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One Year Video

Posted March 20th by J in Adoption, Firsts, Photos, Ponderings

OK, so we’re a few days late. And the video ended up being almost 20 minutes long. And it’s over 100 Mb.

So, if you don’t make it through, we understand. And if you’re on a slow connection, all apologies. But here it is…


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Traditional Coffee Ceremony

Posted May 26th by H in Adoption, Coffee

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…


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Beginning a New Year

Posted January 1st by H in Adoption, Firsts

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…


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Why We Adopted from Ethiopia

Posted September 12th by H in Adoption

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…


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Adoption vs. Pregnancy

Posted September 10th by H in Adoption

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…


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