tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post2722860693237424783..comments2023-10-11T05:20:03.588-05:00Comments on soli deo gloria: last day- a long day!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167513814805350359noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-3915703274951789732009-12-28T21:54:37.822-06:002009-12-28T21:54:37.822-06:00what an amazing story sister ... it always takes m...what an amazing story sister ... it always takes me a moment to digest a child's story ... your sweet sweet boy and all that he has already endured ... thanks for sharing w/ us and for always speaking truth ... <br /><br />love ya !!!Gwen Oatsvall https://www.blogger.com/profile/16798625543512689427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-49702158458240784672009-12-26T18:15:17.975-06:002009-12-26T18:15:17.975-06:00I just finally read all your trip posts and videos...I just finally read all your trip posts and videos! I cannot wait to talk to you - tell me when it's a good time to skype. I want to see you all!!! And catch up... plus I need you to help me with ideas!Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10407367714914960156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-58572761196522999622009-12-22T15:46:18.383-06:002009-12-22T15:46:18.383-06:00I love all of your pictures. Helen screamed "...I love all of your pictures. Helen screamed "Betti" when she saw her picture. Of course, she loves to see Eyasu! <br />Merry Christmas!Cassandra Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09562328496980357202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-67808919766915864122009-12-22T15:00:28.499-06:002009-12-22T15:00:28.499-06:00What an amazing and beautiful family.What an amazing and beautiful family.Yolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068063513978782703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-368118663438984072009-12-21T22:47:58.338-06:002009-12-21T22:47:58.338-06:00have a great trip..LOVED seeing every detail of yo...have a great trip..LOVED seeing every detail of your trip..I can't wait to get back there some day :) miss you all, kjKristi Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-53363465427624317942009-12-21T20:59:19.936-06:002009-12-21T20:59:19.936-06:00Thank you for chronicling your amazing journey for...Thank you for chronicling your amazing journey for those of us just starting out. Enjoy your skiing!<br />PollyPollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07891018659343213080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-56627090632258202752009-12-21T20:48:04.008-06:002009-12-21T20:48:04.008-06:00What a wonderful synopsis and testimony! Thanks f...What a wonderful synopsis and testimony! Thanks for journaling your experiences and allowing us to share in them! Praying you have a wonderful and blessed Christmas and enjoy your ime in Colorado with family!Joy Portishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487595302637670772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-43764255018399075432009-12-21T10:05:18.734-06:002009-12-21T10:05:18.734-06:00Looks like an amazing experience. :-DLooks like an amazing experience. :-DLeahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912857890584533572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-11678511828887729192009-12-21T09:24:00.795-06:002009-12-21T09:24:00.795-06:00Hi Emily - what a blessing to me to meet you amd M...Hi Emily - what a blessing to me to meet you amd Moody in the airport. I just think yall are amazing!<br /><br />Have a great time in CB...im already home and wish i was still there!<br /><br />-Jenny Johnstontexasjennyjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-21547697731425135382009-12-21T07:33:52.213-06:002009-12-21T07:33:52.213-06:00I've been reading your blog for some time now....I've been reading your blog for some time now. I met your family at Kanakuk family camp a few years ago when I was camp nurse. I started reading because we are adopting and I just found your blog randomly. I was intrigued to read your thoughts on your adoption of Abe. We have a daughter with special needs and my journey at her birth was not as encouraging as yours. It has taken us some time to embrace all that she is. However, God is so faithful and is now using that experience to open our heart to adopting a little boy with spina bifida from China. I certainly couldn't have planned that. He will be a toddler too so it was good to read your report. <br /><br />Edie MartinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-70755094260622488992009-12-20T23:13:41.887-06:002009-12-20T23:13:41.887-06:00Emily! Okay I just read through some of your late...Emily! Okay I just read through some of your latest posts & realized that you got to meet with Courtney! She's one of my best friends! Right after your family came back from Ethiopia the first time, I told Dr. Moody that y'all should get together with my friend, Courtney, before she traveled to Africa again.....And you got to meet her IN Africa, that's awesome! Aww, isn't she super sweet? I'm loving the pictures and your stories, btw, blessings to you! <br />-katie thorntonKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10018881232087086636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-83745378192445975772009-12-20T20:10:45.631-06:002009-12-20T20:10:45.631-06:00Sweet babe. His early pic brings me to tears!!! At...Sweet babe. His early pic brings me to tears!!! At 23months Leul was barely 17lbs. We've come leaps and bounds, but everyday is a work in progress to build that strength and learn to trust foods. Have fun skiing, Merry xmas!!!! Great job recaping your trip!Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10987413511973298084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-19394037850856365492009-12-20T14:00:45.192-06:002009-12-20T14:00:45.192-06:00Can't wait to hear what he thinks of snow!
T...Can't wait to hear what he thinks of snow! <br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us! I love to hear all that God is doing with your family and how he is orchestrating your lives around Ethiopia! <br /><br />Have a Merry Christmas!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136518734857012815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-48826438952275774342009-12-20T11:36:20.260-06:002009-12-20T11:36:20.260-06:00Thank you. I am so full of tears. To see what y...Thank you. I am so full of tears. To see what you have done is overwhelming but there is more than that. My daughter is from the Sidama region. Her father died while her mother was pregnant, her mother died just after she was born, her father's brother took in her and all the siblings, she was very ill when she came into care. Looking at the picture with Eyasu's uncle and remembering the multiple translations.... it was the ONLY time I was moved to complete breakdown. I promised to raise her as a Christian and it is a promise I am praying for. I love your family. Love your little boys and love your writing.<br /><br />Thank youRobbin Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955974399106425304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-8628728379173857082009-12-20T10:43:00.015-06:002009-12-20T10:43:00.015-06:00Again, lovin' your story!!! Thanks for sharin...Again, lovin' your story!!! Thanks for sharing. Hope your fam has a wonderful Christmas!Gaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16773350184591543053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-66400647805097527892009-12-20T05:29:11.384-06:002009-12-20T05:29:11.384-06:00Love reading about all this. It is truly amazing....Love reading about all this. It is truly amazing. He is such a cute little man. I love the brown shirt Moody is wearing in one of the pictures. Looks like a cross on their. Can you point me in the direction of wear you got it? Hav a a wonderful trip and a beautiful Christmas together being with the ones you love. Wewill be praying for you guys!jill funkhouserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15968518688947590276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-54223485868951134782009-12-20T00:43:45.371-06:002009-12-20T00:43:45.371-06:00thanks for sharing this part of eyasu's story ...thanks for sharing this part of eyasu's story with us. happy skiing and family time!missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176481097516655869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-25201354921148746282009-12-19T22:37:14.439-06:002009-12-19T22:37:14.439-06:00Emily,
Our son is from the same region as your boy...Emily,<br />Our son is from the same region as your boy. His story is so very similiar and the photos of Eyasu's uncle actually resemble the ones we have of Adonu's family. Thank you for sharing your story. <br />BethBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10279777554059412452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-89452138474250656542009-12-19T21:42:37.206-06:002009-12-19T21:42:37.206-06:00the story is so beautiful and has only just begun!...the story is so beautiful and has only just begun! I just love your family and barely know you! :) Thank you for sharing all the sweet details of this miracle life!da mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219699537028933021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-24837037707982219622009-12-19T21:13:19.381-06:002009-12-19T21:13:19.381-06:00Love, love, love it. Love the pictures, the video...Love, love, love it. Love the pictures, the video, your heart.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17479635873494501024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-44536454447361624062009-12-19T20:48:47.999-06:002009-12-19T20:48:47.999-06:00I loved reading this post. Your son and our daugh...I loved reading this post. Your son and our daughter share a vary similiar story...given up by their uncle...id problems during court...they are even from the same place so I can fully appreciate the two translator experience :o) I just admire these selfless family members that go through so much to ensure the kids end up with a family that can provide for them. <br /><br />Great pics! Thank you so much for the work you and your husband did while you were in Ethiopia...awesome!Neil, Amy and The Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00812387114310476625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-9787113310823586462009-12-19T17:48:02.557-06:002009-12-19T17:48:02.557-06:00.....16 pounds......Eyasu and his uncle....my hear........16 pounds......Eyasu and his uncle....my heart just breaks.....<br />I am so happy that you were able to meet his Unlce and that His uncle knows the Lord -or at least wants Eyaus to!!! <br />PRAISE BE TO HIM for your FAMILY!!! What a blessing you are to so many!!! (me being one of them!!)<br />Have a GREAT TIME IN CO!!! Merry Christmas!!!Hollihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769334647328805623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-68911118944321806382009-12-19T15:41:19.915-06:002009-12-19T15:41:19.915-06:00Emily, I so look forward to your posts and am dev...Emily, I so look forward to your posts and am devouring the posts about your trip. You do an awesome job of sharing your experiences - so many of us (who are waiting to have the opportunity to travel) benefit from them! What a beautiful meeting with Eyasu's uncle. What an honor to meet with him. Thanks again for sharing your experiences! Have a wonderful vacation and Merry Christmas!<br />DeenaDeenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937981751235810005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-61377668509855288302009-12-19T13:52:30.541-06:002009-12-19T13:52:30.541-06:00Emily, thank you for sharing so much of your story...Emily, thank you for sharing so much of your story. We are still waiting for our referral, but we are fairly certain that we will be adopting toddlers and it is both comforting and exciting for us to read about your journey. XO and Merry Christmas! HeidiHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855145567035760634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459674833570794605.post-47315851322350055282009-12-19T13:51:31.104-06:002009-12-19T13:51:31.104-06:00Beautiful words, Emily. I could not help but cry ...Beautiful words, Emily. I could not help but cry as I read what you wrote and looked into his uncle's face. Such love and longing there. Thanks for sharing this sweet story.dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03008098670872953715noreply@blogger.com