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The story from the child found abandoned at 5-days old. From article, 'When I fe...

The story from the child found abandoned at 5-days old. From article, 'When I feel the weight of the odds against an infant alone in China, I am at a loss. My life as I know it never should have happened. Indeed, the Chinese would call it "lucky" that I even made it breathing to the orphanage. It is not that my life should not have happened while others' should; still, it is pretty obvious that among 7 billion humans on a pale blue dot, this one of all should not be inhaling and exhaling.' #China #Adoption #Kunming


Reflections from a Chinese orphanage
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Once a five-day-old orphan in China, Josh Owens returns to the children's home from which he was adopted two decades ago. 'God was there ��� not as a perfect balance of ying and yang, not as luck or human sufficiency,' Owens writes of being found as an infant in a park. 'God was there as He is now her���

When I got my first position in Human Resources 15 yrs ago, my manager told me I...

When I got my first position in Human Resources 15 yrs ago, my manager told me I wore my heart on my sleeve and needed to stop it. Guess what, dude? I never stopped and it's served me well. I like who I am. /finally

Today.

Today.

Reflections of a Former Foster Child. #Adoption #China

Reflections of a Former Foster Child. #Adoption #China


LWB Community �� Reflections of a Former Foster Child
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LWB Community - Love Without Boundaries

I love this family photo of my children who are doing so well. ;) #China #TheT...

I love this family photo of my children who are doing so well. ;)

#China #TheTalesOfTheScavengersDaughters

When Another Mom Raises The Baby You Gave Birth To. #Adoption

When Another Mom Raises The Baby You Gave Birth To. #Adoption


When Another Mother Raises The Baby You Gave Birth To
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I'm sitting on my couch, in Hawaii, nursing my 12-week-old son while my 3-year-old plays with his dad at the playground. My 17-year-old is in Virginia, getting ready for bed or asleep, most likely in the home of his family who has raised him since birth.

Timeline PhotosMy daughter, pictured in the middle, was i...

Timeline Photos
My daughter, pictured in the middle, was in Changsha, China orphanage for at least 3 years. She came home with us in 2012. She has never asked for anything but she wants to connect with these two girls who were her 'best friends'. I'm told they were adopted together and are living in Illinois. That would be such a blessing. She is hoping to make contact with them. She loves and misses them. They were a big part of her life. Any help would be appreciated. Please share. ��� with Zhangshui Atwood in Twin Falls, ID.

Very moving. Dad talks about adopting child with Down Syndrome. #China #Adoption...

Very moving. Dad talks about adopting child with Down Syndrome. #China #Adoption #DownSyndrome


I Think I Know You: A Dad���s Perspective on Adopting a Child with Down Syndrome | No Hands But Ours
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You don���t know me, but if you���re a dad (or prospective dad) considering adopting a child with Down syndrome from China, I think I know you. I think I was you. I know you worry about caring for a child with developmental disabilities and lifelong needs. I know you worry about health problems that are���

What is your favorite book by Xinran? Mine is...The Good Women of China; Hidden...

What is your favorite book by Xinran? Mine is...The Good Women of China; Hidden Voices. A must read! Also...Message From an Unknown Mother is heart-wrenching. #China #Xinran #Adoption


Xinran interview: Buy Me the Sky author on why her book is inspired by China's one-child policy
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On my way to Xinran���s flat, I walk across Hyde Park on a spring day. Tourists from all over the world are pootling about, walking and cycling in the sun. If Xinran were here, I think, she���d somehow end up learning all their life stories between one side of the park and the other.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of Gold Mountain, author Li...

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of Gold Mountain, author

On Gold Mountain
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Out of the stories heard in her childhood in Los Angeles's Chinatown and years of research, See has constructed this sweeping chronicle of her Chinese-American family, a work that takes in stories of racism and romance, entrepreneurial genius and domestic heartache, secret marriages and sibling r...