Tag Archives: Ethiopia

On Deck!

Posted on 28. Dec, 2011 by in Adoption Process, Christianity/Faith, International Adoption

Four days before Christmas we got an email from our family coordinator at our agency, AWAA, letting us know we are now on deck! Honestly, this doesn’t change much for us since we’re in the yahoo group for our agency’s Ethiopia families and already knew (from tracking the “unofficial” list kept by all of us [...]

Just Love Coffee

Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by in Adoption Process, Africa, Fundraising

We really, really love coffee in this family!  My sweet husband has taken on the role of morning coffee-maker this past year and since he gets up earlier than I do, he sees to it that the coffee is made and I can walk straight to the coffee pot in the morning and pour a [...]

Blood:Water Mission

Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by in Africa, Christianity/Faith, International Adoption

While we were camping this weekend, I noticed them gearing up on K-Love radio station for the Well:Done Project on Tuesday. They partner with Blood:Water Mission to provide clean drinking water to villages in sub-Saharan Africa.  This caught my attention right away because while I’ve always been especially interested in projects to meet needs in [...]

The Process in a Nutshell

Posted on 15. Apr, 2010 by in Adoption Process

I’ve had quite a few people asking me what the process of adoption is like, how long it will take us, etc.  I know the process for a domestic adoption can vary greatly, but as far as international adoption goes,  this will apply pretty closely.  It is to some degree, however, country and agency specific, [...]