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10 Things You Need to Know Before Adopting Internationally

As a mom of three, two adopted internationally, I get a lot of questions about adopting our girls.  We’ve completed …

Melanie DaleSeptember 21, 2014, 10:52 pmMay 16, 2016 6
Orphan Care, Sponsorship, Uganda

Prevention Isn’t Sexy

Everyone responds in a crisis.  When something bad happens, we follow and share and send money and pray and feel …

Melanie DaleAugust 19, 2014, 11:25 amAugust 19, 2014 9
Hosting, Orphan Care

Deep Loving Means Deep Aching

About a week ago I did period math and realized that the height of my PMS would coincide with A– …

Melanie DaleAugust 5, 2013, 10:11 pmAugust 5, 2013 4
Hosting, Orphan Care

Mel-ah-NEE-ah

(Thank you for your grace with my constant hosting posting.  I have so many posts about other topics rattling through …

Melanie DaleJuly 18, 2013, 10:27 pmJuly 18, 2013 3
Hosting, Orphan Care

Speaking of Awkward…

This afternoon, A– and I baked a cake together.  She decorated it with frosting and sprinkles, and I wrote her …

Melanie DaleJuly 10, 2013, 10:51 pmJuly 10, 2013 8
Hosting, Orphan Care

The Hills Are Alive

Picture in your mind the most exuberant puppy you’ve ever seen, racing around the yard, rolling in leaves, running circles …

Melanie DaleJuly 9, 2013, 9:34 pmJuly 9, 2013 3
Hosting, Orphan Care

I’m Unprepared For How Good This Is

That’s Elena the bear in on our first hug.  I didn’t want the hug to end and now I have …

Melanie DaleJuly 8, 2013, 10:50 pmJuly 8, 2013 10
Hosting, Orphan Care

We Chose Her

The sign says pree-vyet, an informal hello in Russian.  Sometimes I wish we could upload programs into our brains like …

Melanie DaleJuly 8, 2013, 12:00 amJuly 8, 2013 10
10 Things, Ethiopia, Orphan Care, Sponsorship, Uganda

10 Things You Need to Know Before Going on a Mission Trip

Summer is approaching and we’re heading into Mission Trip Season.  I’ve been on some, I’ve lead a few, and if …

Melanie DaleMay 13, 2013, 11:25 amApril 6, 2019 104
Adoption, Hosting, Orphan Care, Parenting, Sponsorship, Uganda

Sveika

Our lives are filled with hellos.  Those first moments, when hungry eyes fall on faces and joy erupts.  The sighs …

Melanie DaleDecember 14, 2012, 8:30 amDecember 14, 2012 3

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