As a gift to our family

If you've been reading our blogs during this past year, you are likely people who care about our family. And that means you care about Peng too!

We are all well aware that there are innumerable orphans that need families. But bringing Peng home to live with us is just the beginning of our journey with him.  As part of his community, you have the opportunity to learn how to create an adoption safe environment as you interact with him, your kids, your friends and your family.

If you are up for a little bit of adoption related insight today, as a gift to our family, please take a few minutes to read the two articles connected to these links.

They give some glimpses into lesser known aspects of adoption as kids get older. We need your help in surrounding Peng with people who seek to understand and support him and his story. 

And as we continue being a part of each others lives, if you aren't versed in adoption 'terminology', it's appropriate to call Peng's original family his birth family, or biological family. We will likely call them his birth family.  If you've heard the term 'real' family in the context of adoption, it's important to keep in mind that a child who has experienced adoption typically has four parents, all of whom are very important and very real!

Thanks for taking the time to read these and have a blessed Easter weekend!

https://www.adoptivefamilies.com/talking-about-adoption/how-children-view-adoption/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-eldridge/the-hardest-part-about-growing-up-as-a-transracial-adoptee_b_6679352.html

p.s. logistical update: our agency expects we have Article 5 pick up in Guangzhou, China to be Thursday, April 9th. That would kick off our wait for Travel Approval from China. This can be 1-3 weeks. After that we book our tickets!