Coffee for sale!

We are participating in this wonderful fundraiser. Follow the link to our coffee shop.

http://www.justlovecoffee.com/bringingmercyhome

God is so Good!

It is official. We had a successfull court date today in Ethiopia. We are oficially the parents of Selamawit (Grace) and Guta (Maney - Amanuel). And here they are:

Like Mike?

Isnt he gorgeous? :-)
Court date tomorrow for...drum roll.....new names: Grace and Maney (short for Amanuel).

Court Date Goodness!!!!!

Our court date is October 21st! Next week!!!!!! Please join with us in prayer to get together the rest of the money. God is Good. He is so Good to me.
We're coming for you Selamawit and Guta!! Can't wait to hug you and kiss you and have you home for Christmas!!

Reflections

Just finished Donald Miller's book "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years." It is strange how emotion evoking I find his books. If you are familiar with him, he is known for being funny. His popular book "Blue Like Jazz" is being made into a movie. It is my favorite book. Not because of the depth of his theology, but because of the depth of his humility. After reading a Donald Miller book I feel like I just listened to my favorite song or watched a sappy movie, which is strange really because he is not a sappy guy. This particular book made me reflect on my story, the one still in the works, the one this side of heaven. I remember when I was a single Mom, just learning about who I was, who I am in Christ, the only thing I wanted was a Christian man. A Christian man is really hard to find. I have one. My husband is the greatest. I am afraid I have taken him for granted. I am so so thankful for Ryan. It doesn't matter what he does to irritate me, that is the small stuff. It matter that he is following Jesus and HE is in control of the pen that has written Ryan and I in this story together. If you are reading this Ryan, and I hope you are, I love you. I am honored to be in this epic with you, my hero. May our story live on in our children and may they know the ultimate author.

Weekend fun!

We had a busy weekend. Saturday Morning we went to the Zoo. It was Mercy's first trip to the zoo. After seeing the animals we went to eat Ethiopian food, which is all of our favorites! After we got home the girls went out for a little shopping and the men went to football practice/party. Sunday (today) we went to church then to Simon D's football game followed by Noah's soccer game. Enjoy the pictures! We will hopefully receive our court date this week!! Ryan is meeting with a gentleman tonight who game us 10,000 books to have a book sale for a fundraiser. Running out of time, can't wait to see God at work in this one.