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!
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Kim here, coming to you from our cozy little hostel room. Yes, we have arrived! I’m a little…or a lot jet-lagged, but I want to try to stay awake for another hour or so, so...
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April 15, 2012
Seth David Last Wednesday, March 21st at 4:00 we went to court and Seth was legally declared our son. Words cannot describe all the feelings that come along with that. We have...
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March 28, 2012
Here’s where things can get sticky. You’ve got this beautiful foster baby in your home and all you want to do is cuddle, squeeze, and love on this baby till all is made...
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March 1, 2012
Years from now, when we’re done fostering I know I’ll be able to vividly remember the feelings that rush through me each time we leave a hospital with someone else’s...
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February 18, 2012
We decided to start a series here on Foster Care. When we first became foster parents I tried to find stories of others who had gone before us and found the pickings were slim. It...
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February 14, 2012
Oh my goodness this has been an AMAZING week!!! God is showing us again that we are heading in the right direction and He’s got it all under control. I’m amazed by Him....
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February 11, 2012
Yesterday we got some adoption news! We hadn’t heard any news in months. I was starting to imagine our paperwork was actually lost in the abyss of the state offices. We got word...
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January 26, 2012
