Selam is learning to be a big sister, and sometimes it’s easier than others. I’m sure all of you older siblings will empathize! (Sorry,...

While we were told Dian wasn’t given much solid food in foster care, he has immediately taken to it. Evelyn thinks he’s already looking...

Today, we went to visit a small village of about 2,000 residents about 30 miles from the city. We walked down a narrow street lined with...

Today we visited Tengwang Pavilion, built during the Tang dynasty. It is a six-story, ornate pavilion –filled with wonderful paintings...

Yesterday we went on the world’s largest OPERATING Ferris wheel. It seems Nanchang  built the largest one, and Shanghai, not to be...

Thanks to my dear friend Judy for posting my blog. I can’t get on to the site from here. Dion is definitely warming up. He’s eating well,...

We had a very smooth trip to Nanchang, and entering mainland China was smooth as Chinese silk. The airport security lines had 3-D TV...

Today we were tourists. We traveled to Hong Kong island with two other families who are adopting toddlers in China. Selam attached...

A very long day of travel. Selam did exceptionally well on the 12+ hour flight to HK with just a few cranky moments. We all took natural...

“We pick you up and go to the airport,” Selam informed me on the phone tonight. Little does she know it will be at 4:45 a.m.!!  A full...

We leave Thursday! We’ve been trying to prepare Selamnesh both for the journey and for being a big sister. Here are some of our...

My friend Mark Stevens, a master blogger, encouraged me to create a blog about the China trip…so here we go. Right now, I’m in the...