Pippa SeichristThe Day Everything Changed ForeverMy adopted son tells me about the worst moment from his life before we adopted him.4 min read·Mar 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.6 min read·Feb 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.4 min read·Feb 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.5 min read·Feb 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.4 min read·Feb 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.6 min read·Jan 8, 2018--1--1
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?·5 min read·Dec 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.·4 min read·Dec 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.3 min read·Dec 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…·3 min read·Dec 27, 2017----