Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Hey everyone!  So... here we are adopting again.  I feel a little crazy- so it is perfectly understandable if your reaction to this news is, "O my gosh- are they crazy?!"

We might be. 

We are headed back to Eastern Europe to bring home a little 4(ish) year old boy. 

Yes, this will make five kids for us.  Yes, we know that’s more kids than the average family has.  Again, we think the, “Are they crazy!?” response IS a valid response. 

BUT even though we ourselves have pondered our mental stability- we have come to the conclusion that we are, for the most part, sane. 



We are headed back to Eastern Europe to bring home a little boy.  We are going to bring home a beautifully and wonderfully made little boy.  We will gladly carry the label of crazy- if it means a home, mom and dad, sisters and brothers, for a little boy who has no idea what family is. 

Martina has changed so much since we brought her home.  She is no longer confined to a crib and underfed.  She can crawl- she can walk holding hands- she knows her name- she knows her family- she IS loved unconditionally. 

Martina on pickup trip- 2yrs 3months- couldn't sit up
Teeny 9 months home!


She has come so far and will go further still- but the trauma of her first two and a half years of neglect follow her.  You see it at mealtime in her liquid diet and at bedtime when she rocks.  You see it when she self harms.  She has left the institution but she has not escaped the effects of being institutionalized.  


Nine months ago, I walked out of an orphanage with a child in my arms but I can’t forget the children who are still orphans.  And I don’t think I’m meant to. 

Timmy and I know we can’t be a family  for every orphan but we certainly can be Roman’s family.



We couldn’t have brought Martina home without the love and support of our friends and family- we are hoping you will support us again- as we Race to Roman! 

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