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Home / Jennifer Jones

Mother’s Day and the Streets of San Francisco: An Adoption Journey

May 13, 2018 by Jennifer Jones

A family picture of Jennifer, her husband, her son (adopted from China) and daughter (adopted from India).

The hostess seats us at a corner table overlooking the bay and bridge. All around us families gather to celebrate their mothers. Though we are just a party of four

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, International Adoption, News

Chinese New Year Celebration: From Germany to Houston to Taiyuan

January 30, 2017 by Jennifer Jones

Recently on a trip to LA I found myself up early. Still on East Coast time I flipped through the channels in my hotel room. After watching the daily news

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, International Adoption, News

The Land of Plenty

August 14, 2016 by Jennifer Jones

A photo of goldfish crackers that hold such significance to a child dealing with food insecurities and adoption.

Like all new parents, I find myself in a daily dance to balance work and family life. Each morning I carefully step over the lego creations and chains of trains

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, International Adoption, News

Permanency is Fleeting

July 14, 2016 by Jennifer Jones

A toddler peeks out of his crib as he gets ready for bed.

Do you remember the first job you ever had? Mine was at Blockbuster Video. Remember video stores? Though of course I had done my fair share of babysitting and camp

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, International Adoption

A Matchmaker’s Referral

April 9, 2016 by Jennifer Jones

A couple looks at a child's referral on their iPad.

Do you remember the first time you saw your child? Maybe it was in a hospital bed. Or maybe it was months before in a black and white sonogram. For

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, International Adoption, News

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