Cornish Adoption Journey: Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

Friday, December 31, 2010

Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

Today was our “second Christmas!” Enjoy the pictures :) Have a blessed New Year!!

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JenniferDecember 31, 2010 at 9:26 PM
Wow! What beautiful pictures!!! I can only get like 5 pictures loaded on my blog at a time.
Sorry...I get so distracted :)
Your family is amazing Meredith. You are so blessed :)
Happy New Year!!!
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my familyDecember 31, 2010 at 9:38 PM
what a great day, brianna looks so grown up
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ArtworkByRuthDecember 31, 2010 at 11:23 PM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Welcome home!
I think the princess crown was my favorite, she wears it well!
God bless!
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AnonymousJanuary 1, 2011 at 1:00 AM
I just love your family! I admire your willingness to be all these children's parents. You are such a wonderful example to us all and all of your beautiful children are truly lucky to be in your family as you are lucky to have them. you are and will be blessed!

Becky
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ShariJanuary 1, 2011 at 4:46 PM
Thanks for sharing the pictures, it looks like so much fun was had! And I loved seeing Wesley and Aleksa HOME with their siblings and Daddy! How are they adjusting? I look forward to hearing more! Happy New Year!
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Hi, I'm Alysha -But you can call me LyshJanuary 1, 2011 at 10:15 PM
Beutiful, beautiful, beautiful hand fulls of blessings!! Merideth, Your & your husbands willingness to say Yes to the Lord has been such an inpirations to me. You'll both be in my prayers as you mother & father all your litttle loves. Hugs ((♥))
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BibleOrphanMinistryJanuary 5, 2011 at 1:38 PM
Wow!It is nice!Very nice!Kids are so cute!Thanks for pictures! :)
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Kerry ShealyJanuary 8, 2011 at 11:00 PM
Boohoohooo! I miss your sweet family! I really enjoyed looking through the pictures.
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About our Family

Michael and I have been married for 21 years and have fifteen children. Kristopher was born in 2004, Brianna in 2006, and in 2007 we decided to add to our family through adoption. We added Emma (born in 2003) and Micah (born in 2006) to our family from Ukraine in 2008. Then in 2009 Lynae was born to us. In fall of 2010 we finalized James' adoption from US foster care and were in process for the adoption of Wesley (born in 2005) and received the 'bonus' of Aleksa (born in 2002) from Ukraine. Aleksa was the child we had originally tried to adopt when we brought home Emma and Micah in 2008! God orchestrated her homecoming with Wesley in Dec 2010! Delaina was then born to us in 2012. In 2014 we had Paul come stay with us as a respite placement, then we moved from Florida to Georgia. During that time, his first family that adopted him from Bulgaria a year prior, asked for us to adopt him and he became a Cornish in May 2015. In November 2015 we had our 4th baby girl, Harper. Then, in January 2017 we learned of a baby nearby in Georgia that needed a family. We adopted Nya in 2017. Since then we have had two more babies born to us. Silas in 2018 and Ryleigh in 2020. We will upwrap baby #15 around Christmas 2022!

All fourteen of our children are greatly treasured, and our daughter Brianna's diagnosis of Down syndrome was an answer to prayer. I'm sure that sounds strange to many, but Mike and I had considered adopting children with special needs for a long time and she was our "definite yes" to that journey! Five of our adopted children share the Ds diagnosis, and Emma has the same heart defect that Brianna had repaired. Wesley has Cerebral Palsy, and Nya has significant respiratory needs and CP.

14 kids, all homeschooled, 7 adopted, 6 with Down syndrome, 5 from Eastern Europe, 7 "home grown," 4 from Ukraine, 6 "typical," 3 with Cerebral Palsy, 2 with RAD, 2 from the USA, 4 with Autism, 2 Committed Parents, 1 very BIG GOD. That's Us!

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Friday, December 31, 2010

Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

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