Pippa SeichristThe Day Everything Changed ForeverMy adopted son tells me about the worst moment from his life before we adopted him.Mar 11, 2018Mar 11, 2018
Pippa SeichristShould We Adopt this Little Girl?She was wearing jeans and a faded red track jacket. A red, plastic headband decorated her boy-short hair.Feb 26, 2018Feb 26, 2018
Pippa SeichristWe Weren’t the Borrowers, We Were the Beggars — a Childhood Lesson on SurvivalWe knew they had milk because they had a cow.Feb 11, 2018Feb 11, 2018
Pippa SeichristWhat Do You Do When You’re Six and Find a Dead Body?When I was small I had the most freedom I’ve ever had. In the village, nothing bad could happen to you.Feb 9, 2018Feb 9, 2018
Pippa SeichristHow were we going to pick a daughter to adopt based on a little photo and a few facts?I had talked to adoptive parents who said, “When I saw a picture of my child I just knew.” I was skeptical.Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
Pippa SeichristGiving Birth to a Child Would Have Taken the Same Amount of TimeWe wondered what our adopted daughter would be like. What was her past? Little did we know we would find out everything.Jan 8, 20181Jan 8, 20181
Pippa SeichristThe Last Walk to School Before I Was Taken to the OrphanageWhy do I need to learn to read when I will be walking cows my whole life?Dec 30, 2017Dec 30, 2017
Pippa SeichristThis Is the First Story My Adopted Son Ever Told Me.Chapter 2 — MY LIFE BEFORE: a Memoir of a Family Created Through Adoption.Dec 27, 2017Dec 27, 2017
Pippa SeichristWhat’s the First Thing You Remember?That’s the question I asked the 13-year-old, Ukrainian boy we had adopted three months earlier.Dec 27, 2017Dec 27, 2017
Pippa SeichristMY LIFE BEFORE — A Memoir of a Family Created Through AdoptionFORWARD: I felt the infant’s sharp teeth dig into my shoulder. Startled by the pain, my hands flew up and the little bundle I had been…Dec 27, 2017Dec 27, 2017
