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jakebullet64 replied to jakebullet64's topic in Ford Escort Clubhi there. thank you for the reply
The best thing to do with this is to tighten it up then turn it back one flat.
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jakebullet64 posted a topic in Ford Escort Clubhi there, just done a drumming rear wheel bearing, i looked on the net and found a site saying the torque setting was 290nm = 213.89 ft lbs!!! anyway, my torque wrench only goes to 230nm. but by the feel of the hub nut, i think even that would be too much. i've done it up to 130nm, the same amount-ish as the wheel nuts. what do you guys think?? to make things worse, i can't find my haynes..lol cheers jake


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Scranton police say knife was used in fight
SCRANTON - A Fell Twp. man is accused of assaulting a Scranton man who city police believe slashed the attacker's face with a knife to defend himself on Sunday afternoon.
Sgt. Robert McCool said 23-year-old Jonathan Daniels of 625 Main St. in Simpson was charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment after the incident.
Sgt. McCool said police interviews with the pair found Mr. Daniels had gone to 31-year-old Raymond Harmon's house on Cooper Street to have a conversation regarding drugs, and the talk turned into an argument.
Police believe Mr. Daniels attacked Mr. Harmon, who said Mr. Daniels choked and repeatedly punched him.
Police said Mr. Harmon told them he warned Mr. Daniels he had a knife and then slashed him in self-defense. Mr. Daniels went to Geisinger Community Medical Center for treatment.
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10th Annual Dogfish Head Poetry Prize celebration set Dec. 9
Presentation of the Dogfish Head Poetry Prize will take place from 2 to 4:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9, at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth. The contest is sponsored by Sam Calagione, owner of the restaurant and of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery.
The presentation has, in past years, taken place during the annual John Milton Celebration of Poets and Poetry in Milton, but as this is the 10th year for the prize, it is fitting that it take place in the home of its origin.
The contest is open to poets on the Delmarva Peninsula and winners have come from as far north as Wilmington, as far south as Onley, Va., as far east as Rehoboth, and as far west as Centreville, Md. Traditionally, the winner's name is kept secret until the prize is awarded.
The winning poet will receive $200, two cases of Dogfish Head beer, and their manuscript will be published as a chapbook. The chapbook portion of the prize is sponsored by Dennis Forney of the Cape Gazette.
There will be readings by previous winners James Keegan, Michael Blaine, Stephen Scott Whitaker, Anne Agnes Colwell, Linda Blaskey, Amanda Newell, David Kozinski and Sherry Gage Chappelle.
The event will be emceed by Jamie Brown, editor of The Broadkill Review, owner of The Broadkill Press, founder of the John Milton Celebration of Poets and Poetry, and staunch supporter of all things literary in Sussex County. Refreshments will be provided by Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats.
For more information, contact Linda Blaskey at 302-424-3266.


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Welders remain upbeat as snow steels the show
Harland and Wolff Welders captain Paul
Harbinson has vowed yesterday's postponement of the Paddy Power Steel
& Sons Cup final will not derail his team's hope of capturing the
trophy for the first ever time.
The Tillysburn Park side were due to face fellow East Belfast club Knockbreda in the annual Christmas morning fixture — until it became the latest casualty of the winter weather.
Both clubs have already agreed to play the final on Monday, January 3 with a 2.30pm kick-off.
But Welders skipper Harbinson and his teammates would have preferred to have played the game in its traditional setting.
"We are all gutted," he said. "There was a lot of talk about whether it was going to be off or on but, when we were told we couldn't train on it on Wednesday night, we knew it didn't look good.
"But I don't think it makes a difference to either team, in fact it just gives us more time to train."
Knockbreda secretary Colin Russell is maintaining a similarly positive outlook, despite the rescheduling of junior football's most popular — and financially lucrative — fixture of the year.
He said: "The date we've come up with is a very good one — in fact there may be a bigger gate than we were expecting.
"A lot of people have been wishing us well and, when we tell them the new arrangements, their first reaction is that they'll be able to make it."
The decision to call off the Steel final arrived after a referee's inspection yesterday afternoon.
Despite the tireless effort of dedicated supporters and staff who have worked throughout the week to clear the pitch, the harsh conditions proved all too much.
In the meantime, Nortel and Dromara Village must wait to find out whether their Border Cup will go ahead as planned.
The Amateur League's blue riband final is set to take place at Seaview on Tuesday afternoon.
At present, representatives of both clubs are hopeful the game will proceed, but whether it does will depend on the arrival of an anticipated weekend thaw.


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Shed hunting isn't rocket science. The basic premise is, bucks drop their antlers in late winter and you hike around trying to find them.
However, as in all other types of hunting, he who is prepared is most likely to be successful. Serious shed hunters develop and work a strategy. A likely part of that strategy is a well-trained canine companion. A good shed dog greatly improves your odds at this needle-in-a-haystack game.
Lee and Tiffany Lakosky eat, breathe and sleep whitetail deer hunting. When the couple aren't on the road filming for their show "The Crush" or making public appearances, they're at home in Iowa hunting or preparing their farms for hunting. Shed hunting is an important facet of the Lakoskys' annual plan.
"I've been shed hunting for 20 years. Before I had property of my own, I'd look for sheds anywhere I could, like city parks or public land," Lee said. "Now, I find more sheds in a day than I used to find in a year. Sure, a lot of it has to do with having a well-managed land, but my shed dog also has a lot to do with it."
For years, Lee wanted a shed dog but felt he couldn't have one because of the couple's crazy travel schedule. That all changed when Tiffany's mother, Linda, moved to be closer to her daughter and son-in-law.
"Once Linda agreed to help with a dog while we were gone, there was no question about it, I was getting one," Lee said.
Tank is now 3 years old and this season has really come into his own as an antler dog.
"Last year, as a 2-year-old, I would probably find 10 sheds for every one Tank found. But this year, as a 3-year-old, those numbers have reversed, and Tank is finding the majority of the sheds. There is no telling how good he is going to get," Lee said.
Although Lee works with Tank year-round, whether that is for shed hunting, waterfowl hunting or pheasant hunting, he doesn't take much credit for the dog's expertise.
"Look, I could probably train a dog to be a decent shed hunter, and so could just about anybody. But if you want a really great dog, then it should be professionally trained," Lee said.
After witnessing Lee's bond form with Tank, and the success the two were having in the field, both Tiffany and Linda decided they wanted shed dogs of their own.
So now Tiffany has Mattie, and Linda has Kyah. All three of the Laskosky family shed dogs have come from and been trained by professional shed dog expert, Tom Dokken.
"Picking the right breed of dog for shed hunting is extremely important. That's where the knowledge of someone like Tom really comes into play. See, if you want a dog like Tank, who shed hunts but also pheasant hunts, duck hunts and goose hunts, then you want a different breed than a dog that will only shed hunt. Someone like Tom will be able to properly match what you want with the right dog," Lee said.
Dokken not only trains dogs, he owns Shed Dog Products, a company dedicated to selling shed dog training tools. A quick visit to his web site (www.sheddogtrainer.com) answers a lot of questions about what you need to successfully train your own shed dog, such as practice sheds, electric collars, a whistle, treats and more. He offers instructional books and DVDs, but his forte is placing the right dog with the right person and completing the duo's training.
"If you want an exclusive shed dog, you really have to have a dog that has a high retrieve desire, because retrieving an antler isn't like a bird. There's not a lot of excitement to it. It's the strong retrieve desire that separates the good dogs from the great dogs," Tom said.
Brandon Butler's outdoors column appears Saturdays in the Daily Journal.


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The Tampa Bay Rays faced their biggest remaining pitching challenge on paper Saturday night with Toronto Blue Jays ace Ricky Romero and his 2.98 ERA taking the hill against them. Knowing that the Boston Red Sox had already been tattooed by a score of 9-1 in Yankee Stadium no doubt eased the burden of facing Romero and the Jays, but the Rays stepped up with a huge 6-2 win to pull within a game and a half of the Red Sox in the American League wild-card race, as Johnny Damon's eighth-inning home run expanded their one-run lead to a comfortable margin.
The game was a reversal of an unfortunate trend for Tampa Bay whereby the Rays kept dropping huge opportunities to draw closer to the Red Sox. They weren't able to take advantage of the Sox dropping three out of four to the Baltimore Orioles, as they posted the same record in a four-game set against the Yankees. Their competition was much tougher than Baltimore, but they had both James Shields and Jeremy Hellickson throwing in that series, yet it was rookie phenom Matt Moore who bailed them out with a fourth-game win in his first big league start.
The odds are still stacked against the Rays by virtue of the fact they are trailing with four games left (five for the Red Sox, including a day-night doubleheader Sunday), but they have a discernible advantage with their starting pitching the rest of the way. This should come as no surprise, as pitching is the only reason they are in this race in the first place. Their 684 runs scored are just one better than the lowly Orioles and 168 behind the powerful Red Sox. However, their 600 runs allowed is an American League-best -- made more impressive by the fact that they have to face Sox and Yanks 18 times apiece and they don't get to face their own offense at any point during the season.
Sunday's finale against the Blue Jays pits Wade Davis against Brett Cecil and should be the only one of the remaining games where the opposing hurler is anything close to equal to what the Rays are putting on the mound. Davis has faced the Blue Jays four times this year with mixed results. His composite numbers yield a 4.90 ERA and 1.56 WHIP in 26 innings of work thanks in large part to a six earned-run outing in just 4 1/3 innings on Aug. 29 in Toronto. On one hand, he has had success against the Jays in more starts than not (3.36 ERA in the three starts before that bad game), but on the other hand his most recent effort was his worst and it was just a month ago.
While it's true that wins count the same no matter when they come, the Rays essentially need to win all four games on their schedule, but a win Sunday would be especially nice because the Red Sox have that doubleheader and there could be a major momentum shift one way or another depending on the outcome of Sunday's three games. As a stats-oriented baseball fan, I read a lot of stuff that eschews any notion of momentum, but that seems to sometimes forget that these games are played by human beings, not automatons programmed to achieve their peak potential on a daily basis. This isn't an anti-stats screed on any level, just an acknowledgment of the fact that a Rays win on Sunday afternoon paired with a Red Sox split or pair of losses would be a colossal boost for the Rays. The first outcome would leave the Rays down by one, the second with the teams tied with three games to play.
Even with the playoff fate of their hated rival on the line and their own playoff fate sealed, the Yankees aren't going to lay down to the Rays in the season's final series, but CC Sabathia is done pitching for the regular season, while the Rays have their three best established hurlers going in Shields, Hellickson and David Price. The Yankees are throwing Phil Hughes, Bartolo Colon and TBD.
Hughes has looked sharp in his past two starts (albeit against Baltimore and Seattle), but he draws Shields, who has been masterful against the Yankees this year (and everybody else) with a 2.40 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 30 innings across four starts. However, "Big Game" James is just 1-3 in those outings thanks to a combined five runs of support.
Meanwhile, Colon was trounced in the Moore game on Thursday and has really labored the past two months (5.08 ERA and 1.37 WHIP in 62 innings). He will square off against Hellickson, who has a pair of seven IP, two-run outings against the Yankees sandwiched by a flameout start of four earned runs in the Bronx in August.
It won't really matter who Price faces because it won't be Sabathia, meaning advantage Rays. Price has been a mixed bag against the Yankees with two great starts and two poor ones resulting in a composite 4.26 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in 25 innings, but he thrives on big situations against the best teams. He has a 2.91 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 149 innings against teams with winning records this year. If Wednesday's game has significance, Price bringing his best stuff will be the least of Tampa Bay's concerns.
Though they are fighting for a berth into the real playoffs, make no mistake that the Rays are in the playoffs already. They can ill afford to lose again the rest of the way and, while the Red Sox are the targets, the Rays also need to be mindful of the Angels, who are still trying to make this a three-team race over the next four days. Sunday sets the tone for the final series of all three teams since Boston plays two games; if it loses both, the Rays become the favorite due to their significant pitching advantage in the season's final series.
Not only will the Rays hold the advantage with all three starting pitching matchups in their final series, but they still have Moore -- who wasn't the least bit intimidated by the Yankees as he fanned 11 and shut them out for five innings -- on hand should they need him in a key spot out of the bullpen. Their offense, an Achilles heel for most of the season, is peaking at the right time with 4.7 runs per game in September, well above its 4.3 average for the season.
As we saw a previously race-less finish develop into a dogfight for the AL wild card, it is hard not to continually ask what would have happened if the Rays had removed Sam Fuld and his .302 wOBA for Desmond Jennings much sooner than July 23.
We can wonder and second-guess the decision, but it's better to focus on the fact that they still have a real chance at this despite that egregious error, even while acknowledging that there is no excuse for leaving Jennings down that long. There is enough negativity in baseball (whether on blogs, major websites or Twitter) that sometimes it clouds the greatness in the game, like an amazing down-to-the-wire race between David (with his $42 million payroll) and Goliath (shelling out $164 million). With four days left on the schedule, sit back and enjoy this one.
Paul Sporer writes at Pitt Plank, the little piece of Piracy in the SweetSpot network.


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Belmont gets past Farmington but trips up in Sunapee
The Belmont High School Red Raiders won their first round playoff volleyball game at home against Farmington on October 31. Set scores were 25-23, 25-19 and 25-18. Said coach Melissa Miner, "Tonight was the best I have seen them all play in a couple of weeks. Every player was a contributing factor to the win. The biggest key to our success was we played together as a team." Belmont's Megan Bailey recorded one kill, five digs and 27 assists. Alyssa Woods had seven kills and one dig. Louisa Bergeron had ten kills. Shannon Conway had five kills and four digs, and Jessie Bergeron had 28 digs and one assist.
Belmont traveled to Sunapee on Sunday for the quarter-final match, where the Raiders' dreams of making the semi-final round were dashed with a 3-1 loss. The match was very competitive, with each set decided by four points or less. Miner said, "It wasn't the ending that the Red Raiders wanted. We were determined to get to the Final Four in Plymouth. However, Sunapee gave us a fight, they are a very scrappy and smart team. We struggled in the first three matches with a lot of unforced errors and serving errors, but we kept pushing on. I was hoping that with the experience that we had with five seniors that would be an advantage, but it just wasn't our day. We had a great season and will be saddened with the departure of our seniors." In Sunapee, Woods recorded one ace, six kills and one dig. Bailey had one ace, six kills, two digs and 36 assists. Conway had six kills, Louisa Bergeron had 11 kills and Jessie Bergeron had one ace, one kill and 19 digs.
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USA Today Editorial
|Washington, D.C. December 12, 2002
USA Today Editorial
By FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III
This week, the Joint Intelligence Committee released a report containing a number of significant recommendations for improving our nation's counterterrorism efforts. The FBI agrees with the committee's assessment that many of the FBI's counterterrorism and counterintelligence functions required improvement. However, the FBI has made significant changes since 9-11 in an effort to prevent future terrorist attacks and protect the American people.
Last December, I announced a comprehensive reorganization to strengthen our counterterrorism and counterintelligence units. In addition to redirecting the efforts of our Special Agents, we have hired more than 330 additional contract linguists and language specialists, increasing our ability to translate Middle Eastern languages by more than 200%. Before 9-11 we were conducting 70 full field investigations into Al Qaeda in the U.S. Today we are conducting more than 340 investigations, and our newly established Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force has identified more than 200 known or suspected terrorists.
We have also moved decisively to ensure information gets into the hands of the people who need it to protect Americans. The FBI has established Joint Terrorism Task Forces in each of our 56 field offices to strengthen information sharing with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. We have established a National Joint Terrorism Task Force at FBI Headquarters to aggressively pursue intelligence leads and to coordinate intelligence gathering among more than 30 federal and local agencies. We have doubled the resources we devote to analyzing intelligence data, and we have created an Office of Intelligence to ensure that intelligence is shared both within the FBI and with the rest of the US government.
We have also accelerated the implementation of Trilogy, our urgently needed technology upgrade program. Trilogy will provide the capabilities needed to support priority cases and will enhance information access and analysis in all FBI offices.
Since its founding in 1908, the FBI has protected this country through two World Wars, the Cold War, and other domestic and international crises. It adapted, as needed, to the challenges of espionage, organized crime, prohibition, civil rights upheavals, and war. For nearly 100 years, the FBI's ability to collect, analyze, and act on information has made it the world's premiere law enforcement agency. The FBI remains uniquely positioned with experts to simultaneously handle criminal, terrorism and counterintelligence matters - all of which are inextricably woven together.
The Bureau has adapted to meet the needs of our country through every national crisis of the past century. We are committed to building on this expertise and experience as we meet the threat of international terrorism and fulfill what always has and always will be our most fundamental mission: to protect and serve the American people.


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Love is in the Air Suitcase Tins
Love is in the Air Suitcase Tins
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Love, most certainly, is in the air and you can share that joy with your guests by filling the decorative tins with candies, nuts or other treats. And while they can't come with you on your voyage abroad, your friends and family will appreciate this token of your affection. So, before you pack up and ship out, remember your guests with these suitcase tin favors.
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Nice guy. From what I understand he bought two Bianchi folders for $70. Single speed, steel frame, 20" wheels. One needed work and is at the shop, the other he uses to avoid the DC metro (obviously the payback for using this bike is about 30 days).
The bike looked like this but in much better shape and green paint.
This just goes to show, you can find deals on folding bicycles and you can make money biking to work.


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The History of Texas
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- Fully revised to reflect the most recent scholarly findings
- Offers extensive coverage of twentieth-century Texas history
- Includes an overview of Texas history up to the Election of 2012
- Provides online resources for students and instructors, including a test bank, maps, presentation slides, and more
Author Biography
Arnoldo De León is C. J. "Red" Davidson Professor of History at Angelo State University, Texas. He is the author of several works on Texas and Mexican American history, among them The Tejano Community:1836-1900 (1982, 1997); Mexican Americans in Texas: A Brief History (1993, 1999, 2009); Racial Frontiers: Africans, Chinese, and Mexicans in Western America, 1848-1890 (2002); and editor of War Along the Border: The Mexican Revolution and Tejano Communities (2012); and co-author of North to Aztlán: A History of Mexican Americans in the United States (2006). His numerous awards and distinctions include selection as Fellow of the Texas State Historical Association and membership in the Texas Institute of Letters. He was the recipient, in 2013, of the National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies' Premio Estrella de Aztlán Lifetime Achievement Award.
Gregg Cantrell is the Erma and Ralph Lowe Chair in Texas History at Texas Christian University. He is the author or editor of numerous works on Texas history, including Lone Star Pasts: Memory and History in Texas (2007), Stephen F. Austin, Empresario of Texas (1999), and Feeding the Wolf: John B. Rayner and the Politics of Race (2001). He is a member of the Texas Institute of Letters and Fellow of the Texas State Historical Association, of which he served as President, 2013-2014.
Table of Contents
List of Maps vi
Preface and Acknowledgments vii
Timeline x
Chapter 1 Contact of Civilizations, 1521–1721 1
Chapter 2 Spaniards in a Far Northern Frontera, 1721–1821 27
Chapter 3 Mexican Texas, 1821–1836 54
Chapter 4 Launching a Nation, 1836–1848 83
Chapter 5 Statehood, Secession, and Civil War, 1848–1865 111
Chapter 6 The Era of Reconstruction, 1865–1876 142
Chapter 7 A Frontier Society in Transition, 1876–1886 181
Chapter 8 Texas in the Age of Agrarian Discontent, 1886–1900 213
Chapter 9 Texas in the Progressive Era, 1900–1929 237
Chapter 10 Texas and the Great Depression, 1929–1941 289
Chapter 11 War, Prosperity, and Modernization, 1941–1960 328
Chapter 12 Texas in Transition, 1960–1986 375
Chapter 13 A New Texas? 1986–2001 406
Chapter 14 Into the New Millennium, 2001–2012 439
Appendix 469
Index 474


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Starr is the mother to four grown children. Her husband passed away in 2001, and after many years of grieving she decided it was time to adopt the little girl from Asia that she had always longed for. She began the process in late 2006, and was on the 'healthy child' track.
In 2010, she realized the wait would be very long, so she decided to adopt "Zoie"'s brother, as she didn't want to raise an only child, since her other children were all grown and out in the world of work and college. Ziggy Lion Yared came home from Ethiopia in 2011, when he was 14 months old. Every year she would ask God if "Zoie" was on the special needs list, but he said keep waiting. Now she knows why — because she wasn't even born yet!
In 2013, after a move from California to Washington, before she was even unpacked God revealed she had to re-open her adoption case of Zoie Love because she was on the special needs list, and she was ready. Starr was over the moon! She brought Zoie Love Mi home from China in April 2015. She was diagnosed with Developmental Delays. She is now 3 1/2 years old, and she is an absolute blessing in all their lives and they adore her so. Ziggy and Zoie are best of friends.
Starr was absolutely sure she was done and so very thankful she never had to go through this process again. She had even named Ziggy and Zoie with a Z signifying the end of her procreation so to speak. But God had other plans for them. After a couple months home, everything was perfect and everyone was adjusting so well. Then she heard God whispering, so very clearly – and that is how she 'met' Daisy.
She had seen a picture of a little girl with Down Syndrome while browsing the photo listings while waiting for Zoie back in 2014.
She was the sweetest child and there was just something so familiar about her. After a couple of months with Zoie, she decided to check on Nani — soon to be named Daisy! — and see if she had been scooped up; but there she still was. Her file had gone to several agencies throughout the year and several parents looked at her file, and no one chose this sweet child.
That's when Starr knew she was her daughter — but she had no money at all for this adoption. She asked God what he was thinking, and how could all this money come to her? Then almost straight away, as if God was answering her, a friend said she could reuse her Dossier from Zoie's adoption and it would save a lot of money, and she also told Starr about grants she could apply for.
After starting the process, Starr was told she was too old, and she couldn't get approval to adopt Daisy. She was absolutely gutted.
At Zoie's first post-placement visit, she shared her heartache with her social worker — who suggested she talk to his boss. His boss was able to get the waiver for Starr's age, and she was absolutely euphoric!
Daisy is a Special Focus child, as she has Down syndrome. Starr's years of childcare make her confident she can help Daisy be the best she can be. Starr and her family live a very simple life, and she can easily provide for her children, Daisy included.
She is totally going on Blind Faith, for this adoption, so soon after Zoie came home. The first two adoptions were entirely paid for on her own, and she didn't have to fundraise, so this is definitely a new experience. She has muddled through all the initial fees, and God is telling her to have FAITH. So she does. Money will NOT be a reason Daisy will not have a Family to call her own.
Starr, Zoie and Ziggy cannot wait to bring Daisy home and give her love and the life she so deserves!
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at starrsnewblog.blogspot.com
Effie was found abandoned at the age of 2 months and she was placed in an orphanage where she currently lives. She turned 5 in October, 2015.
Effie has a Tessier Facial Cleft and congenital malformation of her nose which has not been corrected.
Effie's country has granted me preliminary approval to adopt her and bring her home to live with our family.
As a single parent, I created my family through the miracle of adoption and have been blessed with two beautiful daughters and a fabulous young son, all from Asia. I also have a wonderful adult son who I adopted as a toddler here in the United States.
There is still plenty of love to spread around and we look forward to giving this little girl the love and medical attention she needs to reach her full potential.
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at http://adoptivemomof4.blogspot.com/
The Goodhue family is excited to add another little boy to their family!
Larry and Maria met in high school in 1986 and married in 1992. Having been told by multiple doctors that they would never have children, they were thrilled to find out they were expecting their first child within their first year of marriage. Over the last 22 years their family has grown year after year. They have nine boys and two daughters, unfortunately one daughter went to be with Jesus in 2011. Children have always been an important part of their family and they desire to let God bless them through whatever means He chooses.
Their daughter, Alyssa happened upon Reece's Rainbow when she was just 13. She has advocated for many of the children on Reece's Rainbow, as well as, helped many families raise funds for their adoptions. Throughout the last six years, her knowledge of the conditions these children endure while they wait for a family to come for them, their different special needs and the process each family goes through to bring these children home has grown. She has shared with her parents and all of her siblings (all boys!) all that she has learned. The Lord has used her to work in the hearts of her parents and they are excited to take the next big step in their family! The response from their children when they were told they were adopting was…"I can't believe it! It seems like a dream!"
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at our-family92.blogspot.com
We (Tim and JoLynne) are thrilled to announce our commitment to adopt Marla! We want nothing more than to bring our little girl home and we are asking that you consider coming along side us with prayer, financial, and emotional support. God has been calling us to adopt for quite some time, and our answer is finally YES!
While on a recent trip, JoLynne got to see first hand the reality of orphanages in Eastern Europe. The call to adopt has always been there for her, but suddenly orphans were no longer a blurry image in her mind– but names and faces– hands she held and feet she washed. Her heart was broken for these children without parents. The call to adopt became urgent. When she arrived home she found comfort with her children, Dexter and Beatrix, but Tim could see her devastation. Unbeknownst to JoLynne, God had been working in Tim's heart– growing in it a love for orphans.
Two years after JoLynne's trip, and one more biological child later (Simon), We (Tim and JoLynne) are at last stepping out in faith and declaring that Marla will be an orphan no more.
The story of adoption is about so much more than us- so much more than our story. It is about a Father that seeks out His child. A Father who says, "No matter where you are and no matter where you have been- I long to call you My own. No matter the cost- you are wanted and you are LOVED more than you can possibly fathom. I will change your status from lost to found and I will keep you in the palm of My hand."
Thanks to God who sent His son to die on a cross for our sin- we can claim this promise of a Heavenly Father. We want to be Marla's earthly parents and to ensure she knows that she is loved and wanted.
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at www.writteninyourbook.blogspot.com
The Robinson family began their adoption family almost four years ago. While going through the heartbreak of infertility and miscarriages, they started to think perhaps they were meant to add to their family in a different way. Surprisingly, after reaching out to several adoption agencies, they learned they were expecting a daughter. Then, very shortly after her birth, (as these things sometimes seem to happen), they learned a son was on his way. Several months later, Mike (active duty Army) received orders to Germany. Not forgetting the plight of orphans around the world, adoption still weighed very heavy on their hearts and they assumed they would continue on the process when they returned stateside in several years.
As often happens, their 'plan' was not the one in action and Alexandria received an e-mail from a stateside agency that they had spoken with years before – completely out of the blue. It had a picture of a beautiful little boy and she knew with the same certainty that she did when she saw their biological son after his birth, that this was their son as well. After many a "can we do this" discussion, they decided to take on an international adoption while living overseas themselves. Several weeks later, intent was submitted to his country and accepted.
Alexandria, though licensed as a nurse, stays home with the children while they are so young and has recently joined the ranks of a homeschooling mom (a title she never thought she'd have, but once again, "plans" change!). Mike is a Warrant Officer with the US Army and thoroughly enjoys his career. Once home, their son will join two sisters and a brother. They hope to travel for the first trip later this year and have him home by the beginning of next year. This process is surely a test in fortitude and patience but they know this sweet boy's life will be forever blessed by a family to tuck him in at night, comfort him when he cries, and have the medical care he desperately needs (he has a diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta) to have a healthy and fulfilling life.
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at ourbulgarianadoptionstory.wordpress.com
Eric and Blythe are very excited about the adoption of Mark! This will be their second international adoption in a year and they couldn't be more thrilled about adding to their family again so soon. Mark has down syndrome and he desperately needs a family. They have four children already at home, two are adopted and two biological. Mark's siblings are very excited about having a baby brother and they constantly ask if its time for him to come home yet!
Since they just recently finished an adoption, with the help of Reece's Rainbow, of a special needs child, they are praying for people to rally around them once more to help bring this little boy home. They greatly appreciate any support that is given whether it be financially, prayerfully or just an encouraging note!
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at FourLittleOaks.wordpress.com
Mike and Beth were high school sweet hearts and have been married for 9 years. They have three girls – Leah (7), Lydia (5), and Lucy (almost 2). Mike just started working at DOT, and Beth stays home while also taking photos/knitting/beach body coaching/providing childcare for a friend a few days a week. She's not good at sitting still. Mike and Beth have talked about adoption for pretty much their entire relationship.
Special needs adults and children have been close to Beth's heart for most of her life. Her mom owned an assisted living home for people with various mental/physical/emotional differences her whole life.
Special needs CHILDREN became close to her heart when she started a daycare and one of her first/favorite children was Sasha. She has spina bifida but that doesn't even come close to defining her. It is an afterthought. She is one of the best kids Beth has ever, ever had the privilege to know. Beth can't wait to see what amazing things she does in her life.
Adopting didn't become a serious discussion until a few months ago when a family started coming to our church. The family has three little girls – RayLee, who has Down Syndrome, Sophie, and Mila, who was adopted from the Eastern Europe two years ago and who also has Down Syndrome. The family used Reece's Rainbow to raise funds for their special-needs adoption.
The Family are back-of-the-church people with us (unruly children 😉 ), so we got to watch them interact with all three girls several times. Beth had met the mama and RayLee years before when their girls had a dance class together. Beth somehow knew she wasn't done with their family! One day as our family were sitting in mass, Mike leaned over to Beth and asked her if she thought it would be okay if they just stole Mila because she was being adorable and flirting with him. After that, things started happening. Amazing things. Good things. God things.
Mike and Beth started talking about adopting a special needs child. But could they afford it? Was it even a possibility for their family? They decided to pray.
Mike told Beth he wanted to get a job with great insurance before they got too serious about adopting. They prayed a lot, and a couple weeks later, Mike got a job at DOT Foods.
Then they prayed some more. They decided to talk to the family from church and see how their process went, what it was like to raise a child with down syndrome, how they managed to raise enough money to adopt, etc. Mike and Beth stayed at their house for an embarrassing amount of time. That was a Saturday.
The next day at Mass, this was the gospel:
Dearest brothers and sisters: All good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no alteration or shadow caused by change. He willed to give us birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
As soon as this was over Beth turned around and looked at Jill (the mama), who was holding Mila. Mila held her arms out to Beth and let her hold her for a minute before she tapped Mike on the shoulder and wanted him to hold her.
If that weren't enough, a few days later, Mike was looking for a generator part for work. He put the number in and nothing came up so he clicked on "images". There was nothing about a generator on the page. Only several photos of an orphanage with a photo of a cross right in the middle! That was when Beth and Mike decided to adopt for sure. They and their girls have been working to bring home baby ever since!
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at http://heartshammerhome.com/
While Todd and Melissa always felt a calling to adopt, their real adoption story began 3 years ago when they started the process to bring two boys home from Eastern Europe. Since that time they have learned so much more about the hearts and needs of children all over the world who are hurting and alone, waiting for a family to take a chance on them. A few months ago they started hearing that still small voice telling them their family wasn't yet completed and they began once again seeking wisdom to know what this calling would look like for their family. After a lot of prayer and consideration there was one little face that stood out and said "Pick me!" A 7 year old little girl who is in severe need for medical intervention and simply someone to care about her. Much like Lance, the Schmitt's 5 year old son, she is not able to sit up or roll over and suffers from severe muscle spasticity. The Schmitt's have learned so much from Lance in the past 2 years that a physical inability to do these things does not mean they are incapable of joy and love. As they watch Lance laugh and smile (things he wouldn't do when he first came home) they want to be able to provide this little one with that same opportunity to experience joy, love, warmth, physical contact, and a full belly every day without question.
They feel honored to be called parents to each and every one of their children and are excited to embark on the journey one more time. They would love for you to share in this process with them and thank you for taking your time to read their brief story and consider supporting them. More than anything they covet a spot in your prayers as this is a long, emotional journey.
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at onemorelightofmine.blogspot.com
We are Jordan and Bethany Whiteley, and we are so excited to announce that we are adopting Mikah! When he joins our family, Mikah will become a brother to our two biological children — Jimmy (5) and Katherine (3). We are a happy family that loves God, loves life, and loves each other. We look forward to making Mikah a loved and valued member of our family!
For a number of months, we saw Mikah's profile on Reece's Rainbow, and along with many others, wished that a family would step up for him. We had no clue that we would be that family! Recently however, we received word that Mikah was suddenly being moved into a bad situation, and God laid it on our hearts to adopt him! After much prayer and discussion (and some encouraging words from some close friends), we made the decision to make him our son! We are now working to get him home as soon as we can.
Through all of this, we remember the compassion and love Jesus Christ had for us when He sacrificed His own life for us, and see how we are called to give the same love and compassion to those in need around us.
"By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word or tongue, but in deed and truth." I John 3:16-18
To us, adopting a child is wonderful picture of what God has done for us — He adopts us to be His children, loves us unconditionally, and makes us heirs to eternal life. In the same way, we plan to take Mikah up into our arms, and give him a new life where he is loved and valued, and able to reach his full potential. We thank you for your help!
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at cardboardfort.net/adoption
Brice and Jessie are an ASL fluent family pursing a deaf toddler. Having been married for almost 5 years, they always knew they wanted to expand their family through adoption one day, but had no idea God would have it happen quit this soon. Shortly after experiencing their second miscarriage they were contacted about this child. They have been working hard on their house ever since in pursuit of this child ever since! As they begin preparing to move and spend the required 4-6 months in country to bring this precious child into their home, they covet your prayers. They are in desperate need of funds as the in country stay and fees required are quite staggering, an estimated $40,000.00! Having exhausted their resources in order to get their home ready by adding bedrooms to meet adoption requirements, they are trusting God for the money to bring this child home!
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at ourdeaflife.blogspot.com
After much prayer, Jeremy and Nicole have decided to begin the adoption process. They have been approved for TWO boys, a 4 year boy with Cerebral Palsy, and a 3 year old boy with severe prematurity and microcephaly. In Jeremy's words, "It is our chance, by the grace of God, to change the future of at least two of His children and to show them the love they may not have received from a loving family. Unfortunately, adoption can be extremely expensive but we are both trusting that God will provide through whatever means necessary." The Clarks are (im)patiently waiting to hold their little boys in their arms and be one big happy family.
Rachel Lawrence is beyond excited and blessed to soon be a mother for Austin. She is an intervention specialist (special education teacher) and also runs a horseback riding program for kids with special needs. God is in control and he has been blessing and paving the path to help bring Austin home. This is her first adoption and she is beyond grateful for all the support and prayers of those around her. Rachel is a single mother who has always known that she wanted a family through adoption. When she came across Austin on Reece's Rainbows, she just knew it was time to begin her family and Austin was who she needed to bring home! Rachel can't wait to meet and hold Austin. He will be growing up on a small farm with family and friends close by. Thank you for your prayers and support during this process!
You can follow the family's adoption at rachelsadoption.weebly.com
For many years, Rebecca and Jacob talked about adopting two siblings. Rebecca is the second youngest of eight children and always wanted a large family. Jacob knows the importance that parents have in the life of a child. After many attempts, the Adairs were able to have four girls: Jadalyn, Gabriella, Sierra, and Marlys. But they still felt like they had room in their hears and home for more.
When starting the adoption process, the Adairs looked immediately at siblings adoptions. Siblings have a significantly harder time being adopted. Add age and special needs to the equation and this increases the length of time these kids wait. Many of these kids age out of the system and are left to find their way at very young ages with no family to support them and no relationship with God.
Originally the Adairs looked at domestic adoptions. But when they saw Patty, Sally, and Lucy from Eastern Europe, their hearts ached for these children. After much soul searching and prayer, the Adairs realized they were called to bring these girls home to become part of their family.
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at http://adairfamilyadoption.com
Jay — soon to be named Dominic — is vision impaired, with a diagnosis of Congential microphthalmus . He is currently being cared for in a facility dedicated to the blind and vision impaired orphans. When Dominic saw a friend recently go home with his new forever family, he asked, "When will my Mommy come?"
"Mommy is coming, Dominic!" Heidi would like him to know.
Please consider helping to bring Dominic home.
Heidi is the loving single Mom to two wonderful sons adopted from China. Ben (cleft l/p) was adopted at 3 ½ in 2006, and Evan (profoundly deaf) was adopted at age 6 in 2012. Heidi is a former elementary school teacher with a huge heart for children and passion for advocacy for orphans with special needs.
"Being Mom is the greatest blessing of my life," she explained. "I saw my new son Dominic's profile, and immediately new he was meant to join our family. As a single mother, the expenses to adopt can be scary, but one morning I passed a church sign that said, "God doesn't ask if you are ready, He asks you to trust him."
Dominic will be a part of a loving family with 2 terrific older brothers and a loving Mom. He will have a loving extended family with Aunties and cousins to dote on him. He will get the medical and educational support he will need to thrive in life. Thank you and God Bless you for all that you do to help children join forever families!
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at http://www.dominicmakes3.blogspot.com
In 2009 Thad and Lorene were blessed with their 4th child – a daughter blessed with down syndrome. After her birth they became aware of the situation for many disabled orphans around the world and in 2010 they decided to adopt their 5th child – another daughter. They brought home Ember from Ukraine in 2011 and have been a happy, content family ever since. They were definitely finished having any more children. However things change. In Dec. of 2015 God whispered into their hearts. He drew Thad and Lorene to a precious girl that had just been transferred out of her orphanage, taken from everything and everyone she had ever known, and placed into an "invalid home". No place for a child. God kept whispering and they could no longer ignore the call. This is a huge leap of faith but they trust God will provide everything that is needed for this journey.
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at www.addingasenti.blogspot.com
Three years ago, Alyssa and Drew made the decision start their family through adoption. While working in an orphanage in the summer of 2005, Alyssa's heart was burdened for all the waiting children who wanted nothing more than a Mommy and Daddy to tuck them in bed at night. After following the journey of family friends who found their son on Reece's Rainbow, Drew and Alyssa eventually discovered the profile of a sweet, older boy who stole their hearts.
In 2014, they brought home the ten-year-old bundle of energy, "Hogan" (on Reece's Rainbow). He has taught his parents a lot about family and unconditional love. Together they have laughed, adventured and experienced a lot of growth (emotional and physical – teenage boys can EAT!). They are all excited to bring home another child and add to the laughter and joy in the house.
"Hogan" looks forward to being a big brother, sharing his love for story telling and music, and showing his new sibling how great it is to be part of a forever family. Knowing how much "Hogan" has blessed their lives, Alyssa and Drew can't wait to see what joys their next child will bring to the family.
God has been setting the groundwork for adoption of a child with special needs in Phil and Celeste's hearts for a while now. From Celeste's involvement with children with special needs at a young age and then later becoming a special education teacher, to Phil and Celeste serving in their church's special needs Sunday school class and having the opportunity to take mission trips to parts of Eastern Europe visiting orphanages. Numerous sermons, recent events, prayers, and conversations have led the Grahams to answer God's call for them to adopt.
Immediately "Jonah" caught their attention, and through much prayer and God's Holy intervention, He showed them "Jonah" was waiting on them.
The Graham's have one biological daughter, Paisley.
Would you join us in the exciting journey to show God's love to Mr. "Jonah"?
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at tobelongtobeloved.blogspot.com
Catrina grew up in Point Pleasant Beach. She loves doing every day things, like going to the beach, hanging out with friends, or even staying around the house. Billy, loves sports, he is a boys varsity soccer and an assistant coach for the girls basketball team.
They are both deaf. Catrina's mother found out she was deaf at about two years old. All of her family is hearing, except for her. Billy's parents found out he was deaf at about 4 months old. Catrina and Billly both attended The New Jersey School for the deaf. They both now work at NJSD teaching and helping students, just like when they attended school. Billy has been teaching there for 15 Years, and Catrina 10 years. Billy's mother was also a teachers aide there, too, which is how Billy and Catrina actually met. They started dating in 2006 and fell in love instantly. Billy proposed on March 6th, 2008 and soon to follow the engagement, they got married on September 6th, 2008. From that point on they knew they would spend their lives together, buying a house and starting a family of their own.
But some things didn't come easy for them. They have tried to become pregnant, but they faced many challanges. Catrina became pregnant in 2010 with twins. What should be and exciting time for a family, became a tradgey on April 29, 2010, She lost both babies. Later in the year they became pregnant again. December first was another day of sadness when they lost their third baby. After all the surgeries and trauma to her uterus, Catrina had to have a hysterectomy and can no longer become pregnant.
Catrina, no longer being able to carry a baby, mentioned one of her dreams since she was 17 to her husband, which was adopting a baby from Asia. If any of you have ever been in this position, you will know adopting a child is a very long process and costs a lot of money, but for some its the only option to have their own family. They began the adoption process in April. They were put on a waiting list until they found their match the last week of June 2015. Their match was a beautiful four year old girl from China, Ramona. Ramona is a sweet little girl, who loves to be around people. Ramona is also deaf.
The family's goal is $20,000.00. This money would be spent completely on the adoption fees, flights, hotels, and the visas. Already they have spent $4,000.00 on the home study and being put onto the waiting list. They need $5,000.00 by December to complete the adoption. They must fly to China to meet with the adoption agency before anything can be complete, and if all goes well, they will be able to bring her home. Flights, and hotels alone are expensive, and applying for visas. They will stay in China for 2 weeks and will bring our daughter Ramona home.
Ramona is deaf and 4 years old. She has no parents, but lives in an orphan home. She had heart surgery when she was a baby and paralysis face. Ramona is very friendly and loves to be around people. She loves to play with the children and adults. She points what she wants; she doesn't know sign language yet, but she will learn from her new family.
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at http://nowrey.wix.com/journeytoramona
Meet Saam. He is one of a group of seven older boys who were friends from the same welfare center. He's watched as six of his friends over the past several years were adopted one-by-one, and has been waiting patiently for his own forever family…until now!
This past year, we (Laura and Brandon) watched as Laura's brother and his wife adopted two of Saam's teenage friends from his Chinese orphanage. When they started advocating for Saam, the last boy left, and mentioned that they wanted to find someone like us to adopt him something sparked in our hearts, and we began to pray. Our prayer was for Saam to find his forever family, and if it was to be us, that God would let us know. There were a few challenges to overcome, but prayers took care of those, and soon enough, we found ourselves starting the paperwork to begin the adoption process. That means that these three friends, Saam and our newly adopted nephews from the same welfare center, will be cousins and live across town from each other!
Our three biological children are on-board and excited about the process. Saam's sister Hayley even started telling people that we were adopting before we had made the final decision. In many ways, our children, and their cousins, were the catalysts for adopting Saam. The love these kids have for others and each other is inspiring to the adults in this family. In addition to being excited about having a new brother, our kid's each have opinions about what English name to give Saam. Much to their dismay 'Bruce Wayne', even though we love Batman, has been vetoed. Fun discussions continue as to what Saam's name should be as we journey through the paperwork and adoption process in this upcoming year and pray as a family for his safety and wellbeing until we can travel to make him 'ours'.
Adoption was not in our original plans for our life, but God knew it was in our hearts. Seeing the impact it had on other families who have adopted touched us in ways we never imagined. One of the scariest parts of this process for us is finances, but God put this opportunity in front of us, and even though we don't have the money saved to pay for this adoption, we know we have to take a step of faith knowing know that God will provide. Please consider helping to bring Saam home to his forever family. Our entire family truly appreciates your help and prayers and can't wait to reunite three friends who will now be cousins, and welcome him home as a son and
Tasha had always assumed that when she and Jeff adopted, it would be in birth order. In her mind, the way you add to the family is with a baby. Over the last year she had actively advocated for waiting children and knew in her heart that one day her family would bring one of those children home. She had felt compelled to adopt, but Jeff had never agreed. Tasha prayed for over a year that when the time was right and the child was right, Jeff would say yes. She would wait.
In March of 2015, Tasha reviewed Erika's file, like she had many files, and began to occasionally advocate for her on facebook. She reviewed the file again toward the end of May, and even called the placing agency for more information. She asked why no one had adopted Erika, considering she had such large grants. The answer: because she has Down Syndrome. Tasha has a heart for people with Down Syndrome and that answer felt personal and offensive. Still…
A few days later, the agency rep emailed to ask if the family was interested in adopting Erika. Tasha replied that she would talk to her husband over the weekend, and then she promptly put the file in a desk drawer and closed it.
On July 7th, Tasha saw another post on facebook advocating for Erika, and it hit her like a sucker punch. As the morning continued on, God really convicted Tasha's heart. Why should she reject a waiting child based on her age? What made her think that she got to choose who her child was? Waiting children were not shoes to be shopped for. It was a very hard and humbling day.
Reluctantly, Tasha decided that she would take Erika's file out of the drawer and show it to Jeff when he got home that night, and when she did he said, "Okay….I'll think about it."
Jeff has always cared about orphans. But the idea of actually…in real life…adopting??? They didn't have the money. Their house needed repairs. They had just gotten out of the diaper phase after 10 years and 4 kids. Kids with Down Syndrome and the health concerns involved were kind of scary.
Jeff had never said he "would think about it" before. That is such a simple sentence, but it spoke volumes. AND IT FREAKED TASHA OUT. Remember, she had always thought that when they did adopt it would be a baby. Erika's file eased many of Jeff's concerns about adopting, but Tasha was out of her comfort zone. As she went to bed that night, she prayed to God that if adopting Erika was His will, He would give them a clear sign.
The next day a package arrived from China. FROM THE VERY CITY IN WHICH ERIKA LIVES. This is not a well known city. The package was a birthday gift, ordered for Jeff and Tasha's youngest child's birthday. Ordered by Jeff's parents who live in Arizona. A dress. That gift had been ordered while Erika's file lay in a closed drawer. Tasha knew, beyond any doubt. It took Jeff another 2 weeks, but he agreed. Erika was to be Norah, daughter of Jeff and Tasha, sister of Isaiah, Quinn, Emmett and Josie. God had chosen this child for them.
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at norahmakes5.wordpress.com
Luke and Jennifer Webster are the proud parents of 5 (soon to be 6!) blessings. Their 3 oldest children are 12, 9, and 6. Their two youngest children, adopted from China in July of 2012, are 4 and 5. The entire family is absolutely thrilled to be bringing home "Simon" who will be their Benjamin. The Webster family stepped out in faith to begin Benjamin's adoption and have seen God's hand in each and every step.
"Simon" is visually impaired and currently resides at a foster home for children with visual impairments. The Websters are not new to children with VI or with special needs in general. Their youngest two children have multiple special needs. Their son, Caleb, has low vision due to a traumatic brain injury and has opened their hearts to children with visual impairments. They look forward to welcoming "Simon" into their home and hearts. The Websters would love for you to follow in their walk to bring Benjamin home.
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at faithwalkingfamily.blogspot.com
It is in Ryan and Megan's blood to help. A firefighter and a paramedic they feel particularly blessed to be able to have a hand in some of God's most amazing work every day. However, a year ago, they would have had no idea that God would have put them on this path to adoption. Megan has always had a heart for adoption but God worked in wondrous ways in Ryan's heart to also give him this great calling. Volunteering at a pregnancy center, Megan, was always around adoption stories and the like. She was always up late researching adoption and foster care whenever her husband was on shift. It was late on one of these nights that she saw Oskar's picture and well… just knew they had to get him home, he was already written in her heart. Because it was late she did not originally realize the website, whose waiting list she found Oskar on, was international. Not until she received a response back from an email she sent inquiring about Oskar, did she realize he was in Eastern Europe. SURPRISE! When Megan showed Oskar's picture to Ryan, he had a similar reaction to hers, and they decided to pray about it. Quickly and mightily God worked on their hearts to calm their fears about adoption (especially from a foreign country) and push them into action to bring their son home.
Once diving into the adoption process and really learning about all the children without families and just the true, heartbreaking realities these orphans (especially the ones with special needs) face did Ryan and Megan know that this was not going to be a one-time thing. They knew it was their responsibility to love and minister to the millions of forgotten orphans around the world. The whole family, Ryan , Megan, and their two daughters , as well as grandparents, great-grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and the like all have already fallen in love with this little boy a world away. It is truly amazing the people that have come out of the woodwork to help bring this little boy home. The adoption journey is hard, scary, and long, but oh so beautiful and truly is a picture of Christ's love for us. Through this adoption we are hoping not only to gain a son, and for him to gain a family, but for many to have their eyes and hearts opened to these children that have no one, and to the wonders of how God works. We would love and are eternally grateful for anyone who feels led to give to this adoption, but we also know that even though financing an adoption is a huge obstacle, that it will not stop the plan that is in place. Thank you and God Bless!
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at everyhearthome.blogspot.com
Tim and Janice have been married for 20 years and are the parents to 13 children, 4 biological and 9 through adoption. Although they knew they would adopt someday from the moments they discussed it during college, they never thought their family would be quite this big! Though after looking into the eyes of so many children they had to leave behind in the orphanages, they knew that as long as they were able, they should be advocating and adopting, and caring for God's children.
This time around, the Rowe family is bringing home a 16 year old girl named Toma. Toma was hosted by the Rowes this past summer, and was about to age out of the orphanage. They knew they could not allow that to happen. She would have been faced with a scary and uncertain future out on the streets – a place where no teen should have to learn to survive on their own!
Please pray for Toma's adoption, that all might go smoothly and quickly so that they might bring this girl home into a family full of love and security. And if you are able to donate to their FSP they would greatly appreciate the help as this will be their 5th international adoption in 4 years. Thank you!
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at weretakingbabysteps.blogspot.com
Grant and Susan Lee have been married for 10 1/2 years and currently have six children. The breakdown of the half a dozen kids includes, four children from prior marriages, one child of our own, and one adopted child. Susan has always had a passion to adopt in her heart at a very young age, while Grant did not. When we, as a family adopted our youngest child Soo Min from South Korea seven years ago, Susan was elated as her dream of adopting a child finally came true. Grant was excited but did not share the same passion as Susan. As time passed by, Grant realized the passion for adoption and began to share these same feelings. The idea of giving his son a new life full of unconditional love became very important and special to Grant and he knew that they would adopt again. This feeling is shared passionately with our children. Our kids realize that they are so fortunate that God has provided all of them with a life full of love, grace, and opportunity. They also realize that they are all children of God and they need to have open sensitive hearts, to bring another one of God's children to our family. A baby girl named Comfort is our child who were are bringing home. Comfort is HIV positive, our family knew immediately just by looking at her that she is the chosen one to join the Lee family. We will work together as a family to make sure she has all the medical care and love she deserves. We are often reminded of Galatians 3:26 – For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. We are all children of God and we need to help other children. The Lee siblings help each other, Grant and Susan help each other. It is now time for our entire family to bring Comfort into our home through the grace of God.
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Mark and Leslie Lenig have been married for almost 14 years, and that's about how long they've been talking and praying about adoption. It has been a long journey seeking the Lord for how and when He would add to their family in this way. They have been blessed with four biological children, Oliver (9), Nora (7), Calvin (4) and Peter (18 months). Just last spring the family learned of an international hosting program that they could take part in to give an orphaned child the once in a lifetime opportunity to come to America and experience life outside of their orphanage. A sweet 6-year-old girl with Cerebral Palsy was available for the 4-week hosting program through an adoption agency in the US. Mark and Leslie saw this as an opportunity to see firsthand what it was like to care for a child with special needs in their home and for their children to experience loving an orphan and advocating for her to find a family. Only God knew that this little girl was meant to become a part of their family forever! The program got shortened to 2 weeks due to problems with the US issuing visas, but it didn't take more than that to know how perfectly Su fit into their family. Just a week after sending her back to Asia, the family decided to begin the long process of adopting her, with hopes to have her home with them before her next birthday, May 21st, 2016.
The most unexpected part of this story is that God had another daughter chosen for them as well. Mark and Leslie never thought they would get approved to adopt two children, but when they did, they knew that sweet Sophie, who had been on their hearts for months, was destined to be the baby sister in the family. Leslie had seen Sophie's picture on the Reece's Rainbow page and felt an immediate connection to her. They found her on the shared list once they were approved to add her to their adoption plan. They only know Sophie through pictures and videos, but she has stolen their hearts. The Lenig's children are so excited to be adding two sisters to their family! They have been helping mom and dad with various fundraisers, including bagging up hundreds of pairs of shoes!
Over the past seven months, since Su returned, she has been the topic of conversation in their home. Everyone in the family misses having her smiling face around the house and hearing her giggles. They've been known to watch home videos of their time with Su over and over and over again! They often talk about what life will be like when "the girls" get home. They've had fun setting up a girl's room for Nora and her two new sisters. They discuss where they will sit at the dinner table and how they will take bike rides with all the attachments needed for 4 kids who can't ride on their own yet. Life is about to get really interesting, but the saying is true "the more the merrier". Mark and Leslie are so grateful to God to be chosen to be the parents of these six blessings, and they are so appreciative of any financial support that you feel moved to give toward bringing their girls home!
For as long as she can remember, Elizabeth has had a heart for the orphans. After college, Elizabeth adopted two dogs, all the while waiting for God's timing to say yes to adding a child. In 2012, she began to feel drawn towards international adoption. Through this journey, Elizabeth discovered Reece's Rainbow.
In the fall of 2015, Elizabeth saw precious "Heavenleigh" – a tiny, spunky five year old girl rocking her extra chromosome. Although this was not the path she planned, she knew it was time to say "yes." Elizabeth raced to bring her fragile daughter home. On November 9, 2015, "Heavenleigh," named Wren by her mama, went home to Jesus.
Throughout the sorrow and heartbreak of losing this precious daughter, Elizabeth is so thankful for the hard yes. Because of Wren, Elizabeth was prepared to open her doors and heart to another precious gift – this time, a son.
Elizabeth cannot wait to bring home Wren's big brother! He has waited so long for snuggles and love and medical care, and of course, a family of his own.
Thank you so much for being a part of this journey!
Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows. Isaiah 1:17
Follow the family's adoption journey on their blog at spreadlovelikeglitter.blogspot.com
"Care for the orphans in their distress!" James 1:27. 160 million orphans in this world! Love at least one!
Adoption is the mission field of the Winslow family of New Hampshire. With nine adopted children (one of which lives in heaven!) and 2 biological children, they are fulfilling God's call on their lives!
Last year they brought home their 2 Bulgarian blessings! What a joy this has been for them! God has told them that they are NOT done yet! They said, "send us God", and He is sending them again. To familiar territory for yet another blessing!
This one is a precious 5 year old girl with Down's Syndrome. They already love her!
Thank you for taking the time to encourage and support the Winslow family! They sure do appreciate it and love you all greatly!
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Eagle Forum: Senate Immigration Bill is Amnesty
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Washington, D.C. — Eagle Forum, a leading pro-family organization founded by Phyllis Schlafly, strongly opposes the immigration deal struck today in the U.S. Senate. "There is virtually no support among the conservative base for any bill championed by Sen. Ted Kennedy, especially on immigration" said Eagle Forum Executive Director Jessica Echard.
"If there was anything else Republicans and President Bush could do to alienate conservatives, I don't know what it is," Echard said. "The costs to taxpayers will be enormous. The bureaucracy created will be unmanageable and fraud will be rampant. If passed, this bill will make the Republican party a permanent minority party because the majority of those given amnesty will be low-skilled and dependent on the welfare state."
"The American people will not be fooled. No matter how high the fines and despite the triggers, this bill is amnesty," Echard continued. "It allows people who broke our laws to obtain what they came here to get. It is like giving a bank robber the money he stole after he serves his sentence."
Eagle Forum has recently sponsored several training sessions for conservative activists on issues of immigration and national sovereignty. In Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, Eagle Forum activists learned how to ask questions of presidential candidates on immigration in a way that prevents them from ducking the issue or equivocating. A list of questions can be found here.


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For the last 3-4 months my legs and back have been killing me, no amount of visits to the chiro or masseuse have fixed the issue. Here is what's weird this pain only manifests itself when I'm off the bike. When I'm on the bike the pain goes away.
The weird HR issue is that I can't get my HR up on the trainer. I'm doing workouts that should be pushing my HR into zones 4 and 5 and I can't get it past the upper end of zone three. If I do these same workouts outdoors my HR responds like it should.


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10 Nov 2006 2:01 AM #1
minor YAHOO.ext.CompositeElementLite code weirdness
Digging on the ComponentElement.js file, I found some other code that didn't look perfectly sound
YAHOO.ext.CompositeElementLite = function(els){ this.elements = []; this.addElements(els); this.el = YAHOO.ext.Element.get(this.elements[0], true); };
YAHOO.ext.CompositeElementLite = function(els){ YAHOO.ext.CompositeElementLite.superclass.constructor.call(this, els); this.el = YAHOO.ext.Element.get(this.elements[0], true); };
There is also a subtle inconsistency in the YAHOO.ext.CompositeElementLite.addElements implementation.
YAHOO.ext.CompositeElementLite addElements : function(els){ if(!els) return this; this.elements = this.elements.concat(els); },
This could be easily fixed:
YAHOO.ext.CompositeElementLite addElements : function(els){ if (els) { this.elements.concat(els); } return this },
10 Nov 2006 2:48 AM #2
There used to be a reason the parent's constructor was not called. That code was removed and the code in Lite was never changed.
I went through and added return this; as an after thought. I must have missed a spot. Thanks.
FYI, this code wouldn't work, concat does not modify the original array.
addElements : function(els){
if (els) {
return this
10 Nov 2006 3:00 AM #3
FYI, this code wouldn't work, concat does not modify the original array.
Thanks for you correction.
I just quickly looked for an online example on how to use concat on an array, as I was not sure if it was modifying the original or not, but I have misunderstood how to use it.
10 Nov 2006 3:02 AM #4
No, thank you for pointing these things out. Right now is the time to correct the weirdness.
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I refuse to go through the emotions of losing an NBA Finals that my team isn't even playing in. This wasn't always the case, but after the Bulls were eliminated by the Miami Heat I recognized the error in my application of fandom, and tapped out.
As the postseason began, I was certainly rooting for the Sixers to beat the Heat up some. I never thought Philly had a chance to actually go the distance, but I just hoped they'd land enough shots to leave Miami vulnerable for the next round.
Boston was waiting, and I was completely confident that the Celtics would be the Kelly Pavlik to Miami's Jermain Taylor.
That didn't happen though. So I then begrudgedly shifted my temporary allegiance over to Chicago. I didn't believe D-Rose and the Bulls had a chance to eliminate Miami heading in, but I was desperate after Boston lost the one time I wanted them to win.
I considered then that jumping off this rooting against another team train might be the best idea, and all of sudden Game One of the ECF happened.
I convinced myself all over again that Miami was fatally flawed. I was confident that the teamwork personified by Coach Thib's crew would outlast any amount of individual talent on the other side.
Only that didn't happen either, as we are all well aware. The Heat were preparing for the NBA Finals, and I had a conversation with myself. I suppose I do that far too often, but whatever. The exchange went something like this:
"What are you doing to yourself? This doesn't make any sense. Do you really care if Dallas wins the NBA Title? You don't even really like Dallas. Sure Cuban's cool, and Dirk's pretty good for a German guy, and you always liked Jason Kidd, but do any of those guys even care about Cleveland? And will it really help the fact that LeBron James left Cleveland if Miami loses the NBA Finals? With Wade and LeBron, the Bostrich playing well, along with Haslem and Miller on the uptick heading into the Finals, do they even have a chance to lose one game let alone four?"
I settled on the answer of no, they had no chance to lose four of seven games to anybody. I picked Miami in six. I realized that as much as I don't want to admit this, a team of LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and any collection of Euroleage players would be pretty good. Let alone the guys they have on their roster. That was the consensus for me last summer, and I spent all season convincing myself otherwise. Until last week that is.
Which is why on Thursday night, with seven minutes to go in the NBA Finals, I was almost pleased with myself in some bizarre, twisted way. After winning Game One of the NBA Finals going away, the Heat were up fifteen with less than seven minutes to go. Dwayne Wade was studio gangstering it up over in front of the Dallas bench after he drilled a three, LeBron looked annoyingly happy with himself, Bosh continued to look simply annoying, but none of that mattered to me anymore. I was out, I didn't care.
In some ways, I thought maybe it would be better if he just won the title this season afterall. Get it all over with. Let him french kiss the trophy while laying on the floor crying, announce that he did this for Akron or whatever, and we can all just watch those proceedings and move the hell on. No more negative energy, just go back to rooting for Cleveland teams again in a positive way.
But then the Heat completely collapsed, Dirk proved more clutch than any combination of LeBron and Wade, and the Mavericks finished with a 20-2 run to steal one down in Miami. Birdman, DJ Khaled, and the thirty-four other fans Miami had down at the game were stunned. It was awesome.
I was real tempted at that point. I really enjoyed that melt-down, and I hoped that I would be as wrong as I often am when I predict the outcomes of games by the time this series was over. I thought about getting all gassed up about Miami losing all over again. But then I decided not too.
I'll be happy if Dallas ends up winning this thing, as it shifts back now to the Texas for the next three, but I will be completely and absolutely indifferent if they don't. I swear. I'm not giving anybody the satisfaction of knowing that I'm upset that they won the title.
There's a power in that I think, a strength to being indiffernt. You can't lose that way, no matter how things end up playing out. Which makes sense in this case, because there's no way can we really win either.


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I normally commute on a Trek FX bike which weighs somewhat like 30 pounds with fenders and rack (no panniers). No suspension and the front fork is straight and aluminum. No drop bars, as I like flats for commuting (and also I've never ridden on drops ).
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Basically, it costs $10 to either buy a point or apply. If you buy a point it is $10. If you apply it is $10 and don't get drawn, you will get a point.
Also Utah has true preference points for general deer. That means whoever has the most points will get the tag over someone with lower points.
All other hunts are a bonus point hybrid system. 50% go to the people with the most points (basically like a true preference point) and the other half goes into a random draw. It is random but if you have more points your chances are greater but only slightly. If it's your first year you get one random number assigned and if it's your fifth year you get five random numbers but only the lowest is kept. Permits for that species are then drawn starting with the lowest random number until all of the permits are gone.
Not trying to call you out UH (you know more about hunting and drawing permits than I ever will) but specie is a term for coin money.
Species is correct whether it is singular or plural. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
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Work2hunt, If you are starting from ground zero, I'd highly advise you to invest your money elsewhere before Utah. It was once a good state for nonresidents, but since SFW began converting all the nonresident tags to auction 10 years ago, things have changed considerably, and will only get worse. Do the math, and you will see due to diminishing number of nonresident tags, the odds have gone Powerball. If you are already investing funds in AZ, NM, CO, WY, NV, MT, NH, ME, and are just looking for a snowball's chance in hell supplement, consider investing in UT points. Otherwise send your money to any of the above. I have 18 deer points and after I burn them, I'll dump all my other species and get out of the scam capital of the USA game. It's simple math. Check it out before investing.
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