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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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Please Pray Tonight

Thursday, June 4th, 2009 - Adoption
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Our court case in Ethiopia will be heard tonight while we sleep. We’re anxious to know the outcome, but we know that God is in control and that He is, and has been, and always will be, faithful to us. So now we wait, and pray. We’re praying all day, and some friends are coming [...]

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Court Date!!!

Court Date!!!

Friday, May 29th, 2009 - Adoption
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We just got incredible news that our court date in Ethiopia will be JUNE 5!! That’s a week from today. Since Ethiopia is eight hours ahead of us, they will probably be hearing the case while we sleep, very early on Friday morning. Would you please be praying for us, our little boy, those who [...]

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From Disobedience to Donuts

From Disobedience to Donuts

Monday, May 25th, 2009 - Home Life & Family, Parenthood
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Mary Beth and I have been struggling to come up with incentives to help Caleb obey. It seemed like whatever punishment or reward we would try, he just wasn’t interested in being obedient. After thinking on the matter for a while, we decided to come up with a “Behavior Chart.” For every day he is [...]

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A Mother for Choco

A Mother for Choco

Thursday, May 21st, 2009 - Adoption, Spiritual
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Tonight, Casey and I attended a prayer meeting at our church. We gathered with several other families who have hearts for foster care and adoption to pray for children who need families. This was such a powerful time of prayer for us. Casey and I ended up in a group with a couple who has [...]

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What I’m Trying To Do . . .

What I’m Trying To Do . . .

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 - Adoption, Spiritual
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So tonight I realized that I am only left with two options right now. The time for being calm and cool, perhaps even distracted, while we wait to hear when our court date will be for our precious little Josiah is long gone. I realized tonight that I can either absolutely lose my mind worrying [...]

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