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missing daddy…

we sent daddy off today to zambia. and we picked up a dear friend as we waved goodbye. please keep rico suave and the other traveling boys in your prayers. the kids were bummed to see him drive away. we waved. blew kisses. and frankie baby cried, “i wanna go ah-rica with daddy!” “me too, […]

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Dawn - October 1, 2011 - 8:28 pm

Definitely praying for your hubby! God has used you all in such mighty ways!!! Of course it is always hard when the better half is gone. Praying your time goes well too!

here lately…

After 3 years, our apple trees finally reap their first harvest. Parker-man had the honor of picking the first of the fruit… AND I finally got my camera back from the repair shop…so I finally get to document our crazy lives again through still film…another one of my joys. Frankie baby wanted a picture with […]

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Brittany - September 28, 2011 - 12:24 am

How glorious that they have a giving heart! We can learn so much from little children. And those last few pictures – just precious!

Dawn - September 28, 2011 - 1:34 pm

Love your pics- glad your camera is back!
Can’t wait to hear your news!!!!
And girl you have a busy week planned!!!

the word at our house…

I have a couple of really fun announcements to make–but my brain hurts from not being able to sleep last night…so the fun announcements have to wait until tomorrow:) Rico Suave has been in Bristol, and momma doesn’t sleep so great when he’s gone! Thankfully–he just got home. Yay! In fun NEWS…Canon shipped my camera […]

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Harriett - September 22, 2011 - 7:33 am

Too cute!!! I love that Frank— so honest!!

Kim - September 22, 2011 - 10:17 am

So glad you wrote that down! Too cute!
Totally reminds me of when our Matthew (now 11) responded at 3 years old to Mommy calling him “cutie”. “I not cutie, I BATMAN”!

CJB - September 22, 2011 - 3:17 pm

Oh, your Frankie Baby! I could just eat him up! And what a priceless conversation and picture. Cute, funny, crazy, treasured moments! And hey–are those my socks??? Just kidding! Love ya!

admin - September 22, 2011 - 3:23 pm

Christina!!!! YOU just made me laugh out loud!!! MAYBE they are your socks! SO FUNNY!!!! You want them back??? Oh…you mean to tell me that YOU don’t NEED them?? Well, then I’d like to keep them. SOOOOO FUNNY!!! Still laugh about that! LOOOOVE YOU.

Holly - September 22, 2011 - 6:49 pm

Hearing about these boys always makes my day. Esp this YaYa business. HA and now Frank is retaliating with “snotty.” Ha ha ha.

Steph - September 22, 2011 - 9:02 pm

My two youngest are just a year apart; reading this dialogue made me feel like you had been in my house!

Sandi - September 23, 2011 - 10:13 am

The YaYa, Snotty exchange is hilarious! You have little geniuses!!! My 5 yr old has been telling our whole family that he will only answer when addressed by his full name but that his “new” middle name is “Fire”. God bless little boys!

Dawn - September 23, 2011 - 5:34 pm

He he he……Love it! 🙂

i survived:)

WHEW!! Rico Suave jetted off for a guys golf weekend and momma ran solo…until my padres popped in town for a quick Saturday night visit! I forced the parents to come with me to the African Family Fellowship at the Vogeltanz house. My camera is STILL off at Canon (they said it’d be shipped next […]

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Kim - September 19, 2011 - 12:30 am

Adorable photos! Please give Emily my best next time you see her!

Christy - September 19, 2011 - 6:12 am

haha – I laughed at the McD’s comment because I had to feed mine there twice this week because it was so crazy there a couple of days and it was the only restaurant with a drive through. And I didnt even have adoption paperwork to do or a husband out of town, so I definitely think you had a great reason! 🙂

Betsy Emerson - September 20, 2011 - 2:52 pm

Hey Andrea! Chad and I are planning on coming to the conference ( we have to leave early on Sat ). We are not officially registered, I can’t seem to get the website to take my credit card, didn’t get an answer at the church or to my email… soo…. do you think it’s Ok, to just show up? Hope to get to visit with you, we have some exciting news….. (:

Rod & Jenn - September 20, 2011 - 4:45 pm

Love your blogs! We are also adopting from Ethiopia through AGCI! We started exactly one year after you guys and it’s taking WAY longer than we hoped! So we’re a bit jealous of your story, but very encouraged at the same time!

kim - September 21, 2011 - 11:58 am

Absolutely adorable!!!!

Our Invincible God…

How we saw our invisible and invincible God today… As we pulled up to the assisted living today–I heard my children going back and forth about the words invincible and invisible (Harriett, thank your daughter for me for teaching them the difference!) They came to the conclusion before they jumped out of the van that […]

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Lisa - September 17, 2011 - 3:34 am

I definitely think all you have shared about God being interested in the details IS TRULY AMAZING! How much of a God-coincidence is it that Isaac and Laura’s boy can now play together. Nobody could have orchestrated that better than our great God. THanks for encouraging me yet again.

Christy - September 17, 2011 - 6:52 am

Definitely think one of the reasons your blog is my favorite is because of how much you focus on trusting and timing – two things I’m constantly working through in my head and heart. Thanks for your encouraging words again! And the funny stories! 🙂

Briana - September 17, 2011 - 8:18 am

I am moved by your weekly visit to the assisted living facility, and amazed by the reconnection of the boys! Love it!

Elle J - September 17, 2011 - 10:29 am

From the perspective that my Grandmother lived a long 98 years, the last 8 with Alzheimer’s … THANK YOU for your service to these precious “Grandparents”. You are not only serving them by being WITH them and treating them with much love, but you are serving their families who may not be able to see them as often as you have dedicated your weekly visits. Thank you. Blessings to your sweet kiddos for “getting it” so young and for adding those laughs to their day.

Dawn - September 17, 2011 - 7:56 pm

LOVE God stories!!!

And the fact that God uses your family to bless those that the world often forgets.

Sandi Herring - September 18, 2011 - 6:33 pm

I love your heart for the elderly-my favorite place is the nursing home cause it’s like having a ton of grandparents! God made me ready a room that I THOUGHT was for my future adopted child. Now the day it is ready my baby brother needs a place to stay. It is MIND BOGGLING how perfect GOD’s timing is even when we think that delays are unanswered prayers…He knows best! I needed this reminder today!!

Rebecca - September 19, 2011 - 6:18 am

Love how God is in the details, and how He is always guiding and molding us. Needed this today, thanks!

A friend and I have been thinking (need to move beyond that, eh?) of taking our kids to a nursing home for almost a year. We kept getting caught up in the logistics of what to do while there. This is a good reminder just to go!