6 Key Values of O.R.P.H.A.N. Care that Every Person Can Do O pen your heart to orphans: Understand God’s heart for the orphan. He cares for them and expects us to care as well. R ecognize your responsibility: Every person can care for a child who is vulnerable or orphaned…
I’m so blessed to be a part of Cherish Kids… a special program at our church that advocates for foster care, domestic & international adoption. Julie and I will be at James River this Sunday, July 19th at the EXPO booth all 3 services (8:30, 10:00 and 11:30am) The church…
I’m so blessed to be a part of Cherish Kids… a special program at our church that advocates for foster care, domestic & international adoption. Julie and I will be at James River this Sunday, July 19th at the EXPO booth all 3 services (8:30, 10:00 and 11:30am) The church…
YOU DID IT….the goal for Nutramigen formula for malnourished babies at Zoie’s Transitional Home was reached today!!!!!!Over $12,500 !!!!!!!!!!!!Can you imagine what the Ethiopia staff & nannies are going to feel when 400+ cans of formula arrives in Addis Ababa!!! They will be blown away, ecstatic & incredibly blessed knowing…
We met Zoie Senait for the first time on July 7, 2008 in Addis Ababa at the AWAA Transitional Home. We had been told by many staff and families that had traveled to Ethiopia before us that our daughter was VERY tiny. Nothing could have prepared our hearts for what…
AWAA families…did you know *Tom Davis-website* is helping OUR Ethiopia Transitional Home? He is helping bring the best formula to our precious babies waiting!! Please take time to watch his amazing book trailer. Lets all make a difference & help provide formula…we can save a life.Our Zoie was 6 months…
Have you ever been cliff diving? I spent summers at Kanakuk Kamp in the Ozarks and remember feeling petrified standing on the edge of a bluff looking down at the water below, trying to summon up the courage to jump. I never had the guts to make the big leap,…
I remember walking through Target and this adorable book caught my eye.Shaoey and Dot. It’s the cutest Chinese face with a bug on her nose. I picked it up and knew instantly I would need to get this for my daughter for Christmas. As I read the introduction from the…
On September 5, 2005, I was flipping through the pages of a People Magazine and I noticed a beautiful photograph of a huge movie star and her recently adopted daughter. Roger and I were at the “talking” phase at that time, but still had not made any plans yet to…
Our daughters took dance class together, so we started hanging out in the Starbucks upstairs sipping our grande skinny Caramel Macchiatos🙂 Little did I know the impact those coffee dates would have in my life. Over our first coffee, I asked her to tell me the story of her adoption…
