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Our family had the amazing opportunity to host a young girl from Ukraine named Olga during the summer of 2010. We instantly fell in love with her and began the process to make her our daughter. Over the course of the adoption Olga decided to change her name to Alexandria, Alex for short. This blog is the story of her adoption. Wednesday, March 5, 2014. It is amazing the amount of progress she has made in such a short period of time.
A father to the fatherless, . is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families. Wednesday, December 21, 2011. Where has the time gone? Links to this post. Friday, July 22, 2011. Some More Photos from Earlier this Month. Down at the pier in Emerald Isle with our friends from Chicago. In Emerald Isle for the 4th of July. Saturday, July 16, 2011. Is Anybody Out There? A Brief Update on John.
Friday, May 15, 2015. And Adam was doing this, with these two. Money belt and passport free, we made it to our hotel after a painfully anguishing journey. I would so quickly jump on a plane back to Ukraine if given the chance.
Thursday, October 14, 2010. We waited for an hour in the waiting area! Big thanks to everybody who came! Julia was very excited. Our Anastasia looked very happy to see us again. The two new sisters finaly met.
Posted by hamlinadoptionjourney in Uncategorized. I was able to share the full extent of our journey with our church this past Sunday. Posted by hamlinadoptionjourney in Uncategorized. Posted by hamlinadoptionjourney in Uncategorized.
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. Friday, July 6, 2012. She was dead serious! Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Monday, June 11, 2012. Grace left this morning for church camp! Please pray for Grace! Sweet girl of mine, you will never have to leave for Ukraine again! Will you miss me, mama? Thursday, June 7, 2012.
Saturday, August 6, 2011. Thursday, April 7, 2011. Here is our family post race shot! Several weeks back Mike and I ran the Rodes City 10k, the second of the triple crown races. Our times were much behind last years with Mike being about 7min slower and Angela 13min slower. The fact is WE did it! I am proud to say I was able to finish the entire race without walking- though I imagine I could have walked faster at times! Here is our 10k post race shot for this year, with the addition of Maezyn and Mathus! .
Sunday, January 23, 2011. Security and Smart Phones? The news about the I-Phone application that allows customers to pay their caramel macchiato or their cappuccino grande with skim milk has brought back the discussion about the security and the smart phones. How I and You as a customer can be sure that all the security measures have been taken? Well it is very difficult to now.
Haha he was scary -Monique.
Friday, June 19, 2009. Saturday, May 2, 2009. A Night with Cinderella, April 25, 2009. This was a father-daughter dance that Mallory, Anna Kate, Lauren and I attended last weekend. This event was in honor of Tanya Sharpe and benefited the American Cancer Society. Then, BAM! Saturday, October 11, 2008. Mallory dances with Miss America-2008. Thursday, October 2, 2008.