Spring 2006

Joan Francis of Timmins wrote an article for the Fall 2004 news letter titled "Risa" This article is available here. The following is an update by Joan on that first article.

It has been 18 months since I wrote my first article about Risa. How she has changed in that time, in ways that cannot be attributed to time and maturity alone. Emotionally, she has matured much more than 18 months. Life with Risa continues to be challenge. click here for more

Spring 2006

Susan Escoffery of Kensington, PE has adopted twice from China's Waiting Child program. Most recently, this past December, she adopted Julia - the story of the trip to Julia appeared in the Winter 2006 edition of the newsletter. Here Susan offers herreflections on the Waiting Child program. click here for more

Summer 2005

YuQi's story - or at least the Canadian part - began in March, 2004 when Yulin and I opened on of a set of Waiting Child profiles sent by CCAA. This one profile was wholly unexpected - the resume of an eight year old. We were being asked by CCAA to find a family for this hauntingly beautiful eight year old girl in the care of an SWI in Nanchang. click here for more

Summer 2005

A compilation of several tidbits.
Incident in Restaurant Parking Lot, Best Friends, Emily, Chloe and Noah, and ... Sisters & Cousins click here for more

Winter 2005
by Apollonia Laureijs

My second daughter, Fumairia, was adopted on September 27, 2004 in Nanchang, China. I did not initially set out to adopt a child with a special need but China has a quota for single parents wishing to adopt a so-called "healthy child" click here for more

Winter 2005
by Susan Fowler Olding

We called her the upside-down girl. The orphanage had described her as shy and quite, but after her first two withdrawn and grief-stricken days with us, Maia, at 10 months, emerged as a laughing , active, and social baby, eager to explore - first her new mother's face, and then the world. click here for more

Fall 2004

Joan Francis of Timmins, ON agreed to write this article on the family experience with attachment disorder with her third adopted child. click here for more

Summer 2003

A month ago, the eleventh member of my family arrived from China. He was the missing puzzle to our family. Already at age five, there were many thngs he could do. click here for more

Spring 2003

Meili, Jade & Jenna-Lee are the first three children adopted with FOI. Six years later, we asked the three youngsters to talk to us about themselves. click here for more

April 2001
by Diane Tait

All around the world, children look forward to holidays with eager anticipation. In Canada, traditional holidays such as Easter, Christmas and Hallowe'en are amongst the most treasured. For 4 girls in Ontario, there is an additional special day of celebration. click for more

July 7th 2001
by Beth & Emilee

The other day, in a grocery store, we saw a little Chinese girl shopping with her mom. Emilee and this little girl were quite interested in each other and a lot of staring was happening on both sides. Finally I said to Emilee 'why, She's Chinese like you are.' Emilee replied 'Yes, but I'm not that Chinese!' So our girls start their lives - Chinese but not that Chinese. click here for more

Summer 2000
by Marilee Reimer, Chris Adam & Meili Adam-Reimer

And what a reunion it was! Three days and nights with the entire fist group Yulin took to China, and a few more who weren't there. Only this time, the three girls were four years older: Jade, Jenna Lee and Meili. click here for more

Summer 2000
by Maureen Dagg

Well, the Big Party is over now and we've all disappeared into our various summer activities. Wasn't it amazing? Who would have expected such a HUGE turnout! click here for more

Spring 2000

One day not long ago, Clara and I were playing a favourite game of 3 and half year old girls. Clara was sporting a tea towel on her head and a sash around her waist. "Mommy, you be the doctor."(or wolf or grandmother or whatever strikes her fancy) She then asks me questions about our fictional selves. click here for more

Spring 1999
by Maureen Dagg, Photos by Sara Makarenko

We remembered to wear our rubber boots (benefit of past experience) to pick our way among the muddy puddles to the sugar shack. When the Daggs arrived, the Davies were already there, little Sarah enjoying herself in the playground. click here for more

Spring 1998
by Kathie Brosemer & Tim Lynham

Everything about us is different to our daughters when we first meet. Our smell, our sounds, our big noses, the type of clothing we're wearing, all are bewildering. click here for more

Winter 1998

When we first told our friend, Fleurange Renaud, that we were going to adopt a little girl from China, she immediately responded, "one more to love". click here for more

Fall 1997
Speech by Brad Statham

"It was a cool spring morning when the baby girl was born. Her parents knew, however, that they would be unable to keep her. So she was bundled up and......" click here for more