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Evelyn’s Gotcha Slideshow

Posted by Mary Beth on Friday, August 27th, 2010

Here are some of our pictures from our trip. We still plan on writing more very soon, hopefully next week. Special thanks to Zach Cheatham for the airport pictures.

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Josiah’s Gotcha Slideshow

Posted by Mary Beth on Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

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 [...]

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Our Family Mission

Posted by Casey on Thursday, July 20th, 2006

Mary Beth and I sat down last night to design our Family Mission Statement together. It took us a while to come up with an idea, but Mary Beth was the one who decided to use verbs to define how we wanted our family to be. We both sat at the computer for a little [...]

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Sunday, December 20th, 2009 - Random Thoughts
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We have finally come to the close of what has quite possibly been the craziest, busiest, most stressful season for our family, ever. And now . . . we’re exhausted. In the last three weeks, we have moved out of our old house, lived with my parents for a week, overseen minor renovations along with [...]

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So Thankful . . .

So Thankful . . .

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 - Home Life & Family, Spiritual
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Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. Psalm 107:8-9 This has been an amazing year for us, and, as it comes to a close, we look back in awe at all of the [...]

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Out of My Comfort Zone

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 - Adoption, Spiritual
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I was asked to share our adoption story at Community Bible Study this week. Casey and I have made a point to discuss our story and adoption/orphan care whenever we have the opportunity, so I was more than willing to share with the wonderful ladies at CBS. Our story feels big and multi-faceted, so it [...]

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Nine Months Old

Nine Months Old

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 - Home Life & Family
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Life has been moving fast over the last few weeks, and it takes all this momma has just to keep up. Both boys are growing like weeds and are definitely setting some Picker/Stanford records in the size department. Josiah is a whopping 22 pounds now, but, trust me, at the end of the day he [...]

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Ethiopia Days Seven, Eight, & Home

Ethiopia Days Seven, Eight, & Home

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 - Adoption, Travel
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On Wednesday, we had our farewell ceremony at the Holt Care Center. When we arrived, the staff whisked Josiah upstairs and changed him into his traditional Ethiopian outfit. He was so adorable in it, even though it was a little too big. They served us the traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony: coffee and popcorn. We loved [...]

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