Richland family adopts 'more the merrier' air: Ellen Stewart of Richland Township is a mother seven times over, but the road to motherhood was long and exhausting. She and her husband, Dr. James Stewart, adopted seven children, four of them from Asia -- but that's getting ahead of the story.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Monday, May 22, 2006
Steven Curtis Chapman in China
For the kids: With three adopted daughters from China, US Christian rocker Steven Curtis Chapman saw his sell-out Shanghai debut as a way of saying thank you to their country of birth for the joy they have brought him and his family, writes Wu Yingying.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Local Story
In China, Their Daughter Awaits: It takes a lot of love, patience and money to complete a family. And no one knows that better than Tom and Chenoa Nowlin.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Local Stories
Karen lights candle of thanks for her baby: Some time today in a quiet moment Karen Wilson will sit down with her 21-month-old daughter Ella at their Buddina home and light a red candle. A reflective Karen will think of the birth mother of her Chinese godsend and offer her heartfelt thanks. There will also be enormous empathy as well for a mother's loss on this, Karen's first Mother's Day.
Hollis Meyer: Hollis Meyer, a police officer since she was 20, was married, wanted children but couldn't conceive. Her husband wanted to retire and move to Colorado. She wanted to adopt; he didn't. They divorced -- and Meyer proceeded to adopt from China. "It was a hard decision, but I wanted a family," she says. Her mother moved in to help.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Local Story
Carmians welcome child from China: Emma, born about 15 1/2 months ago in China and abandoned by her birth parents, is now a member of the Roedder family, joining older sisters Haley, 7, and Peyton, 6. A resident of a threadbare Chinese orphanage for the first nine months of her life, the little girl is now walking (if not talking much), playing and getting to know her adoptive family and adoptive country.
Happy Mothers Day!
To all the Moms and Moms-to-Be:
The kids and I had this video presentation made for Mothers Day. I hope you enjoy it!
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