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3
Apr

What to Expect on your Home Visit

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If you’re anything like me, you clean your house from top to bottom when you’re expecting company. So naturally, when my husband and I adopted, and we had our home study visit with our social worker I did the same thing. Even though I knew exactly what to expect (since this is my job!). I ...
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29
Mar

Photo of the Week!

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“What greater gift than a cat?” – Charles Dickens How about this beautiful girl and her cat best friend being home from Bulgaria for a little over 3 months now?! Always warms our hearts seeing children home with their forever families! If you would like your child to be featured as our Photo of the ...
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27
Mar

The Lucky Few – Finding God’s Best in the Most Unlikely Places – Book Review

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in Resources
Written by Heather Avis Zondervan Publishers, 2017 “As parents we can only do what we know while continuing to learn.” If “knowing it all” was a prerequisite to adopting children or even having biological children, the human race would quickly disappear! Heather shares her family’s story in an honest, transparent way and most importantly, what ...
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25
Mar

ORPHANAGE CARE IN BULGARIA: A TWO-PART BLOG

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in Bulgaria
PART 1: CHANGES TO INSTITUTIONALIZATION IN EUROPE In Bulgaria as with other European Union countries, there is a movement which has been funded by the European Union’s Structural and investment Funds (ESIF) since 2014 to close orphanages and institutions in eight EU Member States (Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania). The goal ...
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22
Mar

Photo of the Week!

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  Look at this wonderful connection between this 3 and a half year old precious girl and her interim care provider from Burkina Faso. She has been home now for 2 months! If you would like your child to be featured as our Photo of the Week, email karson@mljadoptions.com
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18
Mar

National Social Worker Month!

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in MLJ Adoptions
HOORAY FOR OUR SOCIAL WORKERS !!!   National Professional Social Worker month, celebrated each March since proclaimed by the White House in 1984, is designed to spotlight the important contributions more than 680,000 Social Workers make to our society and our families. Social Workers are not often the most noticeable workers as they generally work ...
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15
Mar

Photo of the Week!

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How sweet and extremely photogenic this brother and sister are?! They have been home from Bulgaria for a little over 2 and a half years now! If you would like your child to be featured as our Photo of the week, email karson@mljadoptions.com
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11
Mar

Immigration Process for Adopting from Bulgaria

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in Bulgaria
When going through the international adoption process, there are several different puzzle pieces that work together to bring your child home.  Some of the biggest and most confusing pieces come from the immigration process. All prospective adoptive parents find the immigration process daunting. Filing immigration is the part that most adoptive parents dread the most ...
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8
Mar

Photo of the Week!

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These brothers may be enjoying the snow, but who is ready for the 50 degree weather this weekend?! These brothers have been home from Bulgaria for a little over 2 years now! If you would like your child to be featured as our Photo of the Week, email karson@mljadoptions.com
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6
Mar

Bigger, Stronger, Wiser, and Kinder

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in Resources
Recently I was reorganizing and discovered a journal with notes I had taken at a conference for adoptive parents. There was no date, no title, no speaker’s name to share, just the following quote: Regarding adults and children – adults are ALWAYS bigger, stronger, wiser, & kinder. Ouch! Those words felt like a punch to ...
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4
Mar

There’s More to Doing Hair than Style

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in Resources
My daughter has very thick beautiful curly hair. Her hair often needs a little extra care and attention. But she (understandably) isn’t always a big fan of the detangling process or the time and siting still that taking care of her hair requires. As a white mom with straight hair I’ve had to make it ...
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27
Feb

Orphan Crisis in South America

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If you are tuned into the news, you are aware of the current political and economic crisis in Venezuela. The country is in economic downfall as the people of Venezuela fight for democracy and try to unseat President Nicolås Maduro.  The ongoing crisis has created a shortage of food and medicine in the country, leaving ...
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25
Feb

Get To Know Peru

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in MLJ Adoptions
Peru is one of the newest adoption programs newly implemented by MLJ Adoptions, International.  Located in South America, the country is vastly rich in cultural diversity, beautiful landmarks, and beautiful geographic features. Historically, Peruvian culture is the home to many ancient cultures, including Chico, Inca, and Andean civilizations,. Peru is known to have a long ...
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18
Feb

Coping with Fears and Trauma in Adoption

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When I was in first grade, I was attacked by two of my neighbor’s rottweiler dogs. For the longest time I was extremely afraid of dogs. Unfortunately, dogs could sense my fear which caused me to be bitten by multiple other dogs during my childhood. When I was little and encountered a dog my body ...
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15
Feb

Photo of the Week!

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This precious girl has been home from Honduras for a little over a year now! She says that when she grows up she wants to be a soccer player like her brothers. If you would like to have your child featured as our Photo of the Week, email karson@mljadoptions.com
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