Keanan Update
Thanks so much for praying for Keanan in Haiti. I don't have much to update. I know he is still in the hospital. I know that doctors in US hospitals are often hard to pin down for updates, and I think it's even more true in Haiti. I know they changed his medications recently and took x-rays of his foot and lungs. I know that he is being well cared for by a good nanny. I know that I would like him to be out of the hospital soon! . . .
Jafta Solves the Haiti Process
Here's a fun little stream-of-conciousness, as a shirtless Jafta eats a ring pop he got at a birthday party. India was napping and daddy was gone, so we had a long heart-to-heart that I just had to capture on film. First he starts talking about the baby, then quickly to asking why Kembert (Keanan) can't come home when they visit. Then he has a lightbulb: fhe Haitian guys are doing paperwork! That's what is holding things up. So insightful. And just as quickly, he's back to discussing the fact . . .
a mini-meltdown and a prayer request
I am having a hard night tonight. Our little guy in Haiti, Keanan, is in the hospital. He has a really bad infection in his foot. It's a bacterial infection, probably staph or something like it. Bacterial infections can be nasty to battle even in the US. Could you please pray that the antibiotics work quickly, and that the infection will go away for good and not require any further intervention? He was admitted on Thursday, and I've been trying to take it in stride. But tonight it just kind of . . .
Ou pral rete avek nou.
Ou pral rete avek nou - You are going to live with us.I've been having a discontented week. If you've been pregnant, you know that feeling when you are nearing the end, and you are just OVER the wait, and ready for the baby to be born already? Yeah, that's how I feel times two right now. I'm anxious for our baby girl to be born, but I'm also feeling a growing sense of wanting and needing Keanan home.I know it's mostly about me, because he is perfectly happy where he is at. There were several . . .
Miss Manners Tackles Transracial Adoption
This was in last week's Miss Manner's column:Nosy people don't deserve replySunday, January 25, 2009By JUDITH MARTIN Dear Miss Manners : We are a noticeable family, as our children are black and my husband and I are white. We draw an inordinate amount of attention.While this was manageable when the girls were infants and couldn't really understand what was being said, now that they are getting older and are acquiring language, we are trying our best to learn how to field some of the questions . . .
a dream deferred
I've been looking forward to this week for a while now, when our country will usher in an African American president and change the landscape, widening the dreams for all children. I know tomorrow Mark and I will watch Martin Luther King historic speech , our yearly tradition, and reflect on the signficance of Dr. King's dreams being closer and closer to fulfilled.But today I also have a dream, and some disappointment that makes this time bittersweet.This week, Mark and I learned that a young . . .
The filter is off
So for those of you who leave comments, you may notice that as of last week, I took the "comment moderation" feature off. I put in on about a year ago, because I had gotten some nasty comments and felt like I needed to edit them. Most of the comments were from anonymous people and were negative about the fact that we are adopting transracially. There were comments like, "are you adopting Black children because it's trendy?", or statements about how Jafta would be better off with his African . . .
Jwaye Nowel
This was my FAVORITE gift this year: some pictures of Keanan on Christmas Day. He is getting so big, and I am really missing him this season. I can't wait to celebrate Christmas with him at home next year.Here is the most recent update from the orphanage. We love getting these so much, and hearing about his little personality. Sounds like a Howerton boy already. Please keep praying for his adoption process and that he will be home SOON!!Keanan is energy in motion. He is a delightful little boy . . .
A gift and a challenge
I woke up to a gift in my email inbox this morning - some amazing new photos of Keanan. My blogger-friend Jamie Ivey and her hubby are in Haiti visiting their own kids who are waiting to come home, and they took some amazing shots of our little boy. It is such a treat to see pictures of him and hear reports of how happy he is. It makes the waiting so much easier. Thank you, Jamie!! Jamie's husband Aaron wrote some pretty profound sentiments on his blog today. He was musing about how kids are . . .
I Double-Dog Dare You to Pray This
My blogger-friend Christine, an adoptive mom and sassy pastor's wife, posted this prayer on her blog for National Adoption Month. I just dare you to pray it. Seriously. Just say the words out loud. No commitment, no radical shift. Just a prayer . . .God, have you told me NOT to adopt? I find myself saying that somepeople are called to it, and I'm not one of those people. Would you please showme if I'm just using that as an excuse? Are you calling me, and I'm ignoringyou? These people I know that . . .
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