orphan - MandyGunter.com https://mandygunter.com Striving for biblical literacy and hope in a broken world. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:53:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/mandygunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-MG-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 orphan - MandyGunter.com https://mandygunter.com 32 32 227822906 Adoption Memories – 6 months home 2015 https://mandygunter.com/adoption-memories-6-months-home-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=adoption-memories-6-months-home-2015 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 00:12:23 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=124 Sanctification Hello, friends! Tomorrow will mark 6 months since Gotcha Day for Little Man!  This is the marker I have been waiting for.  Half a year.  We have survived half a year.  Most experts say by six to twelve months home, we should be settling into some kind of “normal.”...

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]]> 124 Adoption Memory- Pickup Trip Day 1 https://mandygunter.com/adoption-memory-pickup-trip-day-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=adoption-memory-pickup-trip-day-1 Sat, 03 Feb 2024 23:48:29 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=114 Day 1 Good morning! Or good evening…I’m not entirely sure which time zone I am addressing.  😉  Welcome to the musings of my sleep-deprived brain which is also functioning under a recent dose of Benadryl (I will beat jet lag this trip!)…hopefully that kicks in soon.  It is 5:15 am...

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]]> 114 Adoption Memories- Preparing for Pick Up 2014 https://mandygunter.com/adoption-memories-preparing-for-pick-up-2014/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=adoption-memories-preparing-for-pick-up-2014 Sat, 03 Feb 2024 23:45:45 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=112 Preparing our Hearts We are counting down the DAYS until we leave to go get Little Man.  Baby Girl has started saying we are going to “bust him out”, and in many ways that’s exactly how it feels.  He has been a prisoner in his crib for far too long....

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]]> 112 Adoption- July 2013 https://mandygunter.com/adoption-july-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=adoption-july-2013 Sat, 03 Feb 2024 23:26:57 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=100 A coincidence? We went for our physicals and blood work today.  When our agency and home study agent told us we would need physicals they said, “Oh, just get your family doctor to check you out and fill out this form.”  No big deal.  …if you already have a family...

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]]> 100 The Beginning of Our Adoption Story – 2013 https://mandygunter.com/the-beginning-of-our-adoption-story-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-beginning-of-our-adoption-story-2013 Sat, 03 Feb 2024 23:15:12 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=98 To Belong and Be Loved “Every child has a dream to belong and be loved.” ~ Audio Adrenaline We have very exciting news!  We are expecting! That’s right, we are a family of FOUR! So far, our journey of becoming a family of four is a little different than most. ...

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