Busy praying!

That is what I have been doing lately. So many people, friends, family members all needing prayers. Whether they are prayers of encouragement, direction, healing etc......every free moment I have I am saying a prayer for someone. At the same time, I sometimes almost forget to pray for myself and our issues. Most importantly, our desire to adopt again. We have not a clue how we can even imagine affording a second adoption at this point, but I feel so strongly that THIS is what I am being called to do. My heart aches for all children without parents, without a home, that just simply want to be loved. My heart is being drawn to Ethiopia because I have seen, first-hand, the faces of the children both in and out of the orphanage. If God wants us to adopt, surely he'll help us find a way to. I just need to remember to pray.....for us!

Decisions, Prayer and Decisions

Well, if anyone still reads my blog that I never tend to, I am going to change my ways! I am so thankful for so many wonderful things and want to share them with the world! We are also contemplating a second adoption and I am really praying on this one. We just moved into a new larger home (2 weeks ago) and it has been a year since bringing Peyton Birtukan home, I've changed jobs and we've changed churches. I know in our hearts we have the room, now I need to pray for a way to finance this adoption. I no longer work for the awesome company that has adoption assistance, but I do work for an awesome company that allows me home with my kiddos which is where I most want to be. I just came home from a trip to my dear sweet friend's home where I find myself so inspired to follow my heart and lead the Christian life I want to lead and help the people of beloved Ethiopia. My dream is to be in Ethiopia with her one day....together in a country we love so much. So for now, I will continue to pray, update my blog and post pictures!!!

Oh Happy Easter

Readoption Day

Readoption Day in PA!!!

Long Time No Blog

Well I am so sorry it has been so long since I have blogged. Life with Birtukan whom we now call Peyton Birtukan has been wonderful! So many changes have happenned since she came home! I quit my wonderful full-time job to be home for all of my children more and other than when Peyton is in preschool, she gets to spend her days with me! I now drive a school bus for Zach and Sabrina's school district. Peyton rides with me and I am off of work the same days as my kids! I don't have much time to post since we are also selling our house and buying a larger house.......I had thet most awesome conversation with a good friend today about Ethiopia and I do hope that a trip to Ethiopia will be in my future!!!!!!!

Bye Bye Cavities!!!!!!!!!!!!

Busy Busy Busy

As you can imagine, our house has been so crazy busy since we returned from Ethiopia three weeks ago today! I still can't believe how quick those 3 weeks have gone. Well we have been going along great. Birtukan has had 2 of her cavities filled already and you would have thought she'd been going to the dentist forever. No problems or complaints, she just sat in the chair and did with the nice ladies asked her to do. She came down with a nasty virus of some sort with a high fever of 103 and vomiting and diarrhea to go with it. I ended up taking her to the doctor since she can't "tell" me what is wrong or what hurts and she ended up with an ear infection on top of it all. But the good news is all her blood work and stool samples have come back perfectly fine!!! woo hoo! I am going to attach some pictures from the past 3 weeks and will try not to make it so long in between posts!!!