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Here is a short video on why we use Facebook and social media sharing the Gospel, as one woman put it, “It should be as natural as brushing your teeth, if you brush your teeth.” I’m sure we all brush … Continue reading →

Click here to view pictures of our little boy, Isaac Lee Ritsema! More details to come, but thought you would want to see a picture.  

We received a call from our social worker at 4:07 pm on Monday, December 12. Debra was so excited as she asked, “Did you check your email?” I was at work, sitting in front of my computer, so I frantically … Continue reading →

What if Joseph and Mary had Twitter, Facebook, and today’s other social media – how would they announce the coming of their baby?

We are now the proud owners of a crib and dresser for the baby’s room! This was our second trip to look at baby furniture at the Crib 4 Life store and each time I gave Matt a hard time … Continue reading →

The Ritsema family is growing! On November 19 we took 2 pounds of adoption paperwork to FedEx.  I (Margaret) was giddy as we packaged up almost 4 months of work to mail to the Florida Secretary of State and US … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe that it’s almost Thanksgiving. After a busy October and first 2 weeks of November, here is an update for you. Our Adoption Home Study has been completed and approved. So we are now waiting it finish … Continue reading →

Here is our September 2011 update. Enjoy! Feel free to send us a comments – we would love to hear from you! September 2011

Matt and I are so excited to be adopting a child from Russia! My heart is overflowing with joyful expectation and anticipation of the road ahead. We love the heart behind adoption, especially in light of the fact that our … Continue reading →

We have some exciting news to share! We would love to hear from you. Also, you can subscribe to receive our updates automatically by submitting you email address. Or feel free to check back as we will be periodically posting … Continue reading →