Jeff admitted to falling ill for a short time to the "reluctant husband" syndrome due to his lack of sign language proficiency, but he soon warmed up to the idea, and we brought home Benjamin a year later. Ben was four at adoption, and is now 10 years old.

We always felt that when we adopted a second time, that we would go back to China so Benjamin could have a sibling who shared his history and culture. Every time we tried to apply through different agencies, however, I got a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. China just didn’t “feel right.” Although I was sad and couldn’t quite figure out what was wrong, we continued to pray about the direction our lives needed to go, and... more

Ni hao! My name is Heidi, and I am currently in Guangzhou, China, with my husband and four of our children as we prepare to meet our newest son and sibling in less than two days. I am thrilled to share our latest adoption journey with you, as well as other thoughts and ideas related to adopting a sibling from the parent’s point of view.

Believe it or not, my husband Jeff and I discussed adoption before we ever even married. That might sound like putting the cart before the horse, but I told him that I had always felt that I would adopt some of my children and I needed to know if he was OK with that. Thankfully he was not only “OK” with the idea, but also felt that adoption was a... more