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Two Problems

Posted by Mary Beth on Monday, January 18th, 2010

So we’re finally settling in from our recent move over here at the Picker House.  We are feeling very happy and very blessed.   We love our new house; we have lots of room, lots of yard space, and even more toys.  In fact, there’s another thing we have lots of around here:  BOYS. BOY [...]

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REFERRAL!!!

Posted by Mary Beth on Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

We are overwhelmed, blessed, and absolutely overjoyed to announce that we have received our referral! Monday evening, I got a call from Holt telling us that they had a baby boy waiting for us. He is 2 1/2 months old and itty bitty, but absolutely precious! My arms are already aching for him! I got [...]

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Big News . . .

Posted by Mary Beth on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

We’ve been waiting for weeks to share our big news, and the time has finally come. After tons of prayer and thought, and sharing and praying with the people closest to us, we have decided to adopt a baby boy from Ethiopia. Ever since I went with my parents to adopt my little sister from [...]

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At the Beach!

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

We’re having a great time! No oil to speak of, and the boys have been having lots of fun playing in the water. We’re about half-way through our vacation, so there’s still lots of fun to be had! We’ll post more pics when we get home. Yesterday we went on a dolphin cruise and Josiah [...]

We Passed!

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Have you heard the news?  We passed court!  Evelyn Amenech Picker is officially, and forever, our daughter!  We are so thankful to our God who redeems the orphaned and sets the lonely in families. We are hoping to travel to Ethiopia sometime in July or early August to bring Evelyn home. So . . . [...]

Caleb Tells the Easter Story

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been using Resurrection Eggs as a teaching tool to help Caleb understand what Easter is all about. He has really gotten into it and wants to get out the eggs every night. So, for those of you who need a reminder of why we celebrate Easter, here’s Caleb [...]

Ethiopia Day Three

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

On day three, our entire group visited the Ethiopian National Museum. It was fascinating to see some of the ancient history of Ethiopia. There were many artifacts on display that had been used by Ethiopian royalty, but one of the most memorable was the emperor Haile Selassie’s throne. This museum is also home to Lucy, [...]

Meeting Day

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

This is the first picture of us with our sweet boy, Josiah!