Rain Rain Go Away
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Looks like I have a slim chance of coming home with a tan, if this weather
keeps up! It was 29 degrees and sunny when I arrived, but ever since my
first ni...
One of those moments...
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Today, I watched my child make the right decision. One she shouldn’t have to
be involved in, but she is. I’m sorry I can’t share the details. Without
think...
T shirts loaded on Santa’s Sleigh!
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T shirts are rolled, packed and ready to go! We look forward to our next T
shirt blitz, starting February 1st- 6 new countries + Simply Love logo. Also
You...
Thank You, Another Video, AND LL Update!!
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***Thank you ALL for the warm welcome back to BLOG LAND*!! I will have to
say...I got more sleep this past week than normal :)....It would be midnight
and ...
Tooth Picks Needed To Keep My Eyes Open!
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I will start by thanking our friends and family for all their prayers !!!!
We seriously have some prayer warriors in our life ... A special thanks to
our F...
The Companion of Christmas - Henri Nouwen
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"God came to us because he wanted to join us on the road, to listen to our
story, and to help us realize that we are not walking in circles but moving
towa...
Inclement Weather
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Due to inclement weather in the Washington, DC and Northern Virginia area, the federal government has alaready anounced that it will be closed tomorrow, Mond...
A Precious Christmas Gift
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Just on Friday we experienced Christmas. One of our children sinned in a
"big" and "obvious" way--one of those doosiers that is such an obvious
oppurtunity...
Door
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Wondering why my kids are sitting all bundled up on the stairs? Well there
was a big hole in our wall with a view. I do realize it is cold outside and
that...
last day- a long day!
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(about to hop on a plane so this post is unedited and long)
As is often the case in Ethiopia, you learn to be flexible! Moody had many
patients lined up for...
BaHumBug - I Love Jesus
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Shawn loves "teh-treeeeeeee", you know with "Caca" and "Melmo". (hint:
Sesame Street/Oscar/Elmo). This morning, Shawn even tried to sing the theme
song to ...
UPDATE....
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Gwen and Elijah are headed home from Vanderbilt.(read post below) Elijah's
second scan showed no change....THANK YOU LORD! He is okay and Gwen is
exh...
what a difference a year makes
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This is Silas one year ago. A plump baby that wasn't even walking on his own
yet...
And now he looks more like a little boy. This is him today, sitting on t...
Christmas Songs
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I have a couple of new favorite Christmas songs. Through the blogs of
friends I found these two adoption-themed Christmas songs. I am warning you
- they ar...
Visiting Gulu
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I am gearing up for another trip to Uganda. This time I will be joined by
CMA artist, Britt Nicole. Britt was inspired by the Orphan's Ticket Home
gala t...
Family, Friends, Food & The Farm
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The comfort of family. Sweet reunions with friends. Savory tastes of
American food. And fun at the farm.
With a new set of eyes, we are experiencing...
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For eight months, Grace loved to take a bath. Then she turned three. Whoever
named the “terrible two s” very obviously had not done three yet. Three is
whe...
Merry Christmas
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ugh! i have not been able to post or upload photos lately, here's our
christmas card photo, things are still going well, she started pre-school
last week ...
Christmas Fellowship!
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*---Another great fellowship group with families who came from near and far
to celebrate adoption and our children's culture at Abay's Ethiopian...
A few items left....
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Thank you so much to those of you who have purchased some gifts to give this
Christmas!! I am hoping the children will be able to have a little extra
celeb...
Yes, baby KALU is home...and we are alive!!!!
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*Ok, friends...I do apologize for the weeks and weeks of blog-less-ness (a
new word?!). Those of you who know me well know that I am not the best at
multi-...
ABC's and 123's
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Our adoption agency rocks when it comes to updates. We received yet another
video of V man, and it did not disappoint. He's giggling and playing for the
en...
What will it take to open your eyes?
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*For me it took a visit to Africa. Here are things I've observed and how it
changed me. *
-I have seen complete joy in Christ alone even when you have no ea...
G.O. Leadership Team
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* (Center) Vicki Rogers (Left to Right) John Martinez, Tim Krauss, Jeff
Rogers, Brook Brotzman
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The G.O. Leadership Team has just finished with our planni...
COURT DATE!!!!
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We have a court date!!! It's Christmas day, December 25th, can you believe
it! What a wonderful gift that will be. News that our baby is ours..
leagally ou...
I Have An Announcement …
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In a little over 2 weeks we will [image: ethiopiaart]
*MEET*
*OUR*
*DAUGHTER !!!*
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*She’s coming home !!! *
*Praise GOD !!!*
The immigration...
He Has Been Good ...
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Each year at Thanksgiving, our church does a special worship service called
"He Has Been Good." We come together to show our thankfulness to God for the
th...
Christmas Gifts with a Double Blessing
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As we celebrate God's amazing gift to us this Christmas season we are
excited to have found a way to add more meaning to our gift giving. I wanted
to share...
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Ok, so it's taken me two months but here they are! Pictures of our little
love. My only excuse is that I'm having so much fun with her that I can't
pull my...
Big Time Catch Up
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Gosh, has life had me busy lately? YES!! I am going to attempt to throw out
some pictures to get myself caught up on my life for the past couple of
months....
Video
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Here is a video of my trip with Celebrate Children International before I
met up with the visiting orphans team......I was able to serve God in so
many am...
My Chains
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Remember Jesus Christ,raised from the dead, descended from David.This is my gospel, for which I am sufferingeven to the point of being chained like a crimina...