Monthly Archives: August 2010

getting ready

Who knew it would be so much work getting ready for little man to come home?!  It’s worth every single minute of thinking through the details, but my to-do/to-buy list seems to grow a little each day!  I really don’t like clutter (and have even been accused on occasion quite often of getting rid of...

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REJOICING!!!

You guys must REALLY be praying for us or something! The big boys and I were out doing some back-to-school shopping this afternoon when I got a call from our case manager.  She said the magic words we love to hear . . . “Well, I have some good news for you . . ....

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Hannah’s Hope pictures & an update

I’ve sung the praises of Hannah’s Hope over and over since we were there, so I thought I’d post a few more pictures of the facility.  There is always LOTS of work going on both inside and outside . . . (For all listserv friends, the files I mentioned in a previous post are on...

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saying goodbye

We made it back to Nashville yesterday afternoon after 30 hours of traveling and about 21 hours on an airplane.  While I miss being in Ethiopia, at this point I’m just really glad to be on the ground! Friday was a tough day emotionally, but we made it and my heart is actually filled with...

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We have THREE boys!!!

We found out this morning that our case was approved in court yesterday, so our little guy is legally our son now!!!  We’re officially a family of FIVE!  We had a good visit with him this morning.  He was playing inside because it had rained, and he ran up to greet us when he realized...

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