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Apr

I’m Visiting Ukraine – What Should I Eat?

by Karlene Edgemon, MS, LSW

Ukrainian Proverb: Eat good food, sleep well at night; God will keep your health just right. When you don’t know the language, the letters as written on a menu are very different from what you understand, and you’re not familiar with the local cuisine, dining out in a different country seems very difficult! However, I ...

9

Apr

MLJ Adoptions Can Assist with Relative Adoptions from Haiti!

Some families seeking to adopt from Haiti enter the international adoption process hoping to adopt a child born to a relative. We call these adoptions, relative adoptions. This can be for a variety of reasons, including the death of a loved one in Haiti or the natural parents decide they cannot provide for the child ...

4

Apr

Can I Adopt Internationally if I have a Mental Health Disorder?

by Angela Simpson, BSW

in Support Services

Having a mental health disorder may not automatically disqualify someone from adopting internationally. Each case is reviewed on an individual basis to determine eligibility. Prospective adoptive parents must be approved to adopt at several different stages in their journey. When a prospective adoptive parent first initiates a conversation with their adoption agency they will discuss ...

2

Apr

Burkina Faso Adoption Story: Giugliano Family

by Caitlin Snyder

in Adoption Stories, Burkina Faso

We are the Giuglianos, Anthony, Jennifer, Maria and Jonathan. Anthony went on a mission trip with our church to Kenya, Africa. During that time he fell in love with the people there and it opened his eyes to so many children that needed forever families. When he returned he shared with me his heart to ...

30

Mar

Photo of the Week

by MLJ Adoptions

in Photo Of The Week

Have a wonderful Easter weekend, everyone! If you would like your child to be featured as our Photo of the Week, email info@mljadoptions.com.

28

Mar

Why Should We Participate in Hosting? Two Families Share!

in Hosting, Ukraine

Hello MLJ Adoption families! My name is Katelyn Smith and I recently began an internship with MLJ this past January. I will be helping the program director for Bulgaria and Ukraine, Lydia Tarr. I am excited to get to know and work with the families that are interested in these programs. Though advocating for adoption ...

26

Mar

Raising Your Child to Embrace Multiculturalism

by Karlene Edgemon, MS, LSW

in Support Services

Appreciating, understanding and thriving in our multicultural world seems like an obvious goal for families who have adopted internationally. After all, you agreed to support your child’s interest in and ties to their home country and you purchased some toys and books for them while you were in country. You even prepare country-familiar foods for ...

23

Mar

Photo of the Week

by MLJ Adoptions

in Photo Of The Week

Follow the leader, everyone! If you would like your child to be featured as our Photo of the Week, email info@mljadoptions.com.

21

Mar

Changes in Adoption from Ukraine

Adoption in Ukraine has changed over the past few years. Since the implementation of the Universal Accreditation Act, independent adoptions from Ukraine are no longer possible. Families wanting to adopt a Ukrainian child will need to choose an agency to partner with. Many families who have hosted a child from Ukraine, or are open to a ...

19

Mar

MLJ Completed 30% of Adoptions from Bulgaria in 2017!

by Caitlin Snyder

Choosing an adoption agency isn’t an easy task! Location, references, country programs and success can all go into picking the agency you choose to partner with on your international adoption journey. If your family has decided to adopt from Bulgaria, you have many options for an adoption agency, but there are several reasons to choose ...

16

Mar

Photo of the Week

by MLJ Adoptions

in Photo Of The Week

What’s better than one adorable smile? TWO adorable smiles! If you would like your child to be featured as our Photo of the Week, email info@mljadoptions.com.

14

Mar

MLJ Offers Primary Provider Services!

in Adoption News

In 2016, MLJ Adoptions proudly assisted adoptive families to help bring children into their families from twenty-three different countries across the globe! In addition to our full country programs that we are currently inviting families into (Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Haiti, Ukraine, and Nicaragua), MLJ Adoptions also continues to provide Primary Provider services in many other ...

12

Mar

Providing Hope and Life to a Special Needs Child: The Folbrecht Adoption

in Special Needs

The need for adoptive parents continues worldwide, and the need is the greatest for special needs children. The term “special needs” encompasses a wide variety of medical needs, but also includes children who are considered hard to place, such as older children (usually age 6 and above) or a sibling group of two or more children. ...

9

Mar

Photo of the Week

by MLJ Adoptions

in Photo Of The Week

Look at these three sweet siblings enjoying the sunshine! If you would like your child to be featured as our Photo of the Week, email info@mljadoptions.com.

7

Mar

An MLJ Advocacy Update!

by Nicole Skellenger, JD

in Adoption News

Advocacy has been part of international adoption since its inception! It is vital to nearly every important issue related to children and child welfare. In large part, the reason for it’s importance in these areas is because children, and especially children without families, require advocates to speak when they cannot. Adult decision makers, like our ...

5

Mar

Ukraine Adoption Story: Meet Eric, Stephanie & Sveta

by MLJ Adoptions

in Adoption Stories, Ukraine

Eric and Stephanie, both teachers in our local school district, and Sveta, 5 years old, adopted from Ukraine in the summer of 2017. We lived in and traveled some around Asia for two years early in our marriage and saw what true poverty looked like for many kids, especially those without a place to call ...

2

Mar

Photo of the Week

by MLJ Adoptions

in Photo Of The Week

Beautiful girl looking forward to a beautiful weekend! If you would like your child to be featured as our Photo of the Week, email info@mljadoptions.com.

28

Feb

Let’s Celebrate Baba Marta Day!

by Iris Dauterman

If you travel to Bulgaria in early spring, you might be surprised to see something in the trees around you. Strands of red and white thread, bracelets, and maybe even dolls will be tied to tree branches in Bulgaria- sometimes there will be so many bracelets that you can barely see the tree beneath them! ...

26

Feb

Working to Find Families for Children with Additional Needs

by MLJ Adoptions

in Bulgaria, MLJ Adoptions

Simona Hoy works for Vesta, MLJ Adoptions’ Bulgarian partner organization. She primarily works to advocate for waiting children, who can be viewed on MLJ Adoptions’ Waiting Child Photolisting. As much as it can be rewarding and personally satisfying to work in helping orphaned children, it may also often leave you with a heavy heart. I ...

23

Feb

Photo of the Week

by MLJ Adoptions

in Photo Of The Week

How can you have a bad day with this smile around? If you would like your child to be featured as our Photo of the Week, email info@mljadoptions.com.

19

Feb

Bulgaria Adoption Story: The Winstone Family

by Caitlin Snyder

in Adoption Stories, Bulgaria

Hi y’all! We are the Winstone family: Tyler, Laura, and our children are Amos, 6, Eden (almost 5), and Esther (4). We’ve been married 9 years in May. Tyler works in the oil field, and I (Laura) stay-at-home, while working part time for my family’s accounting business. We also have a ranch as a family ...

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