by Tristen McGhee | Nov 18, 2010 | Adoption Story, Uncategorized
Dr. Cross, me, Dr. Purvis Last week I was able to go with a few other ladies from my church to Dr. Purvis and Dr. Cross’s professional training on how to connect with children who have been adopted internationally or in the foster care system. They are the...
by Tristen McGhee | Nov 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
This Sunday, November 7, 2010, is Orphan SundayIt’s an annual day set aside for rediscovering the importance that Jesus puts on caring for orphans. This virtue has been largely lost among the church today. This has not always been the case. The early Church was...
by Tristen McGhee | Nov 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Recently, I viewed a webinar hosted by Adoption Learning Partners about nutrition and internationally adopted children. It is called Food for Thought: Impact of Poor Nutrition in Early Development. The course was only $15. You can still take the course, it’s...
by Tristen McGhee | Oct 18, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Kissing a giraffe in Kenya 2006I just got word from our adoption agency this morning that we have a number! We are number (drum roll please)…. 143!!! Yippie-yahoo. It’s a big number compared to what I’ve read about from other families adopting from...
by Tristen McGhee | Oct 2, 2010 | Uncategorized |
I was planning on writing about some of the great things I’m learning in my new class relating to adopting kids from hard places… but as I was reading blogs and came across this amazing lady… She is young- 20 years old I think. Her story is something...