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Four Things I love about my Four Year Old

By Lisa Qualls

Boo is four today! At the moment she is still tucked in my bed, where she seems to be most mornings. She has chosen homemade pizza for her dinner and chocolate cake for dessert. Here are four things I love about Boo: 1. She is very generous with her hugs and kisses and tells me […]

December 30, 2006 Leave a Comment

Merry Christmas!

By Lisa Qualls

Merry Christmas to our friends and family! I have been waiting to post an update until we had news of Dimples’s court date, but despite checking my email numerous times this morning, we have not heard when it will be. We were told that her “welcome bag” will be carried to Ethiopia on Dec. 30th, […]

December 22, 2006 Leave a Comment

We've Moved (our blog)

By Lisa Qualls

Thanks for finding us at our new location. Now that this is a private blog, I have a little more freedom to share about our children. I have quite a bit of new adoption news! Dimples We just received word that Dimples’s documents have been submitted to court in Ethiopia. We are praying that she […]

December 15, 2006 Leave a Comment

Christmas in Ethiopia

By Lisa Qualls

This information is from an interesting website that my friend Erin mentioned on her blog, called Christmas World. “Ethiopia is in the eastern part of Africa, west of Somalia, Djibouti, and Eritrea. Its other neighbors are Kenya and The Sudan. Ethiopia is one of the oldest Christian nations, having been converted in 330 A.D. Ganna […]

December 9, 2006 Leave a Comment

News about our children

By Lisa Qualls

We got an email from our case manager with the news that Eby had been admitted to the hospital to have a boil removed from his forehead. She sent two photos of him wrapped in a blanket with a bandage on his head. In one photo he was being held by his nanny who obviously […]

December 8, 2006 Leave a Comment

It's a Boy! AND It's a Boy!

By Lisa Qualls

Russ and I would like to joyfully announce that we have accepted referrals for two darling little boys! Eby is almost two and is incredibly gorgeous. Little Man is two months old and cute as can be. This has been a long and difficult process for us as we have sought the Lord about His […]

December 5, 2006 Leave a Comment

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Mentoring adoptive and foster moms with                   practical help and hope.I serve families by providing practical tools and hope through my private membership group, The Hope Circle, as well as parent coaching, marriage mentoring, speaking, and writing. As a mom of 12 by birth and adoption (and more through foster care), wife of 35 years, and a Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) Practitioner, I’m honored to walk alongside you as you navigate your family’s unique journey.

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