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daughterless
She is in my heartBut she is not yet in my armsShe is growing--In this heart of mine, burstingAs others' arms fill up with baby loveAnd mine are left, emptyI cradle her in my heart She is in my...
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our Eyouel
This week we received a new picture of our sponsored child, Eyouel! He is so handsome and seems to have grown a bit since the picture we received a year ago when we began sponsoring him. Eyouel Samuel...
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hope that shines
African Harrier HawkWatercolor found on: http://www.etsy.com/listing/112882999/watercolor-african-harrier-hawk?ref=usr_faveitems God gave me a thing for hawks. Since the start of our Ethiopian...
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Last week, we received a letter from our Mugwaneza in Rwanda! She is still young, so her letters are written by a helper. It is always interesting to look at the letters, because they are written in an...
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february letters to africa
Today, I wrote our February letters to Dominic, Eyouel, and Mugwaneza. Since it could take up to two months for our children in Africa to receive our letters, I have to think two months ahead! In two...
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birthday twenty-eight
I was an almost-Valentine baby. My mom tells me I was just about born in the car! I am her second of two children, and she wanted to wait until the. last. minute. to go to the hospital. She did, and...
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Slowdown
We have been in the 'waiting' stage of our adoption for almost four months. This is exciting! However, there has been increasing time frames for the wait that seem to escalate each month. I wanted to...
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letters from Dominic
Last week we received a letter from our Dominic in Kenya. This is what we learned about our boy: My name means I was named after my uncle. I am the 1st child in my family. I am 117 centimeters tall....
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February Numbers!
Today we received our February waitlist numbers from AGCI! Our new numbers are: 128For a girl 0-12 months old AND 57For siblings--a girl 0-12 months old and a birthsister 0-5 years old We moved 1 spot...
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Four Months Dreaming
We have been on the waitlist to adopt for 4 months today! The wait is a lot for a momma to bear on her shoulders. It can drain a momma of Life. If we calculate our level of Life based on how many...
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love for Africa jewelry
My police officer husband makes jewelry. Yes, it's true. The secret is out. And he is GREAT at it! We opened our Etsy shop on September 23, 2011. The month prior is when we made the God-called decision...
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what will I say to her?
some wonder about the first word their child will speak. will it be mama? will it be dada? today I wonder--what will be the first words I speak to my daughter/s? she will be placed in my arms. our...
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march letters to Africa
Today, we wrote our March letters to Dominic, Eyouel, and Mugwaneza. For our boys, we wrote on the stationary Compassion sent us with our last letters from them. We kept the letters pretty simple this...
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girls will be queens
On March 10th, Colin and I got the privilege to go see the Kings & Queens tour in Green Bay. We went with some friends from our Ethiopian adoption support group. It was really sentimental to go,...
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Hi friends! Today i switched my blog url fromwww.bringingyoumorethanasong.blogspot.comto: www.withloveforafrica.blogspot.com The old one was a bit of a mouthful! It corresponded to my old blog name...
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March Numbers!
Today we received our March waitlist numbers from AGCI!Our new numbers are: 125 For a girl 0-12 months old AND 55For siblings--a girl 0-12 months old and a birthsister 0-5 years old We moved 3 spots...
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Dabo Kolo (Ethiopian Spicy Dough Snack)
Dabo is the word for bread in Ethiopia. Kolo is the word for roasted barley. Dabo Kolo is spicy and crunchy and is a popular snack in Ethiopia! A friend made this for an Ethiopian adoptive family...
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Five Months Dreaming
We have been on the waitlist to adopt for 5 months today! I hate to do the math, but I've done the math. Based strictly on our waitlist number movement these five months, it is looking like it could...
View ArticleLord, I Need You
There is a song that has been floating around in my car and in my mind lately. It is called Lord, I Need You. Matt Maher sings about falling apart and finding grace and hope through God. It is a song...
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We Bought Our Mugwaneza A House
A few weeks ago, we received a letter from our sweet Mugwaneza, written by her mama, Mediatrice. I have struggled to find the words to share with you the depth of my emotions from reading this letter...
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