Village Life
We’ve been living in the village for almost 2 months now, so I thought I should give a bit of an update on life here. We FINALLY got our gas turned on last week, so that makes...
kimnjed
August 1, 2017
The Latest
The story of Wide Awake International began in the summer of 2010 when Kim Johnson, one of our co-founders, stumbled upon a blog about the adoption of children with disabilities from Ukraine. Shortly after that she started her own blog and has been sharing our story with the Wide Awake Community ever since.
On this page, you will find all the latest news about what we are up to here in Ukraine from the different outlets where we share: the blog, the podcast, and YouTube- all of it is here, in one place! If you want to dig into our history (and have several hours to spare…) you can find our archives here and go all the way back to the beginning of our story.
You won’t find us on social media, so we have created “The Latest” as a way to engage with each of you who has opened your heart to this work. Feel free to comment, ask questions, and dig around to your heart’s content. You are welcome here!
PS: If you want to hear even more from us you can sign up to receive our weekly newsletter where we share stories and photos from each week. You can sign up here.
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kimnjed
August 1, 2017
Seventeen.
Today our Vladik is 17 years old. SEVENTEEN! What in the world? He has grown so much in every way over this past year. Soon we’ll celebrate 2 years home for our boy and I’m...
kimnjed
July 25, 2017
June Happened.
Hello July! What in the world? June was a tornado. It was a tornado of awesomeness and craziness and life-changingness. But yeah, it was definitely a tornado. Recap: May 31: Our sweet...
kimnjed
July 1, 2017
Moving Week!
It’s finally upon us! MOVING WEEK! Be still my heart. This week we move to the Wide Awake Homestead and my excitement can not be contained. IT’S REALLY HAPPENING. The...
kimnjed
June 5, 2017
What’s Making Me Smile
I have about 3,462 things I could write about today, but I’m a bit overwhelmed by that thought. I could write about the plans for this summer (it’s gonna be a doozy), or the...
kimnjed
May 17, 2017
Parenting Overseas: When Kids Become Partners
Benefit #33 of our kids’ school: Extended Easter Break. Three cheers for Catholic schools! The kids are off today (Thursday), Good Friday, and the Monday after Easter!...
kimnjed
April 13, 2017
Winds of Change and a Voice
A couple weeks ago at church, a friend introduced us to her friend, who then met Vladik, and this story began. The friend we met, Vera, is a local activist here in Zhytomyr. She is...
kimnjed
April 7, 2017
