It is 5:00 in North Carolina now and no referral has come this week. I am reminded of being pregnant and each night going to bed thinking, “Surely I won’t still be pregnant tomorrow, I’ll probably wake up in labor tonight.” But sure enough, the morning would come and that little baby would still be […]
Another Update on Dimples
Since I have a nickname for C., “Little Boo”, I couldn’t resist giving K. a nickname too. She is unbelievably cute and has the sweetest dimples on both cheeks, so Dimples seems appropriate – at least for today. Here is another delightful update from Erin: Lisa, well, we spent quite a bit of time with […]
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families. Psalm 68:5,6a
Thank you to all of you who prayed for our fundraiser. It was a beautiful evening of sharing about the AIDS orphan crisis in Ethiopia and about the adoption of our children. People gave so generously; we were completely humbled and amazed. God has shown himself to be so faithful to us. One thing that […]
Our Dossier is Done!
Much to our amazement, our dossier for K’s adoption is done. Even as I type these words I wonder if it can be true? Our dossier packet arrived from AAI on the weekend while we were gone. On Monday we looked it over and began to organize ourselves. Russ took charge of the employment letter, […]
Next in Line!
At 6:30 this morning, I called our case manager, Tracy, who is in North Carolina. The one time it is nice having CWA in a different time zone is when I remember to call them early. Tracy is leaving for Ethiopia on Monday, so I wanted to check in with her before she left. She […]
What a Weekend!
We just got home from the Kingdom Kids Adoption Training and it was amazing. We took our five oldest children with us, which turned out to be a great decision. I will write more about it later this week, but suffice it to say that we loved it and are so happy that we went. […]