad&Kristen
Sep 14, 20193 min read
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