... . This month marks adoption/orphan awareness month. My son Scott and his wife Jennifer saved Max from a Guatemalan orphanage by adopting him a few years ago. I just got done weeping through a message ... I can barely support myself, have a recent unstable past, so would probably be ruled out for adoption for both reasons. Until God speaks to me, what I can do is love my grandson and be the ...

... Nov 20, 2009 GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemalan officials on Friday announced the resumption of international ... suspension will prevent problems in the future, according to the National Adoption Council, which said in a statement on its Web page that it will start ... parents, most from the U.S., were forced to put their adoptions of Guatemalan children on hold - many after paying thousands of dollars. ...

... and managed to get us lost on the way there! It was nice to see so many families formed by adoption in the same place. They had a great dance troupe called La ... some booths selling Latin American crafts and adoption related books. There were also crafts where the children could make hats ... juice bag!! Love my growing boy!! My Guatemalan cutie!!! Coloring the Guatemalan flag for his hat! Proudly ...

... in His grace, has given me just what I need to keep moving through this day and this adoption. Are we done? It doesn't look like it. I have to believe that God isn't finished just yet. On that note, the Guatemalan 900 is issuing a call to action. An opportunity for people to voice their concern over the lack of movement in ...

... November. Both our kids became a part of our family around this time of year and November is National Adoption Month, so it works. We celebrate our kids' birthdays of course, but for adoptive families, ... Will's first day at our house, November 2007 Will, November 2008 Will, today Our local Guatemalan group (GPAFG) had an outing planned for today so we decided to do that for our Family ...

... of Fatima are loving and caring for children that are still in process of being adopted. As you may know, Guatemalan adoptions officially shut down nearly two years ago, but there were ... were "grandfathered" in, and would continue the process. Through reorganization of the adoption program, these children are currently in limbo, and are still waiting to come to the United States to be ...

Saturday afternoon we met up with the folks from our adoption agency for their annual reunion. It was amazing to see the 100s of families there. Dominic enjoyed playing in the sand with his friends. This ... will be like in the years to come - We posed for a pic in front of the picnic area for the Guatemalan families - Made a quick visit to the train museum at the park - in the mail car - And ...

... victims -- including children. They assist women whose children have been snatched from them to be sold illegally into adoption. They provide support for families of female assassination victims. Founder Norma Cruz was featured in the documentary Killer's Paradise. Her work links the murders of thousands of Guatemalan women to the country's 36-year civil war. She, her colleagues, ...

Our adoption agency, Arise Adoptions, is based out of Louisville, KY, and they were having a one-year anniversary celebration on November 6. At the same time, my very dear and close ... and Karson, Kelly's sons, with Sammy in the middle. Kemry, Kelly's sweet and beautiful Guatemalan angel. Kelly's four and my two. (Kelly's Kollin and Karly stayed behind in TN, and my Haley, & ...