About author Ridley Pearson  

Almost two years ago, Ridley Pearson and his wife, Marcelle, relocated to St. Louis from Sun Valley, Idaho, along with their two children Paige, 5, and Storey, age 3.  Ridley and Marcelle, who is The New York Times best-selling author, wanted to move to a place that was more diverse, as well as child-centered.   

After Ridley wrote a book about illegal aliens and found out the numbers of abandoned girls in China, they decided to adopt a girl from China.  They first saw Guan Hong Ming, now their daughter Storey Ming, on August 25, 1999  Storey is from Kunming Children's Welfare Institute in Kunming, Yunan Province.

Adoption Journal is a wonderful story about their adoption experience.