Gratitude Edition:September 2013

A hike with M. Rose hips. A day off. Micah coming home. Time to make phone calls. Reflecting on Ethiopia. Micah coming home. Phone call from Holt. Dinner with Mula and Dawit. Visit from Laura. Exciting news. Renewing friendships. Pictures of M's birthfather. Being honest. NVC response - finally! Extra time. Getting things updated. Ethiopian gathering for new year. Seeing M happy. My heart feeling full. Time with M and Ruth. Tina. The football game. Warm weather. Loving on Emmy. Serving others. Micah helping with M. Meeting with Kara again. Time to reflect and process. Kleenex. Date with Micah. M's pride at LOGOS. Good food. My family. Holding on to hope. One visa finally done. An invitation. Seeing photos of my kids. Grocery shopping alone. Anticipation. An elk. Safety. Seeing LaVon. Linford shower. Colleen knowing my heart. Not going alone. Kim at the shower! Time to rest. Ethiopian food. Family breakfast. Kristi's help. Work flexibility.

Slower Moments

4 Year Celebration

To celebrate 4 years with the little man, we took him to his first movie at the theater. He was a hoot and had everyone around us smiling big from all of his giggles. 

The 1st of the Summer

Pondering

"Suffering invites us to be radically human with one another, perhaps doing nothing more than reaching across the table, clasping hands, and weeping together. We are afforded the chance to create a safe place for someone else to mourn; nothing is needed but space, proximity, presence, empathy. You cannot possibly give an answer, so don’t try.Grief cannot be sidestepped; it must be endured, so may we be a people who endure with one another rather than constantly mitigating, explaining, propping up. Let’s just hold one another through the dark night and wait for the sun to rise."

~Jen Hatmaker

Go Cowboys!

Soaking Up Some Sun

After a week of rain the sun finally came out and we are so happy!

Melkem Addis Amet!

Changes

Change is never easy. You fight to hold on. You fight to let go. 

Tending the Tree

We're hoping this special tree survives the move. It is certainly receiving a lot of extra loving. 

House Changes

The house we are now calling home needs very little done to it - a complete change from our previous abode, but a welcomed change with all that is going on lately. We knew that we would need to paint the room for the boys (I don't think they would have been big fans of the green and purple color scheme, and to be honest neither was I). So what better way to spend this three day weekend than painting!

We painted the green and purple walls a nice gray color for the boys.

 
We brightened up the kids/guest bathroom with a champagne color. 

Hoping for the Best