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365 days ago we met Han Kun. Sweet, affectionate, curious. These days he is “all boy and a yard wide,” as our friend Janet put it. Runs, screams, and jumps constantly. Eyes us impishly when doing something he knows he’s not supposed to (climbing on the living room table, pouring the contents of his glass […]

Today is Lia’s adoption day. Grandma visited and the two of them played games, made Chinese New Year wreaths and baked cookies. After dinner we watched the video from February 4, 2007, the day Na Fei met her new family. Lia loves the story of how Daddy shook the rattle in his mouth to make […]

Note: I wrote this entry several weeks ago, the day after Nico’s birthday. It seems timely to post now, in the wake of our visit to Lia’s birthplace. (more…)

Almost a week later, we are still absorbing the impact of our visit to Lia’s hometown. What an intense day. I am journalling about it privately because so much of it feels too personal to share, but we did want to post a few highlights. (more…)

Last week I flew down to Hong Kong to meet up with my friend and SRDC colleague, Taylor, who was home for the week visiting family. Taylor graciously took two days out of his limited home time to show me around his city and introduce me to his friends, and I in turn gave him […]