Pray for Us

We’re not feeling the greatest….. stomach stuff, and we’re just plain tired.
Tomorrow is AIDEN’S BIRTHDAY though, and we’re excited that we are here to celebrate with him. We’ll take a little party to the orphanage for him and we’ll be sure to have photos to share with you.

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Being Sick Without Your Mommy

I’m sick…. threw up twice last night and really wanted my Mommy. Yes she is still my Mommy, and to all of you 16 year old dorks who think calling your mom, “Mommy” isn’t “cool”… Grow Up! So here is to moms who, if catching puke in a bowl was a sport, would be the [...]

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Court Date

We will be going to court on Friday, March 6th. We are very disappointed that it will not be Tuesday, but at least the end is in sight.
Please pray for us this week. We are very tired and ready to come home.  We will fly home on Saturday to see our children who we miss [...]

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Almost the Whole Gang

Here we are with Chris and Mary Malone and their son Matthew who is at the same orphanage as Aiden and Emma. They are also adopting two children, but their son Micah is at a different orphanage, so they are juggling their time between the two.  Please keep us all in prayer as we are [...]

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More of the Kids

Please pray. The person at SDA who normally does the paperwork required for us to get to court has been sick for a week, and SDA is backed up with paperwork.  We still hope to get our paperwork from SDA by Friday or Monday so that we can go to court on TUESDAY!!! PLEASE PLEASE [...]

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Our Little Man

Here he is. We laugh all day long over this one. Can’t wait for you all to meet him.

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Let Me Explain

Let me try to explain Emma’s face… she does not have a skin condition or any other abnormality. She simply had a few baby zits. They were actually so little I don’t even remember that they were there.  Apparently however, they treat baby zits here with lancing and iodine making the child look far worse [...]

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Introducing Chris and Mary Malone

Words cannot express how grateful we are that God has put Chris and Mary in our lives. We all began our adoption journeys in August, and quickly became blog and email buddies as we shared the process with each other.  I can’t count the number of emails that bounced back and forth between us over [...]

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Multi-Purpose Orphanage Vehicle

This ambulance belongs to the orphanage. We have seen it used to transport children (Derek was taken in it with his boys the day they got their passport pictures taken). During our time here, however, it has been mostly used to transport building materials for an addition they are working on at the orphanage. 
We try [...]

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Orphanage Attire

Orphanage fashion seems to be  a combination of whatever is at the top of the pile in the mass closet of clothing at the orphanage. And for whatever reason, Aiden seems to take the cake, when it comes to fashion!  Here’s the outfit he was sporting yesterday! Note the tights! Can’t find tights like that [...]

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