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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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Meeting Day

Meeting Day

Saturday, July 25th, 2009 - Random Thoughts
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This is the first picture of us with our sweet boy, Josiah!

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Meet My New Friends

Meet My New Friends

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 - Adoption, Travel
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Mary Beth and I arrived in Addis this morning to be greeted by our friendly driver, David. He took us to our hotel and gave us some tips about Ethiopian culture and some other very good practical advice about our stay.
After checking in at our hotel, we called one of the field coordinators who works [...]

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Ready or Not?

Ready or Not?

Saturday, July 18th, 2009 - Adoption, Spiritual
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We’re ready. The bags are packed. We’re leaving at the crack of dawn, and we’re about to take the greatest leap of faith we’ve ever taken.
We’re greatly anticipating His faithfulness and blessings as we step out on our biggest adventure yet.
“O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you; I [...]

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Follow Our Adoption Travels

Thursday, July 16th, 2009 - Adoption, Home Life & Family, Travel
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Early Sunday morning, Mary Beth and I will be flying out to Ethiopia to go get our son, Josiah. This is the culmination of a lot of prayers, planning, worrying, paperwork, and waiting that we’ve been experiencing over the past year. We are overjoyed at the thought of getting to hold our boy [...]

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A Walking Billboard

A Walking Billboard

Sunday, July 5th, 2009 - Adoption, Home Life & Family
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The countdown has officially started; in a little less than two weeks, Casey and I will be boarding a plane, beginning the last leg of our journey to bring our son home. As you can imagine, we are so excited. We can’t believe that this moment, that we’ve been waiting for and dreaming [...]

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