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Romans 11:16-18Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-50432955282988779042012-01-15T13:07:00.000-08:002012-01-15T13:07:51.901-08:00Mahlet sharing about Martin Luther King Jr.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNY5XCTiZXk&feature=shareTarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-29076576064596414792011-10-23T19:27:00.000-07:002011-10-23T19:28:00.185-07:00the kids<a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jckh1n0BADG5Kgm36qSzUqwuAx7UG8TJOXi8v4jAQX1IsD2fW4poprJ_IFcrvGTVbJ-d1Jnxmgw6SG3XAH-NlFxRtyEorvsoW1xaphQM03GCqTJpIhoSWsmYeHgyjKbE6Mwz7n-yvGo/s1600/2011+October+24+095.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jckh1n0BADG5Kgm36qSzUqwuAx7UG8TJOXi8v4jAQX1IsD2fW4poprJ_IFcrvGTVbJ-d1Jnxmgw6SG3XAH-NlFxRtyEorvsoW1xaphQM03GCqTJpIhoSWsmYeHgyjKbE6Mwz7n-yvGo/s320/2011+October+24+095.jpg' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /></a> <div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-45725402276528117782011-10-23T19:14:00.000-07:002011-10-23T19:14:50.537-07:00the girls<a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgu2bWbuKihw-rlmzIEbvRF8ptzmNmmoIrFoxEHejxbpXQDflB0eBJ4DApkeargD0UD5lOEXALKZEJ0JaLAmEFLFmJRUv6o-1aywZSxE3xuNhdy7w2nYNIMFWYN-xFg1WUbgi7AnZH6E/s1600/2011+October+24+121.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgu2bWbuKihw-rlmzIEbvRF8ptzmNmmoIrFoxEHejxbpXQDflB0eBJ4DApkeargD0UD5lOEXALKZEJ0JaLAmEFLFmJRUv6o-1aywZSxE3xuNhdy7w2nYNIMFWYN-xFg1WUbgi7AnZH6E/s320/2011+October+24+121.jpg' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /></a> <div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-46127449699197206542011-05-15T19:20:00.000-07:002011-05-15T20:06:42.663-07:00about 3 months later...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3h3-HBoWcaYHuX1ueY91U8VCnxjwxViw-9x5UbXiiIyg0ZVtRYhYjIqhTHMWz8FQvTdk_SEu5LBjPGo0uXFxIHmpmbbNo26Bi-2lW5Lr0KSXqybhhLJnpvh9CQLeA1w9xhWoEGGpRi0/s1600/IMG_3129.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3h3-HBoWcaYHuX1ueY91U8VCnxjwxViw-9x5UbXiiIyg0ZVtRYhYjIqhTHMWz8FQvTdk_SEu5LBjPGo0uXFxIHmpmbbNo26Bi-2lW5Lr0KSXqybhhLJnpvh9CQLeA1w9xhWoEGGpRi0/s320/IMG_3129.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607136979068693042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2CxC2nlHmbDUTd5HJA-RcnO3rBjwyZ6Eh_SvVkpC0R6iOgEiMJguKI259yIvvQZX0CyLCihI_UrKECJEGkYluL0ZRn2eLurequVBBOlY5QbYC5CEaZ9sNaCsI2kXVkFBssB0z9v5Rfxo/s1600/IMG_3058.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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Next week!Well the plan was in march or April to pick up the kids, Gods plans..<br />.. next week! We are so excited! A sweet bloggy friend helped me do all the paperwork, unbelievable, what gift! Got everything notarized today. My kids all helped me move furniture and fix up the girls room, mahlet packed up all the suitcases and filled the diaper bag, she is soooo excited, she has shared her favorite things with her new sister, laid out her outfits she thinks she will like and has snacks packed for all of them, tomorrow, paint the baby room and fill it! Thank you friendsTarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-59065672953200940412011-01-23T10:25:00.000-08:002011-01-23T10:50:19.384-08:00we passed!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaLG4dgT8hBZGbJKrEw_3TrVPb0qttBAWh1gds7RHSlukvqoVZFOMd61ocD72Ifi6eM9uhZqfNMNMvErZwgb0okqhBA8JEC-LRM1akwo7L9jv0WkuppHbR9bVVckZsaAsRQ0TtL59NY4/s1600/IMG_3041.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaLG4dgT8hBZGbJKrEw_3TrVPb0qttBAWh1gds7RHSlukvqoVZFOMd61ocD72Ifi6eM9uhZqfNMNMvErZwgb0okqhBA8JEC-LRM1akwo7L9jv0WkuppHbR9bVVckZsaAsRQ0TtL59NY4/s320/IMG_3041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565452499578311810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh294zus3YESwnwL5bMVM49HPqcM8DGSco69dl7AASIMqkentmCWj-Qrxg8g-_taayU7rJxzjJ6dX5yXDVaftGHO-PfZ0fERtO1aDlN59s-nDLJ9RkvqHtywC8vLxOkyaNhRVf6oGWiRFg/s1600/145.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4gcinvwT9cqrYvEVgjMVRPcb-k-bxCDGkk0Vq15B4wtMeX8UcRSChPXF7BEHwXSjE0De_U5gRdKuW0YXlQ1zKiXnxiVdgUPVAHxU6666nJdt62FCvNYtPCvqlJW2ZWil8nVyaDNMgdQ/s320/619.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560678656990511202" /></a><br />a quick update, we leave in just a few days, our court date is Jan 18, praying to pass for 2 kiddos, we have received many updates and photos of our sweet ones waiting in Ethiopia, both are all smiles we hear, amazing! we can't wait to meet them so very soon, Mahlet is such a snuggle bug, loves getting kissed and dishing them out, prays for both of them everyday and reminds me of how i am going to have to change his diaper and carry him, and how she will be twins now with her new sister because they are the same.....and her hair, yes we added extensions to her own hair and it is rather messy, it's starting to all twist together(i untwist it daily), so we will see how long it will last.Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-90493570057259107952010-12-22T09:39:00.000-08:002010-12-22T09:52:33.082-08:00can you say sassy?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrV5QApgDriNQA0Bxb_UZGllPBzbk6KmEIHvHqNP1Nt4_wYY_FIgBVwzRFzxepFxJAepBwDvASfoz90jziSRdzUGXlELmVoM7lr_9FiPAH9mNFeBlU5FcBRLErg7Ek0_zxbzb-jum_m_A/s1600/PC210005.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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YES! sending christmas wishes to all our bloggy friends, PEACE JOY and LOVETarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-86075717779215450732010-12-10T14:38:00.000-08:002010-12-10T15:27:33.074-08:00merry christmas and all we want for christmas are 2 more kiddos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1Dg1iIJZpfcitxb8r4quW8yw-koQO00wNxD87o9ulNjl1j4BqW8fS3Q6Ujj24OGSqKagYWic7FraklXtFhVnPscYZo64MM2odg0gGu6S2mmZQo1KjwvDASVaSq2b-VmqSQj1cGRr0lg/s1600/PA020002.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1Dg1iIJZpfcitxb8r4quW8yw-koQO00wNxD87o9ulNjl1j4BqW8fS3Q6Ujj24OGSqKagYWic7FraklXtFhVnPscYZo64MM2odg0gGu6S2mmZQo1KjwvDASVaSq2b-VmqSQj1cGRr0lg/s320/PA020002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549189510394500562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02C4yorWQ26Cg3V0__ujwB50FLAD8kg2CFOsLRV11RQ3JGDWWMKOBQlHMTLZ2W-3K4KczUUhNyXHfKT57a7RtA1SXJ8WGcczaAlDACqxcTRhsdXrwTqtCtX3YYvJMCO5Duo310xsdI2Y/s1600/PA230068.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02C4yorWQ26Cg3V0__ujwB50FLAD8kg2CFOsLRV11RQ3JGDWWMKOBQlHMTLZ2W-3K4KczUUhNyXHfKT57a7RtA1SXJ8WGcczaAlDACqxcTRhsdXrwTqtCtX3YYvJMCO5Duo310xsdI2Y/s320/PA230068.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549189208397725186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGNFZNTs_SAZppXDVxKEtAh6mJgxk-W5KaWY2v1ZOKZvpW9DN7-6-ha5un751IXku5UEkD5VImGe9ACGXiFrAh6p0LbXnGYcS74TJwZ0negkvz-_2rU8DDv_v99zK7PgrNNnrr6osaZg/s1600/PB020087.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGNFZNTs_SAZppXDVxKEtAh6mJgxk-W5KaWY2v1ZOKZvpW9DN7-6-ha5un751IXku5UEkD5VImGe9ACGXiFrAh6p0LbXnGYcS74TJwZ0negkvz-_2rU8DDv_v99zK7PgrNNnrr6osaZg/s320/PB020087.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549188657270258610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWC87OTbUFdOSYOEpsuaPN8m3taKqHhMr-lGcf9YK3JXFNidI7lL77Na8uQrvXQQwRlOmDaiJZz7p3-rB5gYkhwMfC_XIxRVfnc3UC98SCZLZMV6zsL-huPlJ5A-LWs32Nj4tfRJFzY08/s1600/PA300069.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWC87OTbUFdOSYOEpsuaPN8m3taKqHhMr-lGcf9YK3JXFNidI7lL77Na8uQrvXQQwRlOmDaiJZz7p3-rB5gYkhwMfC_XIxRVfnc3UC98SCZLZMV6zsL-huPlJ5A-LWs32Nj4tfRJFzY08/s320/PA300069.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549188248093008098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPocbEBcs3bPolhuIADGSPrVrlyjsavH8Pw7izpx07Ats23NcDRcU2XAeI4Ujhpup2GOCGAfcZ-wDSURT3_qTsScxGFoDvT86Y_yY1cgHg5LXsw8lhSTkpj6tBJ0Jqzcb3bH8iBYIoyLg/s1600/PA300085.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPocbEBcs3bPolhuIADGSPrVrlyjsavH8Pw7izpx07Ats23NcDRcU2XAeI4Ujhpup2GOCGAfcZ-wDSURT3_qTsScxGFoDvT86Y_yY1cgHg5LXsw8lhSTkpj6tBJ0Jqzcb3bH8iBYIoyLg/s320/PA300085.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549187878487547122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexwOulxWtYjfhWheM8I_OBbSPypsKyP_V2ywrnVm9XUaGUvUkm1KCZKCl9W-6xjJcVZ5G4qPJ9r8e6aJ1JKQrn_Gy-9hYyO7S2VmBXFlbSpvsmOkciBmKfGrkrRUtKugo8gdLJKJ6dKM/s1600/PB120113.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexwOulxWtYjfhWheM8I_OBbSPypsKyP_V2ywrnVm9XUaGUvUkm1KCZKCl9W-6xjJcVZ5G4qPJ9r8e6aJ1JKQrn_Gy-9hYyO7S2VmBXFlbSpvsmOkciBmKfGrkrRUtKugo8gdLJKJ6dKM/s320/PB120113.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549187440964006002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoZL1EBdKAHdwkdhS1Ag0DXw2nml4InoKq-4LcSag6nvpT9YiUelZF3sffUNMX-voQ-4MaKw5LvCSBWtbm0xNExwEdUWXLFXgJ_J_Vj0pbq5Y_zVoLTTkon_75DF_CXo5IK8d18fpNJw/s1600/PB210145.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoZL1EBdKAHdwkdhS1Ag0DXw2nml4InoKq-4LcSag6nvpT9YiUelZF3sffUNMX-voQ-4MaKw5LvCSBWtbm0xNExwEdUWXLFXgJ_J_Vj0pbq5Y_zVoLTTkon_75DF_CXo5IK8d18fpNJw/s320/PB210145.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549187094902296706" /></a><br />january 18th is our court date for a little 6 yr old girl and a 1 yr old boy, would love prayer over all the details, clearly looking at these photos we are, shall i say, a bit out of the ordinary, and we love it that way! oh and wondering what name you guys like better, "johnny " or "mac"Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-1518554812134430492010-12-02T19:22:00.000-08:002010-12-02T19:25:49.794-08:00PrayerThank you bloggy friends, would love prayer for direction! And peace! And wisdom! Will share all the details soon :)))Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-4430857485620769082010-11-30T15:24:00.000-08:002010-11-30T15:30:21.887-08:00Court date Jan 18We are in Christmas mode, have been busy turning 42 ugh, 22 yrs of marriage, yeah! Our court date is Jan 18 in Ethiopia , praying all goes well and we might be bringing home 2.......Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-66537839663031918042010-10-14T12:29:00.000-07:002010-10-14T12:37:54.389-07:00Dossier being translated!Can't believe it but the paperwork is over, yay, now waiting for a court date and fingerprints ect........ Saw video of our little girl today, she is of course beautiful and very smart her special mother said, and loves to help with cooking, we all love to cook over here, she's 6 yrs old and we can't wait to meet her, we feel so blessed!Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-60952694379581351142010-10-03T18:30:00.000-07:002010-10-03T19:11:22.180-07:00learning about life through my 5 yr old<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pt_GgkS1-n7-whnK9eHNinQI4zxknW0fD9PjoGEQqEtOxULb-pnjcSU08tEkaf13HIv_lemx1NJi6xkzlghJe6Is6idpicPz6dAoBSrdu7aXYjPYd06XMSJgq-emvxNU_8E_YTDCFFw/s1600/P9100111.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pt_GgkS1-n7-whnK9eHNinQI4zxknW0fD9PjoGEQqEtOxULb-pnjcSU08tEkaf13HIv_lemx1NJi6xkzlghJe6Is6idpicPz6dAoBSrdu7aXYjPYd06XMSJgq-emvxNU_8E_YTDCFFw/s320/P9100111.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524007235645296706" /></a><br />i am so amazed at how my african daughter lives life so well, she puts me to shame, she is able to move forward in life with so much joy, yet she has had so much trauma, so young, she wakes up happy, showering everyone with her affection, never complaining, enjoying every new experience, fully, happy, happy, happy, today she was riding a horse, so comfortable, and joyful, actually letting go of the reins...really, this is true, adapting so well to everything as i grip to my horse worrying that something " might" happen, and every once in a while she will share about her life in ethiopia, tonight she did again, it's on her mind, we are adopting a sister from ethiopia, she is worried for us," there are mean mommies and daddies, they will hurt you, they take you away to a bad place, please be safe and call me everyday, especially you mom, don't ride in the small cars" it goes on and on, " the water is bad and so is the food" ect.... this breaks my heart, watching her is humbling, there are not words that can express how thankful i am for her, she has taught me how to live and live well no matter what has happened, watching her go to sleep and her trust in us is amazing, how much MORE should we trust our Father in heavenTarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-88217189564505422012010-10-01T12:40:00.000-07:002010-10-01T14:31:36.482-07:00big hair and my highschool senior<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMwc3EdY46ro4gf4-A-mZCnlYV7Lf11lq1m5jsc5MqU7-DHh0KRSUbMA2tJAUnvSEUuWV2ScB6-JmENb8bCFPmnrk6YEp88-lsK2Gjt82-h4hdZO37__nHRUXN3kD2lzeozurvBvEVc0/s1600/Scan_Pic0002.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhqkSq7Jdef5zuKoiO1KJJ2rAiq01tmxw5WftvNDyTn8arGKpUKWRWHJR2VzpffTCs-GS7g2bHz5vU78hBpyqnnzFDAKgXXXDtVqZcKS6bPcFj7_QoZLZOy3N-gHpDH7m3tN2RsvhxBw/s320/P9230010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523166056497748466" /></a><br />mahlet's hair also looks like this :)))))) and her brother harry, who's a senior in highschool"80's day" scare me some more!Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-37767608650697929742010-09-27T18:20:00.000-07:002010-09-27T18:29:31.554-07:00hair- her favorite style EVERYDAY!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVmdqTCKm7XtJRJz1UH87MjTAI5J9LcgK6VUndoIb9K4wo77-dExK_0Hmg4m9VYbEKeRJnRtKR4hEJQdaWZmywy70YxIkt1coMn-KLkOmLepPptqJynbxp1jI668ObA7KxN0nZ5iYndk/s1600/P9160156.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFQlMNH4wpElq_EgZk7xtKosHYCj0C2KBtooWEnjHHTS84Iri2HyACKd8ohM7EMDzFhU1nXJadwNcIIWdGKzMJFtPybqN2nU8K_RuORNedC4b3WrQZJpXntMs1KaSYoJOZpR2ESlQWEE/s320/P9160165.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521768996040028226" /></a>Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-40326259431493668472010-09-14T12:27:00.001-07:002010-09-14T12:32:41.591-07:00Andrew Peterson - Dancing in the Minefields (Official Video)<object style="background-image:url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/NtTa81LyuQM/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NtTa81LyuQM?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NtTa81LyuQM?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="480" height="295" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object> our story also :)Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-84179232611949544502010-09-08T08:13:00.000-07:002010-09-08T08:59:07.627-07:00Happy Fall<a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FkPIyZ53LQOe5Il9tTUzCVVI5JvgNc6F3uvv8m9uXSRHq6tHL6eCtEhpH6-K4aTCzfvvlX1DKqomUceCxWQ8mXRDBDo08WQStRa_JyOyQO561hLjRKscQ8vuABd16lJFAStQbHD7wJw/s1600/Family+Photos+09052010+012.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FkPIyZ53LQOe5Il9tTUzCVVI5JvgNc6F3uvv8m9uXSRHq6tHL6eCtEhpH6-K4aTCzfvvlX1DKqomUceCxWQ8mXRDBDo08WQStRa_JyOyQO561hLjRKscQ8vuABd16lJFAStQbHD7wJw/s320/Family+Photos+09052010+012.jpg' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /></a> <div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div> yep, this is the family all home for the weekend... hopefully in spring we will have our daughter home from ethiopia, we are thankful, happy fallTarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-18923342263979133252010-09-06T19:05:00.000-07:002010-09-06T19:09:07.988-07:00family<a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MdxY9wy2UteG_s5tPbx-Z-UXXNY0MEotLOhZeQrcJIKDUqoHdQZ_9mUgyHHws4f-Fqkgp7shYny29EqypvfL09ZWRl1J1SHGKt4xCAqVr7mg8IXOuw6dkRDr2Peu59K73urSnOJd3wI/s1600/Family+Photos+09052010+128.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MdxY9wy2UteG_s5tPbx-Z-UXXNY0MEotLOhZeQrcJIKDUqoHdQZ_9mUgyHHws4f-Fqkgp7shYny29EqypvfL09ZWRl1J1SHGKt4xCAqVr7mg8IXOuw6dkRDr2Peu59K73urSnOJd3wI/s320/Family+Photos+09052010+128.jpg' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; 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What could be better? Thank you for all the prayers !Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-34513142164920728052010-08-23T11:47:00.000-07:002010-08-23T12:38:56.798-07:00"The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEVHC2gBjHAYiDC9VBnsAomQisoCUr5nR4rrkCzqfGdBn3cpPePNpMlZjBQHB4LL5TyXBm1N7TUZFEP23mpQCw6al-YDtNs-cNwjBz9yhYnKJhWUUGX1IU3O9cGLzYao3GMOjHdhnJ4Y/s1600/P8210130.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEVHC2gBjHAYiDC9VBnsAomQisoCUr5nR4rrkCzqfGdBn3cpPePNpMlZjBQHB4LL5TyXBm1N7TUZFEP23mpQCw6al-YDtNs-cNwjBz9yhYnKJhWUUGX1IU3O9cGLzYao3GMOjHdhnJ4Y/s320/P8210130.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508681116785186706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFyIRVhsKH8VYn3APLOEqPBJ3LtMJHccK3B1LaYc3KbCu6F9ibHlIk86kwW6nnFh9CGau3-X2-9e3bQZVXU2dW5jeUUGeNipZVTwQcUtOLJ0CNvDNwjCRzbtcgv3r4ORK0uPOxHwpMhw/s1600/P8210111.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7GU5q_XoXa7hlkbC6OIQ94n_76Mfoppo8fCltkRzeBwHxiWrCNRU0hVtP7j7QZ_xYMXUQGpsx4FR6pBQr92hh1-NN4ZrEng_J0HHU3NAlf9eXisFTYUVIqqkLH8ysXpPeadvAnKij3s/s320/P8160008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508678892185435474" /></a><br />the harvest, daughter 16, 2nd one to college, friends we met adopting in ethiopia, and we are adopting again, a 6 yr old waiting daughter from ethiopia, maybe in about 6 months through celebrate children international, we are sooo excited!!!!!Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034200360692106480.post-28127858379431853482010-08-15T06:57:00.000-07:002010-08-15T14:00:10.659-07:00A year later...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHe1-unDknXmdYZdatNuyhTJfFf3wVGmEWJGTVEgqf4Sys1QwjMFkTcWf9YllQnFtKaTh_-agkTke1MoMp9xTTvUrJQLVRaB8C4FEjfuw5g8ECgSv8mF_tjmzCqA5o1V8_JMiAa2rPco/s1600/P7300001.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHe1-unDknXmdYZdatNuyhTJfFf3wVGmEWJGTVEgqf4Sys1QwjMFkTcWf9YllQnFtKaTh_-agkTke1MoMp9xTTvUrJQLVRaB8C4FEjfuw5g8ECgSv8mF_tjmzCqA5o1V8_JMiAa2rPco/s320/P7300001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505744258530848930" /></a><br />Tennessee was beautiful, we were blessed to meet in person so many bloggy friends! Mahlet is doing well, still doing the hand thing -sometimes, doctors appointment is soon, will update when we have new info, it's almost been a year for her to be home with us, she is a joy, she has shared many stories about Africa, her most recent one last night about how the children of Africa are crying, she's right , she has shared " she had a bad family, and now she has a good family and she is happy " thank you Jesus for blessing us with unsurpassed joy in a little ethiopian girlTarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991053839058971728noreply@blogger.com4