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Welcome to the Hao Bao Bao Coffee blog – a space where we share the heartwarming tales behind our coffee, the inspiring journeys of adoption, and the impact we create in communities. Join us as we explore the rich tapestry of experiences that make our coffee more than just a beverage, but a catalyst for positive change. Dive into our latest posts below and become part of our story.

Meet our May '25 Featured Family: The George Family Meet our May '25 Featured Family: The George Family

1. Tell us more about your family. Our names are Elvis and Anila George. We have been married for over 20 years and have 3 wonderful children. We live in ...

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Meet our May '25 Featured Family: The George Family Meet our May '25 Featured Family: The George Family

1. Tell us more about your family. Our names are Elvis and Anila George. We have been married for over 20 years and have 3 wonderful children. We live in ...

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The Top Coffee Blends to Check Out this Holiday Season The Top Coffee Blends to Check Out this Holiday Season

We’re officially in the holiday spirit with our Christmas lights up and elves on the shelves of our houses. While presents, food, and laughter always contribute to the best time ...

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The Hao Bao Bao Guide Brewing Fine Drip Coffee The Hao Bao Bao Guide Brewing Fine Drip Coffee

Drip coffee may not be your fanciest brewing method, but it sure is an everyday-convenient one for people on the go or those looking for a decaf. Remember, coffee-making is ...

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Giving Senior Citizens 4 Reasons to Drink Coffee Giving Senior Citizens 4 Reasons to Drink Coffee

Have you been fed lies such as healthy aging requires you to give up on your morning coffee? It’s actually the other way around! A jolt of caffeine can prevent ...

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5 Delicious Accompaniments to Your Daily Coffee 5 Delicious Accompaniments to Your Daily Coffee

The morning cup of Joe alone makes for a great start to the day, but what other foods do you pair items with your coffee for a perfect combo? Coffee ...

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Coffee Changed Our Lives: How it Can Change Yours Too Coffee Changed Our Lives: How it Can Change Yours Too

Hao Bao Bao Coffee is a project of two parents helping precious children (Hao Bao Bao in Chinese) find better homes. Our coffee roasting business is the way to meet ...

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Reminder: Every adoptive/foster family welcomes home... Reminder: Every adoptive/foster family welcomes home...

Every adoptive/foster family welcomes a “baby” home!   When a family welcomes a child from a hard place into their hearts and home, they have to “go back to the ...

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Why don't more families adopt? Why don't more families adopt?

Why don’t more families adopt?   This question has plagued me since my little six-year old self stepped foot into an international orphanage for the first time, facing children my ...

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A Back-to-School Letter to My Son's New Teachers A Back-to-School Letter to My Son's New Teachers

Before adopting our son, I heard countless times, "Don't share too much of his story." "You are his gatekeeper. Be careful what you say." "Remember, it is his story to ...

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Bang, Soot, Plop! Lessons from Our First Chinese New Year Bang, Soot, Plop! Lessons from Our First Chinese New Year

 “It’s THE golden ticket. Never turn it down!” We had just moved to Wuhan, China and our new expat community was welcoming us greenhorns with lots of advice...everything from ...

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Adoption & the Gospel: Simile or Metaphor? Adoption & the Gospel: Simile or Metaphor?

One of the great benefits of being an elementary teacher is actually remembering all that helpful, but slightly forget-able knowledge you learned back in your early days... Husband: "How many ...

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Two Years Feels Like Forever Two Years Feels Like Forever

Two years ago today, our hearts stopped as a little bundle of yellow in the arms of a nanny proceeded down a dark tunnel into a stuffy government office in ...

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Want to Adopt? (In the Middle of a Pandemic!) Want to Adopt? (In the Middle of a Pandemic!)

Not sure how to start...especially when we're in the middle of a pandemic? Here's a few ideas!Maybe you're like our family, who's been taking this time to figure out our ...

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Through Her Teary Eyes: Pulling Back the Curtain on Abandonment Through Her Teary Eyes: Pulling Back the Curtain on Abandonment

There are some things you read and they wreck you. Forever. Sometime before we were matched with our first son, Titus, I read this story about a baby girl found ...

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Trying to Make Sense of COVID-19 Trying to Make Sense of COVID-19

Thoughts from a Bible teacher on COVID-19... I have heard or read numerous stories, post, or articles of people trying to explain this new normal. How did we get here? ...

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The Coronavirus & You: Compassion Over Criticism The Coronavirus & You: Compassion Over Criticism

My dark-haired, dark-eyed son sticks out in our otherwise light-haired, blue-eyed family. So, we can attract a little attention and just a few questions in the grocery store checkout line ...

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When Only Fear Stands in Your Way When Only Fear Stands in Your Way

Sometimes, I think advocating for adoption feels like trying to get your friends to climb Mt. Everest with you. You've summited the peak once before and you know it's worth ...

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Simple Chinese New Year Festivities! Simple Chinese New Year Festivities!

Happy Chinese New Year! 新年快乐 (Xin Nian Kuai Le)!   January 25, 2020 is recognized as the "new year" in the lunar calendar and is celebrated in many Asian countries, making ...

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Having Having "Fu"n at Chinese New Year!

  If you're a China adoptive parent like me (or someone who enjoys celebrating other cultures), you're like, "Huh, what?! It's Chinese New Year again! What are we going to ...

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A Letter to My Year-Ago Self A Letter to My Year-Ago Self

I wrote this letter at the end of 2018, as I reflected on how far we'd come in a year. I'm sharing it again, as we are knee-deep in the ...

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Next Christmas Next Christmas

  We all have our favorite Christmas songs. The ones we get a little teary-eyed or have goosebumps when we hear the first strands played. Our family's favorite Christmas song ...

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Helpless, But Hopeful Helpless, But Hopeful

It felt like deja vu.  Same dollar store. Same sized box. Same boy toys.   It felt like just yesterday we were wandering around our local dollar store, trying to ...

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Our Rollercoaster Ride to YES! Our Rollercoaster Ride to YES!

"Mom, can we adopt the loneliest boy or girl in China?"  As soon as I heard this compassionate question from our little girl coloring at the kitchen table, I dropped ...

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365 Days & Ways 365 Days & Ways

365 days. That's how long he's been in our arms. 365 good night kisses. 365 good morning snuggles. 365 days of smiles and laughter.   365 days seems like a ...

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Invisible Stretch Marks Invisible Stretch Marks

"Mom, come play with me!" I heard a little voice plead from the backyard. "Sorry, honey, I can't. I'm busy," I responded. Again.   Some days, that's all I feel ...

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If God is Good, Then Why are There So Many Orphans? If God is Good, Then Why are There So Many Orphans?

 Is the cup half empty or half full?   Personally, I remember this question mystifying me as a kid. You look at the top of the cup and there’s nothing ...

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The Scariest Word The Scariest Word

What's the scariest word in the English language?   Sky-diving? Bungee-jumping? Crocodile-wrestling (or "wrastling" for our Texan friends)?   Yes, these might be some scary feats, but we believe that ...

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Who are You? Who are You?

"There are no small parts, only small actors." . Somewhere in my elementary years, I delightfully encountered bossy Mrs. Armstrong and the motley Herdman gang of The Best Christmas Pageant ...

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The Hardest Part The Hardest Part

"What's the hardest part of adoption?"   We get asked this question often. Oddly enough, it's the easiest question to answer. If you would have asked us this two years ...

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Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival! Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival!

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival from our family to yours!   What is this special Chinese holiday? It's when "people and the moon reunite to form a full circle," as an old ...

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A Surprising Visitor A Surprising Visitor

I’m not much of a movie crier. I think I can count on one hand all the movies that have made me cry, including Charlotte’s Web. (The part where she ...

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Adoption: A Adoption: A "Plan A" for Our Family

"Can't you make your own children?" "Is your daughter really yours?" "Isn't it a lot cheaper and easier to just have your own kids?"   We've quickly learned that no ...

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5 Ways Adoption Messes Up Your Kids...and Why That's a Good Thing! 5 Ways Adoption Messes Up Your Kids...and Why That's a Good Thing!

"We'd like to adopt, but we just don't want to hurt our biological kids." "We think adoption is great, but maybe when our kids are out of the house." "We ...

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The Dreaded Birthday The Dreaded Birthday

What did you do for your 14th birthday? . Did you have a party, cake, gifts? A singing family surrounding you with love on your special day? . Honestly, I ...

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Why Special Needs? Why Special Needs?

“Who is my neighbor?” . . . If you’ve been around church for any length of time, you’ve probably heard this question before. A self-righteous man was trying to trap ...

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Why a Boy? Why a Boy?

“How did you adopt a boy? Aren’t all the orphans in China baby girls?” . . . Probably the biggest misconception about adopting from China is that Chinese baby girls ...

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The BIG Why? The BIG Why?

When we tell strangers, family, and friends about our adoption, usually questions come up as to the where, why, and when. However, the number one question people, from the bank ...

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Why CCAI? Why CCAI?

Although I knew a bit about adoption and orphans in general, my idea of getting from the beginning (wanting to adopt) to the end (bringing your child home) went something ...

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Why Adoption? Why Adoption?

“Can’t you have your own kids?” . Believe it or not, when we tell strangers we are adopting, whether a new co-worker or the lady at the Aldi checkout lane, ...

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Why Why "Hao Bao Bao"?

“Hao” (pronounced “how”) is one of the first words we learned when we tumbled off the air-conditioned plane into the steamy summer heat of Wuhan, China, six years ago. When ...

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