Tag Archives: Malachi

God Said Yes

I’m leading a Bible study this Fall on the book of Ephesians. We’re just a week into it, but Paul’s writings are so rich and vivid as he talks about our place in the family of God. He writes, “For … Continue reading

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Adoption Update: Story of Malachi’s Healing

If you’ve stayed in contact with our family through this blog, Facebook, or in person you know that when we adopted Malachi he was very bowed legged. Ultimately he was diagnosed with Bilateral Blount’s Disease. He wore leg braces for … Continue reading

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Happy Family Day!

Today is the one year anniversary of Malachi joining our family. I cannot believe that it has been a year already. There has been so much change and growth in him and in our family. I’ve tried writing this post … Continue reading

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Adoption Update: Malachi is Iron Man

When we entered the adoption process, we chose the route of adopting a minor-correctable special needs program. When we adopted Malachi, we knew that he had a few minor medical conditions that were treated and are irrelevant after being in … Continue reading

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Adoption Update: Malachi Moves Up

It’s been a while since I’ve posted specifically on Malachi. We had a follow up appointment yesterday at CHOPS (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia). Aside for waiting what seemed like forever to be seen- the appointment went great. I’ll give you … Continue reading

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Adoption Update: Settling In

It’s been awhile since I’ve written anything about Malachi and how he is adjusting. Malachi has been in our lives for 8 weeks now and it has been the most joyous and, at the same time, the most difficult thing … Continue reading

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Following A Dream

On September 10th of this year I traveled to China with Andrea and Abbie (our 7 year old daughter) to fulfill a dream of providing a home for a child without a family. That child is Malachi, a 15 month … Continue reading

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Adoption Update: The Home Stretch

We are at the point where we can see the light at the end of the tunnel and begin to really think about returning home. Andrea completed the paperwork this afternoon for our consulate appointment on Monday. We should receive … Continue reading

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Adoption Update: It’s Official

Today was the most tiring day of the trip so far (outside of flying from the US to China). Here is a run down of what we did. -go back to the Welfare Center and receive our official adoption certificate. … Continue reading

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Adoption Update: GOTCHA!

Today was the day we “got” Malachi! Aside from a little bit of paperwork- he is officially our son! The morning began as we had to exchange money at the bank for some of the fees associated with the adoption … Continue reading

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