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I just returned from a trip to the mailbox.\u00a0 I was so excited to find a copy of\u00a0the brand new book, Picking Them Up with Both Hands<\/em>, by author Caleb Phillips.\u00a0 Caleb was a volunteer worker at New Day during the early days of Samuel’s time there.\u00a0 He used his journals from the time around his days at New Day to compile a first hand account of some of the work that New Day does and even better yet, some personal experiences as a foreign worker in one of China’s foster homes.\u00a0 In one of the chapters he echoes what we were told about Samuel’s transition to New Day and as much as it makes my heart ache for my son I am so very thankful to have it all in writing to pass on to him one day.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The very best part about this wonderful book (besides the cover which features a sad looking little Samuel), is the fact that the proceeds from all sales will go towards helping the Rippee family fund their adoption (read about it here<\/a>\u00a0and here<\/a>)!\u00a0<\/p>\n Obviously I have a personal connection to this book, but I think it is a wonderful introduction to life inside a foreign foster home.\u00a0 If you’ve ever wondered just what it would be like to go and do, this book will offer you a glimpse from someone who actually went and did.\u00a0 Caleb has a simple blog set up where copies of his book may be purchased at: http:\/\/booksbenefitingorphans.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0 Won’t you take a look?<\/p>\n Thank you Caleb!\u00a0<\/p>\n You obviously have a big heart and we wish you well as you pursue a life focused on blessing the ones so many overlook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I just returned from a trip to the mailbox.\u00a0 I was so excited to find a copy of\u00a0the brand new book, Picking Them Up with Both Hands, by author Caleb Phillips.\u00a0 Caleb was a volunteer worker at New Day during the early days of Samuel’s time there.\u00a0 He used his journals from the time around […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,19,11,34,29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learningtogetherathome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1637"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learningtogetherathome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learningtogetherathome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningtogetherathome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningtogetherathome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1637"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningtogetherathome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1641,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningtogetherathome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1637\/revisions\/1641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learningtogetherathome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningtogetherathome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningtogetherathome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n