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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Caleb the Worship Leader

Posted by Mary Beth on Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Caleb is crazy about all kinds of music, he loves to play his guitar and drum. If there were a Guitar Hero or Rock Band game for toddlers, he would be a pro. But his favorite music is worship music. He runs around the house singing worship songs all day, and he [...]

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Ethiopia Day Three

Ethiopia Day Three

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 - Adoption, Travel
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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, the [...]

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Ethiopia Day Two

Ethiopia Day Two

Thursday, August 20th, 2009 - Adoption, Travel
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Friday, July 24th finally came; meeting day, the day I had been dreaming about and imagining for a year was finally a reality. We met the rest of our travel group in the lobby of the hotel. It was fun to meet friends in person that I had been chatting with online for [...]

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Ethiopia Day One

Ethiopia Day One

Thursday, August 13th, 2009 - Adoption, Travel
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I’m going to try to write about each of the eight amazing days that we spent in Ethiopia. We landed in Addis Ababa on the morning of Thursday, July 23. After working our way through the Visa line (much shorter than we expected) and customs, and retrieving all six of our bags, we [...]

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Still here . . .

Still here . . .

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 - Adoption, Home Life & Family
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We’re still here, and doing great! We are so blessed to have little Josiah home with us; he is a joy to everyone who meets him. Of course, there’s still plenty of adjusting going on. I am learning that keeping everyone clothed, fed, and happy is a full-time job (hence no blogging [...]

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Home, Sweet Home

Home, Sweet Home

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 - Adoption, Home Life & Family
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Yes, we’re home with our beautiful baby boy. Our trip was amazing, and it is wonderful being home with both of our boys. There’s more to come . . . we promise. It just may take a while.

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