The 21st Day of Giving - Joe and Alicia AND Joe and Addie

If you don't know what The 24 Days of Giving is all about, go read this post
http://afamilyofsix.blogspot.com/2010/11/giving-season.html
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Hi, my name is Alicia and my husband is Joe. We are in the process of adopting our 9th child who we found on a special needs list for China. We are naming her Olivia Hope and she is 3 years old. Our precious daughter remained on the list for awhile because her needs were scary to some. I can understand how fearful it can be since we have been on this road before.

We have adopted 6 children with special needs in the past 6 years, and No I do not think this will be our last. I am just so thankful we found what was missing in our family, and that would be this little girl. Our family consists of a 26 year old son who came to us domestically at 4 years of age, we adopted twin sons age 16 that were a domestic adoption, then we waited and waited for 10 years before we were blessed by China. Our daughter joined our family at 12 months from Hubei China in 2005, then in 2006 a 20 month old cleft affected son from Guangzhou China joined our family, two months later in 2007 we had a domestic adoption of a drug affected newborn, he is severely delayed and the light of our lives, then in 2008 we brought home an older son aged 7 1/2 from China with Arthrogryposis and burns on his feet, then in 2010 we brought home our son aged 8 years from Guangzhou China who has Achodroplasia Dwarfism.

Now as we prepare to bring home our daughter, we give thanks that with each child that becomes a member of our family we become stronger, happier and so fulfilled with what is truly important in our lives. I never would have imagined that I could be so blessed to have so many amazing children. I have just started a blog, (not so good at blogging) but you can see our beautiful kiddos.

And find out about our extra blessing!


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We are Joe and Addie. We have three bio children and 6 adopted. We are in the process of adopting two precious children from China. Our daughter in China has been badly burned and has scars on most of her little face and hands. She is also missing some of her fingers. Our son has spinal bifida (has already had surgery for it) and club feet. We are overjoyed to know they will officially be our children in the near future.


In Jesus, Addie and Joe

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