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Topeka family returns home with new daughter
By Jenalea Myers
The Capital-Journal
Published Friday, January 04, 2008
The holiday season means different things for different people. For Chris and Dianna Brodine, the holidays were the perfect time to add to their family.
Dianna Brodine traveled to the Vietnam province of Vinh Long on Nov. 1 and returned Nov. 16 with Phoebe, the couple s 11-month-old daughter. The trip was the culmination of 20 months of working through the adoption system.
Jason Hunter / The Capital-Journal
Natalie Brodine, 9, watches as her newly adopted sister, Phoebe, 11 months, laughs with their mother, Dianna, on Wednesday at their home in Topeka.DILLON INTERNATIONAL
Dillon offers adoptions from Vietnam, China, India, Korea and Haiti, and places about 200 children annually. The organization has regional offices in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, California, Indiana and Texas.
Families may state a gender preference for the child they want to adopt, but Dillon can t guarant...