The Deep End A friend is in China right now adopting her son. As she made final preparations to leave, she sent me an email telling me a little bit about the challenges she was experiencing. Specifically someone important to her felt like she was making a mistake. My friend is single. She is a doctor. She […]
I’ve driven by the building countless times. I hardly notice the size anymore. But to Sean, it was overwhelming. We parked and stepped out of the car. He was a step behind as Noah and I walked to the front door. Other kids were already being dropped off and walking toward the same entrance. They […]
The greatest obstacle I had to adoption was fear of how my life would change. I was afraid everything would be more difficult. I was afraid I would have less opportunity to do the things I wanted. I was afraid of what I would need to start doing. And you know what? My fears came […]
This past Monday World Vision announced through Christianity Today that they were making an organization policy change to permit the hiring of openly gay individuals who are legally married. As you can imagine, people have had all kinds of reactions this week. Those who disagree with this move, have been vocal in their condemnation of […]
Today is January 13, 2014. A month ago, this very day was a viewed as a burden. A deadline. A day that was coming too soon. A month ago, we were anxious. Uncertain. We were calling anybody that we could. Not always finding a listening ear. We still needed so much to happen. We needed […]
I want you to meet Sean. His Chinese name is Xin Min (pronounced “Shen Men”). We will name him Sean XinMin Statton. And tomorrow we leave to meet him and make him our son. The story has been a short, but stressful one. It almost didn’t happen. We first learned about Sean in August. My wife […]
I recently told you about our latest adoption. We are making progress. I believe it is going to happen. But right now, it isn’t easy. The issue has to do with our son’s age. In China, orphans can be adopted up to age 14. Once you turn 14 you are no longer elgible to be […]
My wife and I are up to no good again. This is the beginning of a new chapter in our story. We adopted two children from China the summer before last, returning home in August of 2012. Adoption is easily the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. The last fifteen months have […]
I was talking to a friend recently about our latest adoptions efforts. The scenario is difficult. We are in the process at adopting a 13 year old boy from China. The only problem is that when you turn 14 there, you are no longer eligible. We have to have all the paperwork completed and there […]
Why should you reach out to those who are less fortunate you? Why should you sacrifice and give to others? Why should you let go of the things you enjoy so that you can give more of yourself and time and money to those without? Because you never know. I have heard a well known […]
