Sunday afternoon we were able to experience a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony right in our local mall! We have a local coffee stand outside of the Belk store that really cares about good, quality coffee. The owner likes to educate peo…

j and I have had such a wonderful time here in Maine. It was so refreshing to spend part of the last day of 2007 down by the ocean where I spent hours and hours growing up. It seems some of life’s most memorable moments have taken place for me on the r…

A friend asked me today why we finally choose Ethiopia to adopt from. I thought I would share the way God brought us to adopt from this country. When j and I finally started to seriously consider adopting, we initially wanted to go to an Asian co…

I was reading in some posts today from our agency, AWAA, about the frustration felt by parents who are adopting when speaking with friends and family about the “paper pregnancy.” j and I have been blessed with several friends and family memb…