So I told God that if I was hearing Him correctly, I needed Him to tell Derek, not me. “I thought that’s great, but I’m not going to tell Derek because he’s going to think I’m crazy. “I remember what road I was driving down when I felt a voice saying there’s one more (child) out there,” she recalls. Unbeknownst to them, their daughter Mei Sims was born in China nine months later and came home in 2012.Ī year later, Rushton felt another nudging. The first day they were in the hospital, Rushton told Derek they also had a daughter in China. Their family started with the blessing of three biological children, Rollins, Anne Rainey and Henry, but they knew their family wasn’t complete the moment their third child was born. “Once Derek and I were married, the idea of adoption was always part of the discussion for our family.” “China was always woven into my life,” she says. Rewinding back in time, Rushton lived in China for a year after college and fell in love with the people and culture there. But their home, and their family, didn’t appear overnight. And there’s plenty of room for their six children-ages 14, 12, 9, 8, 6 and 6-to play too. Rushton, an emerging artist who comes from a family of artists, has peppered the rooms with local artwork as well as family photos and space for her kids (and herself) to create new pieces. Its bright white canvas is accented by bright, youthful decorative elements that exude a happy vibe. Family is clearly at the heart of Derek and Rushton Waltchack’s home.
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