ethiopian adoption — one year later

Believe it or not, it has been exactly one year to the day since Arron and I brought the four girls (sisters) back to Missouri from Ethiopia.  It has been an amazing year on all fronts!  Addie and Grace are truly gifts from God.  They are more than what Amy and I would have asked for if God had simply told us to make a list.  The girls are smart, polite, athletic (good soccer players), hard workers, and fun-loving.  They also love God.  We couldn’t imagine life without them as part of our family.

LEFT:  This was a picture taken as soon as I walked in the doors of the orphanage (Acacia Village) for the very last time —– when we actually got to take the girls with us.   BELOW RIGHT:  Grace at the Baptist Guest House in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.