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Oct

Photo of the Week

by MLJ Adoptions

in Photo Of The Week

The Helton family participated in the Ukraine Hosting Program in 2009. They decided to pursue adoption after their experience. They brought two brothers from Ukraine into their forever family! If you’re interested in learning more about our Ukraine Hosting Program, please contact us.

21

Oct

What Can We Do to Prepare for our Host Child’s Arrival?

by Angela Simpson, BSW

When preparing to host a child from another country there are more ways to prepare than simply getting your host child’s room ready. Here are some other ways to prepare your home and family in advance for orphan hosting. Educate yourself. Pay close attention to the host parent training material, take notes and highlight important ...

20

Oct

How I Prepared My Sons for their Newly Adopted Sister

by Angela Simpson, BSW

in Support Services

My husband and I took many steps to prepare our sons in advance for when we would add to our family through adoption. However, we still experienced many unknowns and surprises that we had not anticipated. We had been talking about international adoption for the past couple of years. Our kids knew what adoption means ...

19

Oct

Anya’s Story

by MLJ Adoptions

in Hosting, Ukraine

Anya participated in MLJ Adoptions’ Ukraine Hosting Program in 2006. She and her siblings were adopted by her host family. Anya shares about her hosting experience and how her life has changed since being welcomed into her forever family. I was 12 years old when I came to America, I was just about to begin ...

16

Oct

Photo of the Week

by MLJ Adoptions

in Photo Of The Week

It’s our privilege to introduce you to Annie! She’s our Photo of the Week this week. Annie participated in the Ukraine Hosting Program in 2006 and was adopted by her host family. Throughout high school, Annie played softball and soccer. She graduates from high school this year and hopes to study Social Work so she ...

14

Oct

Hosting: What Do the Children Eat?

by Karlene Edgemon, MS, LSW

This is an important question to ask when contemplating hosting a child because you want them to have a good experience while they are visiting with your family. Although most children from other countries do well with a change in their normal diets, some children may sensitive to this, and it may allow them to ...

13

Oct

What Did Hosting Mean to You?

As you may know, the Ukraine hosting program is very close to my heart, as the program is what brought three of my seven children into our family. My children had very positive experiences during hosting and remember their first time with our family fondly. It allowed for an opportunity to see what life is ...

12

Oct

Hosting: Do I Have to Complete a Home Study?

by Karlene Edgemon, MS, LSW

When you decide to host, you will not have to have a full home study which is required for adoption. You will, however, have to complete a Host Home Safety Review. This is similar to a home study but is more abbreviated and not quite as comprehensive. It is important to have a Safety Review ...

9

Oct

Photo of the Week

by MLJ Adoptions

in Photo Of The Week

These sweet brothers adopted from Samoa are so precious! If you would like your child to be featured as our Photo of the Week, please email info@mljadoptions.com

7

Oct

Orphan Hosting Families Needed for Holiday Season

MLJ Adoptions is thrilled to announce that we will be offering a Hosting Program and bringing a group of Ukrainian children to the Indianapolis area in December! We started the orphan hosting program in 2007 and have brought over 150 children to Indiana and surrounding areas, which resulted in over 130 children finding their forever ...

5

Oct

Resources Available to Older Adopted Children

by Karlene Edgemon, MS, LSW

in Support Services

Adopting older children can bring both joys and challenges into a home. Not only are you dealing with the effects of any trauma, neglect or abuse the child may have experienced in his past, but you are also dealing with that same child’s fear of being rejected once again, their conditioned responses to being parented, ...

2

Oct

Photo of the Week

by MLJ Adoptions

in Photo Of The Week

It’s October, which means that fall is upon us. How is your family celebrating the new season? If you would like your child to be featured as the photo of the week, please email info@mljadoptions.com.

30

Sep

MLJ Adoptions to Offer Ukraine Hosting Program

Could hosting an orphan from Ukraine in your home over the winter holidays be right for your family? MLJ Adoptions is organizing a Ukraine hosting program during the winter break and is currently seeking 8-10 host families who may be interested in participating. The dates haven’t been finalized but typically the children will come for a ...

28

Sep

2015: A Year of Growth for our Bulgaria Program!

by Caitlin Snyder

We are nearly three quarters of the way through 2015. Where does the time go? But for families waiting on referrals or waiting for their adoptive child to join their family, the time just creeps by. Our staff has been looking back on all that has happened in the past nine months in our Bulgaria ...

25

Sep

Photo of the Week

by MLJ Adoptions

in Photo Of The Week

This Samoan beauty loves blowing bubbles! If you would like your child to be featured as the Photo of the Week, please email info@mljadoptions.com.

23

Sep

What is an Apostille?

by Karlene Edgemon, MS, LSW

in MLJ Adoptions

If you are pursuing an international adoption for a Hague Convention country, you have no doubt heard the word “apostille”. An apostille is simply a form of authentication applied to documents for use overseas by the competent authority in the state where it was issued, usually your Secretary of State’s office. It is required for ...

21

Sep

MLJ Adoptions Offers Special Needs Adoption Options

by Caitlin Snyder

in Special Needs

Children in need of families are the world’s most vulnerable children. They are vulnerable to child trafficking, vulnerable to medical illnesses and they live outside of the protection of a loving family. Throughout their lifetimes, they are more likely to experience homelessness, be exploited or turn to lives of crime due to desperation. Families called ...

18

Sep

Photo of the Week

by MLJ Adoptions

in Photo Of The Week

You know when you smile so big that it hurts your cheeks, but you don’t care because your THAT happy? We hope your weekend is THAT good! If you would like your child to be featured as our photo of the week, please email info@mljadoptions.com.

16

Sep

Welcome to National Hispanic Heritage Month!

by Adriana Tebbe

in MLJ Adoptions

National Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15 and ends on October 15. The anniversary of independence of eight Latin American countries takes place during this month. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua celebrate their independence on September 15th. Mexico, Chile, and Belize celebrate their independence on September 16th, 18th and 21st, respectively. Also ...

14

Sep

Celebrities Who Adopt Can Inspire Others

in Adoption News

We turn to celebrities to inspire our clothing choices and beauty routines. They influence what cars we dream of buying and the vacations we wish could take. But, we also love it when we hear about celebrities adopting! Why? Not only because most of us want the scoop on what celebrities are doing and what ...

11

Sep

Photo of the Week

by MLJ Adoptions

in Photo Of The Week

How cute is this little guy who is adopted from Nicaragua? We’re smitten with his chubby smile! Photo Credit: Love Is A Big Deal Photography If you would like your child to be featured as photo of the week, please email info@mljadoptions.com.

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