Every child

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Friday - quotable
I cried today listening to these lyrics...."Hope like the sun is fading. They're waiting for a cure no one can find. And I hear children's voices singing of a God who heals and rescues and restores. And I'm reminded that every child in Africa is yours..."
Steven Curtis Chapman, "Yours"

10 years old!

10 year old Noah, about to enjoy one of his favorite cuisines.
Bio-papa, Noah and Simon Derara. Noah is opening his American Idol game.
Noah and two of his brothers. Notice Beniam's expression and his hand is just coming up for bunny ears.
Noah, about a month ago, at his all-star game. (pre-hair cut :)

We celebrated Noah's birthday Friday night. He chose the restaraunt, a new Japanese place. The food was awesome, as was the company. :) I can hardly believe 10 years ago, I gave birth to this amazing child. He has brought so much to my life. I am so blessed that God smiled on me August 2, 1998 and trusted me with this special person.

vacation @ St. George Island

We spent a week on St George Island with our family. It was our family, my parents, my brother and his lovely wife and my Mom and Dad in law. We had a wonderful and much needed week of relaxing and funin in the sun.


Our five kids! In order of age from left to right: 10, 9,9,9. and 5 :-)
Always fun to be burried in the sand!


I had our three 9 year olds pose for a picture together.

GREAT NEWS!!

WE OFFICALLY HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, KALEAB MERCY BOND. WE WILL LEAVE IN 6 WEEKS TO BRING HER HOME. I WILL POST DETAILS AS I KNOW THEM.

sad ;(

Our court date was unsuccessful. We are waiting to hear when we may get a new one. We are hoping it is this month, otherwise the courts close until October. I bought her some shoes. I am ready to go...;(

lost teeth and Florida

Beniam lost his two bottom teeth on the same night. He really lost one, as it went down the drain. He came thru the house and asked if he could call my brother Tony. He calls him Choney. He said to him: "Choney this is me Beniam, I lost two toothez in row." He ended the conversation with: "Bye Bye baby two run shot. " Can't get baseball off his mind.

Today is the district championship of the 9 year old all stars. (Noah is on the team). As soon as it is over we take off for an extended family vacation in Florida. Woo HOO!

Next pictures will be from the beach!

A LOT TO SHARE!

OK, so last weekend we had some friends visit, that we had met in Ethiopia when we were there getting our boys. Wonderful people, he's a pastor of a Chrisitan Church and she a sahm. They visited with three of their children and their church gave us 2500 dollars. Praise God! The kids then spent the night with us and we all had a wonderful time. I felt like a kid at Christmas and didn't sleep a wink that night. I don't think anyone did. Their son, Jacob, was one of Simon Derara's best friends in the care center.

That bottom picture, you'll see is Noah, he got braces this past week.

We also received a very generous donation from a beautiful lady in Mississippi. She is sending us 3500 dollars. The rest of our adoption money (not counting trip.) I cry each time I say this!! How good God is and how he always pull thru. Doesn't he love to pull thru at the last minute? He's messing with us. :)