I can’t believe we get to do this again. Even though this is our second adoption, it’s still frightening, as I assume it would be the third, fourth, or fifth time. It’s always scary to step out in faith into the unknown. But what we DO know is that God is, has been, and will [...]
Josiah’s Gotcha Slideshow
Changes
Some changes come so gradually we barely notice. One day fades into another, and time slips away before we realize that a moment, a season, a chapter of our lives is closed forever. Other changes are abrupt and foreseen. We stand on the edge of a new horizon and realize, “One more step and everything [...]
One year ago today . . .
I looked into his beautiful eyes for the first time. You can read more about our first meeting here. It’s hard to believe it’s been a whole year, and it’s hard to believe it’s been only a year. It feels like forever and an instant all wrapped into one. But he’s completely ours now. Head [...]
I Need Africa
Here’s what I’ve noticed: a year out, you start to lose touch. We are forever changed, but the impact of the trip is fading. We’re starting to forget that life here in the U.S. is NOT normal. It’s time to go back. Good thing we’re leaving in 18 days.
Travel Update
If you only know us through this blog, then you probably haven’t heard our disappointing news. Last week we were informed that the US Embassy in Ethiopia had canceled half of our agency’s standing appointments with them for the month of July. Because of this, we were bumped from our spots. I do not understand [...]