What do you do about lying? Philip has been making it a habit of lying to us lately. It's almost like he can not give us an honest answer about anything. I'm starting to get angry. He told me a whopper this after noon. Trust is kind of important to me. The bottom line is I do not trust him. He is Pinocchio right now. I'm ready to come down hard on him because I want to put a stop to this NOW!!! What do you do when one of your kids starts to get into a habit of lying?
I found this article but I could use some help here.

I've never seen something like this before. It is a new born baby girl in the USA listed on Rainbow Kids available now for adoption.
It says this...
Healthy AA baby girl born 11/4/07 at 11:05am by C-section in Bradenton Florida. Mom is a single mother of two girls under the age of 4 and is unable to parent a third child. She has received prenatal care throughout the pregnancy and denies any drug or alcohol use. Father is known and will sign the consents for the adoption. Per Florida law mom can not sign the consents until 48 hours after the birth or upon the written discharge from the hospital. Birth weight 6LBS 4Oz. Birth Length 19 inches long Apgars 8/9 Total adoption fees are $23,000.00 which includes birth mother living expense, counseling and legal fees up to termination of parental rights, (Finalization is seperate) additional fees: $240.00 application fee $350.00 Home study review fee $1,500.00 ICPC fee for out of state parents $1,200.00 Finalization legal fees Paid directly to the attorney at finalization Placement will be Tuesday 11/6/07
So I guess if you are ready to adopt today Here is a baby girl who needs a parent now! Like I said, I've never seen anything like this. I've only done 3 SN International adoptions, but maybe one of my readers knows someone who would like to adopt a new born American baby.

Here is Sarah in her new AWANA vest. AWANA is a Christian children’s program that places allot of importance on memorizing the Bible. Sarah's verse was "I am wonderfully made" Psalm 139:14. She could quote her verse, but you really can not understand her. I'm just proud she is part of the group. In time the words will come!

This evening Juergen and I had to fight with our lazy boys to get them to sort a pile of socks and put away a small pile of their cloths. Later Nicole and I watched an intense documentary about a boy living in the Mountains of Bolivia. He went to school during the day (a great privilege) and worked all afternoon and evening in a silver mine. It was very hard dangerous work. He would chew coca leaves to numb the pain. He dreamed about a better life for himself, his brother, mother and sister. He expressed his desire to be a teacher, but then said it was only a dream. He had no father. Without a father he had to work, there was little chance of ever escaping this poverty.
I cannot believe the privileges and opportunities our children have. It makes me want to adopt again. It is not about my life...but their lives. They live such hard lives with so little opportunity because they do not have a father or mother that provides them a chance. Please adopt! It is true you can not change the whole world, but you can change the world for one! It is the orphans that are exploited. They are the child solders, child laborers, child prostitutes. They suffer from malnutrition, they are uneducated or under educated. The experience both physical poverty and emotional poverty (for it is emotional poverty not to belong to a family). If you have opportunity to offer...and they desperately need opportunity perhaps it is Gods will that you would give at least one child a chance at a better life!

Look what I found... Hallmark channel real life adoption stories you can watch online.

You are going to love this!

I hope you have a great weekend and that you learn to really love your life & those around you! I read about this song on a yahoo web group. I'm not a big country fan but I have to agree life really goes by fast!

Kenny Chesney - Do...

The big winner of my fall give away is striving-to-be-better!!! I had my wonderful husband give me a number between 1-150 and He choose your number! So thank you everyone who left me a comment. I hope some of you also read some of my blog, and that you will continue to read. I will be sending the chocolate right away, as soon as I get an address!

It is National Adoption Month in the USA. Read all about it HERE.

I was sitting in my room today wondering about the miracle that Sarah is now German. I got a letter from The US Dept. of Home Land Security stating that Sarah is not a US citizen. We need to apply for yet another visa that cost $500 (we already spent over $600 for the first visa, traveled to Guangzhou during the trade fair, and traveled to the USA). All of this would REALLY BOTHER ME, but it doesn’t because Sarah now has a German passport. She is no longer Chinese, she is German. She can travel on a European passport. She doesn’t face deportation. With the USA I went to the trouble of crossing every T, and dotting every i but it was not enough. With Germany, I did not even have a visa…but they let us in (this really was a miracle)! If I wait until Sarah lives with us 2 years I can apply for yet another US visa that only cost $15, I’m going to wait! I’m just grateful Sarah is now German!

My blogger friend Kristy just announced they have a daughter. She has us on pins and needles waiting for details, but WOW!!! Kristy I am so happy for your family!!! Keep checking her blog for the big update. I hope it will come soon! It has to be encouraging to see there is an end to this endless process!

HERE is Love With out Boundaries newsletter! What a great group of people doing a wonderful job helping the kids in China. If you can not adopt an orphan, but you still want to help the kids LWB is a great place to give some money. Your help will really save and change lives!



If you link on to Amazon.com (at the bottom of this page) from my website then 10% of what you buy goes to LWB and the good programs they have for orphan children in China. If you plan to buy books or gifts on Amazon then just use the Amazon link below!

Sarah stayed with her very first babysitter last night. I guess she cried for a few minutes, but then was fine. We woke her up for a few minutes after we got home from dinner. She was a little shaken up. Then I began telling her how proud I was of my brave girl! She got the biggest smile on her face. We crossed a very important mile stone. Hopefully Juergen and I can get out more and more. We had a super time with our friends. There were 8 of us eating a feast at a Chinese restaurant. I miss my friends! I have great friends!

Today is Halloween. The kids will probably go trick or treating for an hour tonight. Then they are going to an alternative party at a local Baptist church. Sarah has a number of costume options. We haven't decided what she will wear. Philip is going as Spiderman, and Thomas isn't sure yet either. We have a costume trunk...and he has choices. I would love to see photos of your kids Halloween costumes. If you have a link to your child’s costume on a blog, please add it to my MR Linky. Have a very sweet and safe day!

Here is a warning about a movie that is about to come out called The Golden Compass. It is something you may want to think twice about. In the end of the book trilogy the children kill God. It is a very anti God movie to counter CS Lewis.

I want to tell you about a 2 year old boy in China that needs a mom and dad. He has
tetralogy of Fallot, this is a very common heart defect that can be corrected with surgery. My oldest daughter Jessica was born with ToF. It is very correctable. This cute boy's file is due to be returned to China soon. The agency has received a grant from A Child Waits. Along with the agencies grant of $1500, and a normal fee reduction for SN kids, The fee's have been reduced between $5000-$6500. If you know anyone who may want to adopt a really cute boy with a very correctable heart condition HERE is the information.

His file says this about him...
He is very handsome little guy. His eyes that are not big, but very bright and his round face make him very adorable. He is very lovely and brave. He likes to play outside. He is also very happy when he plays indoors with other children. He likes to watch TV when he has nothing to do. He will shake his buttocks with the music on the TV programs. He is so funny at this moment. When he plays games with others, he likes to play balls, shake hands and tell nursery rhyme most.


I also found more photos and information about this little boy they are calling Justin (they don't list the childs real name). It is on a family site. These people met Justin and took pictures. They say he is a real great kid! When you look at this web site, just click on pictures, and there is more information about Justin.


One more word...with the adoption tax credit Americans get, this adoption is basically free!

I got a wonderful package today from my blogger friend Jill at Waala house of fun . Jill it made me cry! You are so thoughtful! Thank you so much for the birthday gift!!! Jill even got a gift for Philip (they share the same birthday). I'm sending you a christmas gift! You are the BEST!!!

Hi, I just joined the fall blogger give away. I'm number 288 on the list. I'm going to send a box of German Chocolate Christmas ornaments to the winner of my give away. The winner will be chosen from the people who leave me a comment to this post. If you want to sign up to win many other prizes, follow this link...it will lead you to loads of other great prizes. Leave me a comment by Friday to enter the give away.

If you are just visiting my blog for the give away, it is all about waiting for, traveling to, and adjusting to our 4 year old adoptive daughter Sarah. She came from Nanjing, China. She is our 5Th child. We live in Germany. I am a Christian and I have a passion for adoption. I believe every child should have a family. If you are thinking about adoption, or just curious about helping orphans I hope you'll consider visiting our blog over and over! We also have a family blog. Thank you for stopping by!

While I'm thinking about it, here is more information about Hep B. There is a great yahoo group for families with Hep B+ adoptive kids. These people know much more then I do. If you adopt a child with Hep B, you will need to monitor their blood. If their virus is active you'll need to have the disease treated. There are different types of Hep B, and some types of the disease respond to certain drugs better then other types. The drugs they have to treat this disease are always improving. They expect to be able to cure Hep B in 5-10 years. I hope Sarah will not have to deal with this forever! Try to find a Dr that has experience treating children with this disease. The local Dr is OK for the monitoring stage, but find a Dr for treatment just in case you need it.

If a person gets Hep B (not born with it) they will probably get pretty sick. They may become very tired or experience flu like symptoms. They should find a liver treatment center. They can probably recover with treatment. Untreated they could develop serious liver problems. Hep B attacks the liver.

People with Hep B should do everything they can to protect their liver. Some drugs and some foods are not the best thing for them. They should never drink alcohol. They should also be vaccinated agents Hep A, and avoid risky behavior that can cause them to contact Hep C. You always hear about people with Hep B developing liver cancer. This can happen. Generally it happens to older people and to those who were not careful with their liver (drinking and smoking etc). Men have a higher rate of liver cancer. It is very important to test their blood every 6 months so if the body starts to recognize and fight the virus it can be treated.

People with Hep B can have children. The partner needs to be vaccinated agents the disease, and the baby should have the vaccination right after birth. Also in a world where there is HIV, and other sicknesses all our children should be taught not to engage in risky sexual behavior. Kids with Hep B even more so!

Children with Hep B can do nearly everything anyone else can. Swimming for example is something Sarah loves to do. If she gets a bloody nose or cut, that is what the chlorine in the pool is for. It kills the virus. We need to be careful and responsible but it doesn’t affect us much. The biggest thing is really being careful to protect Sarah. We are due for another blood draw soon. She is a brave kid. She takes having her blood drawn very well. I’m very proud of her. If you have any questions about Hep B, I’ll try to answer you. I hope people will consider adopting a child with this special need. There are so many children that wait because people are afraid. You don’t need to be afraid. It is really pretty easy to handle this special need. Many children in China are not even allowed to attend school if it is known they have Hep B. I could never imagine Sarah, who has such a hungry mind not being allowed to learn because of this minor special need. Some of you have the power to change their whole futures just by getting past your fear and saying yes to them. I do not think of Sarah as having a Special need, I only see her as special!

If you want to send a Spook-E-mail created by Better homes and Gardens then just click here. It is a cute e-card that talks.