We still don’t know a lot about how things are going to play out in Ethiopia, but the things that we do know at this point have been encouraging and positive. First of all, our agency gave this bit of info a couple of weeks ago (I know. I need to update more frequently.): America [...]
It’s really ironic that my last post was about our discouragement with our extended wait for a referral. At that time, I was down because our wait was increased by a matter of a few months. Little did I know that what was waiting for us days later was news that our wait could potentially [...]
Today marks five months since our dossier was sent to Ethiopia. I was so thrilled when all the paperwork was complete and we mailed it all off! I immediately began enjoying the ease of this stage. No documents to gather, no one to harass about signing or mailing papers, no visits with a social worker, [...]
“The B-I-B-L-E! Yes, that’s the book for me!” My girls love that song and it really sums things up for me right now. I just reached the halfway point in my Bible in 90 Days Challenge (you can read about the start of this adventure in this previous post) and I’m so happy to say [...]
I don’t have to tell you how much I love Matthew West’s song “One Less.” And when I found this Scripture-filled video I knew I had to share it here! The truth is, I’m wrestling. There is a deep wrestling in my soul regarding PURE RELIGION (James 1:27). We are called to the widows and [...]
I was in Old Navy on Black Friday morning this year. I didn’t really need to do much shopping on that dreadful day, but David needed some jeans and they were on a great sale. As I was getting in line to check out, I was so tempted to take a little peek at the [...]
It is a new year, and always a time when I evaluate my Bible reading. Sadly, 2010 was a weak year as far as actual time that I spent in the Word, although it was a huge year of spiritual growth (I know that doesn’t sound like it makes sense, but trust me, God was [...]
We have experienced God’s kind provision for us this week in a unique and awesome way. It began last week when Jennifer came into my husband’s office and told him that she had written a letter to the editor as a Christmas gift to him. Jenny has been a friend of ours since middle school [...]
It was one year ago today that I lost one of the most important people in my life, my Paw Paw June. He passed away at 11:00 on Sunday morning. That was special to us because he was a man who never wanted to miss church and it meant a great deal to know that [...]
Shortly after my last post, our dossier safely arrived in Ethiopia! After leaving home Friday evening, we spent the night in Savannah, Georgia before finishing the trip to Orlando, Florida on Saturday. My parents went with us, as well as my youngest brother and my sister Alana and her husband and two children. We spent [...]
