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my beautiful young lady
Ten years ago today our beautiful Hannah-Claire instantly crept into our hearts and lives. I will never forget the absolute joy of our first meeting. She bounced into the room, saw us, recognized us...
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for their good
In 2010 I travelled alone to Ukraine to adopt two little angels whom the Lord was about to add to our growing family. It had been quite a journey to get to that point. A journey of learning what it...
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one little boy. one big dream
No matter how many years pass and no matter how long I am connected in the adoption community, I will never, ever get used to seeing photos of children who need families and reading about older...
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one faithful military family
One of the missions that God has put on the hearts of our team at Pure and Faultless is to come alongside families who are stepping out in faith to adopt children. Our board members, many of whom are...
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this one too, Lord!
Oh, you guys! I am so captivated by a darling little girl who my friend Annie shared with me. She is absolutely precious and is just waiting for someone to scoop her up. As a mom to three children...
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just waiting to be chosen
I’m sharing precious Nora again because I just cannot believe she’s still waiting for a family. It’s been such a long time. She is beyond precious, beautiful, super smart and will do so very well in a...
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he has done great things
“Father of orphans, champion of widows, is God in his holy house.” ~~ Psalm 68:5 So many of you have been praying for these two treasures and we are so grateful. Just a quick update to let you all know...
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beauty always rises
Many of you write to ask me how our Haven is doing. There’s just something so sweet and so tender about our precious Haven. Last week we celebrated Haven’s sixteenth birthday. It’s hard to believe...
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Nine years ago, Anthony and I, with six-year-old Hannah-Claire and four-year-old Cade in tow, flew to China to bring our new daughter home. As many of you know, Haven had previously been adopted but...
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I can hardly believe that in just a few short months, Haven will turn eighteen. And around the same time we will celebrate ten years of our precious young lady being a Salem. Ten amazing years with...
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