Kay Bratt's Blog, page 23
March 21, 2015
“All of our children and also their children live in cities and this place might...
“All of our children and also their children live in cities and this place might have gotten old with our generation but it doesn't end here. After all, our families will outlive all of these old houses and keep on.” #China
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“All of our children and also their children live in cities and this place might have gotten old with our generation but it doesn't end here. After all, our families will outlive all of these old houses and keep on.”---我们所有的孩子和他们的孩子住在大城市里，这个地方可能随着我们一代的老去而老去，但这并不是结束，我们的家族会永远延续，不管是这儿还是别的地方。。。。。---- met them in Yangmei, #Guangxi [#CHINA]
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PeopleImeet
“All of our children and also their children live in cities and this place might have gotten old with our generation but it doesn't end here. After all, our families will outlive all of these old houses and keep on.”---我们所有的孩子和他们的孩子住在大城市里，这个地方可能随着我们一代的老去而老去，但这并不是结束，我们的家族会永远延续，不管是这儿还是别的地方。。。。。---- met them in Yangmei, #Guangxi [#CHINA]
March 20, 2015
Adopting from disruption. #Adoption #disruption
Adopting from disruption. #Adoption #disruption
with open arms: adopting from disruption | No Hands But Ours
www.nohandsbutours.com
We stood shivering on a strange doorstep sixteen long hours from home. It was nerves mixed with excitement that churned inside me as we raised our hand to knock on the door. A stack of boxes and suitcases greeted us in the foyer when the door opened. We stepped inside and a little boy with …
with open arms: adopting from disruption | No Hands But Ours
www.nohandsbutours.com
We stood shivering on a strange doorstep sixteen long hours from home. It was nerves mixed with excitement that churned inside me as we raised our hand to knock on the door. A stack of boxes and suitcases greeted us in the foyer when the door opened. We stepped inside and a little boy with …
March 19, 2015
"First I will teach him to sing and then I will set him free."
"First I will teach him to sing and then I will set him free."
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"Sometimes I catch small birds with a long pole with a slip knot at the end. It's really easy, I caught this white-eye right here on one of these trees."
Can't you just let him go?
"First I will train him to sing and then I set him free."
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“空闲时我经常用端部打结的杆子捕鸟。很容易，我在这边的树上抓到了这只绣眼鸟。"
"不能放了它吗？”
“等它学会唱歌，我会放了它的。”
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- met him in Nanning [ CHINA ]
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"Sometimes I catch small birds with a long pole with a slip knot at the end. It's really easy, I caught this white-eye right here on one of these trees."
Can't you just let him go?
"First I will train him to sing and then I set him free."
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“空闲时我经常用端部打结的杆子捕鸟。很容易，我在这边的树上抓到了这只绣眼鸟。"
"不能放了它吗？”
“等它学会唱歌，我会放了它的。”
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- met him in Nanning [ CHINA ]
March 18, 2015
Me and my twin. Tomorrow is our birthday but today we'll spend the day together....
Me and my twin. Tomorrow is our birthday but today we'll spend the day together. First lunch, then a couple's massage at a swanky spa because who could be more of a couple than those who shared the womb, then 45 years of births, deaths, marriages and divorces....just to list a few of life's ups and downs?
Sisterhood can be a tough relationship to navigate, but just knowing she has my back is a priceless gift. (Photo taken at Camp Joy around age 11, me on right)
#KayBratt #Twins
Sisterhood can be a tough relationship to navigate, but just knowing she has my back is a priceless gift. (Photo taken at Camp Joy around age 11, me on right)
#KayBratt #Twins
If you've heard of Drop Box, you should probably read this article from another...
If you've heard of Drop Box, you should probably read this article from another pov. #TheDropBox #Adoption #China #Korea #OrphanCare
Build Families Not Baby Boxes
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Adoption is far more complicated than a drop-off.
Build Families Not Baby Boxes
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Adoption is far more complicated than a drop-off.
When orphan care goes bad. #Adoption #adoptiondisruption #disruption #RAD
When orphan care goes bad. #Adoption #adoptiondisruption #disruption #RAD
When orphan care goes bad: Russell Moore on why adoption is not for everyone
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How to think about the tragic case of an Arkansas lawmaker's adoption gone wrong.
When orphan care goes bad: Russell Moore on why adoption is not for everyone
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How to think about the tragic case of an Arkansas lawmaker's adoption gone wrong.
Fortune telling has a long tradition in China. #china
Fortune telling has a long tradition in China. #china
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"Fortune telling has a long tradition in China. My father taught me and he knew how to do it because the knowledge was always passed down from one generation to the next in our family. The young people, except some very desperate young girls, don't like this much so probably this tradition will end with me in our family. People visit me to have their face and palm read, explain their astrology or use the fortune teller sticks. Most of the time they want me to advise them on buying a new property, business, health, marriages, their jobs or even when is the best time to have babies. Some people believe that if they are suddenly having bad luck they must change something in life and that's why they seek me for an advice."
What is the best way to read one's future?
"Palm reading (手相) is the most fundamental way to tell the future of a person but everyone's favorite are the four pillars 'Bazi' (八字) or four components of time; the hour of birth, day, month and year. Want to give it a try?"
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- met him in Yangmei, Guangxi [#CHINA]
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"Fortune telling has a long tradition in China. My father taught me and he knew how to do it because the knowledge was always passed down from one generation to the next in our family. The young people, except some very desperate young girls, don't like this much so probably this tradition will end with me in our family. People visit me to have their face and palm read, explain their astrology or use the fortune teller sticks. Most of the time they want me to advise them on buying a new property, business, health, marriages, their jobs or even when is the best time to have babies. Some people believe that if they are suddenly having bad luck they must change something in life and that's why they seek me for an advice."
What is the best way to read one's future?
"Palm reading (手相) is the most fundamental way to tell the future of a person but everyone's favorite are the four pillars 'Bazi' (八字) or four components of time; the hour of birth, day, month and year. Want to give it a try?"
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- met him in Yangmei, Guangxi [#CHINA]
March 17, 2015
"It is a scary diagnosis at first but just like anything else, if you take it st...
"It is a scary diagnosis at first but just like anything else, if you take it step by step and lean on The Lord, it is so doable.
None of these will affect his life in the long run. Our son will grow up with confidence and the sky is the limit for him."
#adoption #China #specialneeds
Jo Jo: adopting a child with undiagnosed urogenital defects | No Hands But Ours
www.nohandsbutours.com
My name is Lynn and I asked if I could share my family’s story. Our hope is that in sharing about a sensitive special need like our son has, a family out there that is thinking of adopting a child with it will be helped. We have five children. The first three are biological followed …
None of these will affect his life in the long run. Our son will grow up with confidence and the sky is the limit for him."
#adoption #China #specialneeds
Jo Jo: adopting a child with undiagnosed urogenital defects | No Hands But Ours
www.nohandsbutours.com
My name is Lynn and I asked if I could share my family’s story. Our hope is that in sharing about a sensitive special need like our son has, a family out there that is thinking of adopting a child with it will be helped. We have five children. The first three are biological followed …
Annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Shanghai. #China #Shanghai
Annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Shanghai. #China #Shanghai
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Authorities have set up additional 2,400 parking lots near Gucun #Park in Baoshan District to cope with the expected jump in visitors for the annual #Cherry Blossom Festival which begins tomorrow.
Traffic police said the temporary parking spaces along the roads leading to the park besides the park’s original parking lots can accommodate 5,400 cars per day during the festival, which ends in mid-April.
Four more buses will be added to the dozens of bus lines to the park on weekends. More buses will be dispatched if the number of visitors soars, Zhang Zhong, director of the park, said yesterday.
To read more, click the link below:
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/metro/so...
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Authorities have set up additional 2,400 parking lots near Gucun #Park in Baoshan District to cope with the expected jump in visitors for the annual #Cherry Blossom Festival which begins tomorrow.
Traffic police said the temporary parking spaces along the roads leading to the park besides the park’s original parking lots can accommodate 5,400 cars per day during the festival, which ends in mid-April.
Four more buses will be added to the dozens of bus lines to the park on weekends. More buses will be dispatched if the number of visitors soars, Zhang Zhong, director of the park, said yesterday.
To read more, click the link below:
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/metro/so...
