Some good news

That was the first few words in the update from my agency. It was so refreshing. I am used to "I am sorry to say...blah...blah...blah" Hope adoptions had 9 court cases approved on Monday and one of them was from Nightlight. That is good news. There were no new court dates last week, so maybe this week it will happen.

I believe that Julie, my friend traveling to Addis Ababa, should be over there right about now. I am so hoping that she gets a chance to see Yoseph and hold him. I also plan on getting in touch with a former CCS teacher that is returning to Addis on Aug. 13th. She is teaching over there at a missionary school. I need to make a face to face meeting with her.

I went over to school today to start moving things around and setting my classroom up. I can not believe that school starts in less than 2 weeks. Ahhh, where did the summer go? I love my job, but can't believe I have lived my summer away. It was a good one. I really enjoyed spending time with my mom. It was also nice to see my brother and sister and their kids. Their kids almost seem like my siblings. Two of them are having babies in the future. It is all pretty exciting for my brother.

I am thankful once again for the opportunity and privilege to travel and spend time with family and friends. God is so good to me. Here is a pic of my mom and sister at Jodie's wedding. The other one is of my brother, the father of the bride. It was such a beautiful wedding.

I need Africa more than Africa needs me.

This is such a neat cause in helping the people of Africa. Take time to invest in your brothers and sisters in Christ.

Mocha Club

I have just joined this organization to help orphans in Africa. Please take a look at my team and consider joining it for just $7 a month, which is two grande lattes. When you think of it that way, how can you pass up the opportunity to support children in Africa. It is an amazing idea! Here is the address to go and visit the site http://mochaclub.org/joinme/glister.

Happy Birthday!

Today is my sister, Tammy's birthday and Yoseph's 3 month birthday! I have a friend who is traveling to Addis on the 28th for a missions trip and I am hoping she can stop by Hope House and see him. I would love to have an update on his growth.

Heather and I just returned from NYC and I had a hard time not buying stuff for him. I ended up with a few oneies because I figured I couldn't go wrong. There are alot of cute kids clothes out there.

So...Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Tammy and Yoseph...Happy Birthday to you!!!

Travel time with mom

The time has come to say good-bye to Charlotte and hello to Rolla. I met up with Larry and mom in Lebanon, TN on the 20th and we stayed over the night. The next day mom loaded up with me and we headed to Charlotte. It has been a great week with her. We did alot of eating out and watching movies. She had her toes and hair done and managed to do a little shopping in the midst of it all.

Today we met up with my teaching team and had lunch at Jo Grey's house. It was so good to catch back up with everyone. I love my job and the people I work with!

We took these pictures in Cracker Barrel in TN. As you can see, we were having a good time. :) Mom was cracking us up with her picture taking skills.

Cannon's first birthday

I am really behind schedule on posting lately. The crazy thing is that I am not working and have alot of down time and I am still not posting. I think this is a case of laziness.

Cannon celebrated his first birthday on June 20th. Deedee had invited friends and family and Sir Purr. It was all a good idea until Sir Purr rolled up on his bike. The pictures speak for his reaction.

We all enjoyed burgers, dogs and cake. Deedee's dad did a fine job of grilling and the fellowship was great. It was good to see Kerri and Joshua back from their honeymoon and catching up with them. Thanks for a fun evening everyone!

"On His hand"

This is your first glimpse of Samuel. This photo reminds me of the scripture of how our names are written on God's hands and how He knows us before we were made. God knows Samuel and his inner most parts. I know Samuel will be a great man of God. I am so thankful to the Spears family for taking many photos of this little boy.

He is dressed in a pink shirt that says "Shhh...the princess is sleeping" . All of it is very funny. His first photo will be one dressed as a little girl. One day he will look back on this and laugh. :) One of my friends said "It is great that he is in touch with his feminine side already". I have some great friends and I am so blessed to have their support.