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Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund1 year ago
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Last Call4 years ago
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Adventures In Substitute Teaching5 years ago
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Perspective7 years ago
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Tag! We're It!8 years ago
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Koceich Crew Update8 years ago
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Vacation Without Ruby8 years ago
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A little analogy9 years ago
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Jasa Penulis Artikel SEO Murah9 years ago
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Modern Technology Plus Person Dyslexia9 years ago
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Is This Blog On?10 years ago
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I am without grandparents10 years ago
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A Perfect Life10 years ago
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Disappointed10 years ago
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In which I compare my belly to male genitalia10 years ago
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Hi...10 years ago
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DON'T EVER QUIT !!!10 years ago
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Brokenness10 years ago
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Move out of the way10 years ago
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It's Time10 years ago
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Brooks Baptism11 years ago
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The Start of School11 years ago
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my big girls11 years ago
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First Day of School!11 years ago
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5 Best Beach Reads11 years ago
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Hope for the Limping Soul11 years ago
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Good Bye Old, Hello New!!11 years ago
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Flipping for Lent11 years ago
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Lulu's Par-tea!11 years ago
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Exciting News!11 years ago
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OUR BLOG HAS MOVED!12 years ago
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Update and Pics12 years ago
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I’m a terrible blogger.12 years ago
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Water is Everything12 years ago
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Sam’s Story Part II12 years ago
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Can We End the Orphan Crisis?12 years ago
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Scenic Route12 years ago
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Home Two Years12 years ago
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We've Moved!12 years ago
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Members Only13 years ago
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There is no one but us.13 years ago
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Ben's 8th B-Day!13 years ago
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2 Weeks Home!13 years ago
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Summer Fun13 years ago
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The BIG Giveaway--5 Days remaining!13 years ago
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Moved13 years ago
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Pregnant With a Third Grader13 years ago
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Happy Summer!15 years ago
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amazing photographer
.......she captured our trip on film
Abe's Story
It occurred to me that if you are new to the blog you might not know Abe's story. We traveled to Ethiopia to pick up Abe in August 2008. He was 5 1/2 months old at the time. He was 13 lbs and beautiful. He didn't have head control, but we attributed that to being in an orphanage his entire life. (video below of that amazing day)
We came home and were thrilled to introduce him to our world. We thought he would begin to progress rapidly once he was home and that simply wasn't the case. We were referred to ECI (Early Childhood Intervention), then to a neurologist and then on November 6th he had an MRI. That is the day that forever changed our lives. You can read the post we did that day here.
He began physical, occupational and speech therapy. There are several videos of progress and therapy--though it take place very slowly. You can search ABE UPDATE to read and see his progress. (I will link several videos at end of page)
Life with a child that can't speak, walk or even feed himself isn't easy, but it is good. We have never felt a more tangible Presence of the Lord, never seen Him more clearly, never been more challenged, encouraged, held up, supported, and loved as we have since Abe came into our family. To watch my older kids with him would make you cry, at least it does me, often. They love him fiercely and are so proud of all of his accomplishments. You can hear them cheer him on here as he was testing out some new equipement and on most videos of Abe. :)
He has a smile that will light up a room and he quickly lets you know if you are one of "his". He can laugh with the best of them and loves Elmo, his siblings, music and simply enjoys life. He has taught me so much about slowing down, simplifying and loving each moment.
We are richly blessed to have this little guy as our own. We would appreciate continued prayers as the Lord continues to miraculously reconnect wires that simply weren't there to begin with.......as he is missing his entire frontal lobe, the doctors stand amazed at what he can do, tract perfectly with his eyes, his hearing is awesome, he is gaining strength in his head and trunk, though he still has a ways to go. We simply rest that he is on his own time table and we delight to see him progress before our eyes. We invite you to join along and witness with us.
Life with a child that can't speak, walk or even feed himself isn't easy, but it is good. We have never felt a more tangible Presence of the Lord, never seen Him more clearly, never been more challenged, encouraged, held up, supported, and loved as we have since Abe came into our family. To watch my older kids with him would make you cry, at least it does me, often. They love him fiercely and are so proud of all of his accomplishments. You can hear them cheer him on here as he was testing out some new equipement and on most videos of Abe. :)
He has a smile that will light up a room and he quickly lets you know if you are one of "his". He can laugh with the best of them and loves Elmo, his siblings, music and simply enjoys life. He has taught me so much about slowing down, simplifying and loving each moment.
We are richly blessed to have this little guy as our own. We would appreciate continued prayers as the Lord continues to miraculously reconnect wires that simply weren't there to begin with.......as he is missing his entire frontal lobe, the doctors stand amazed at what he can do, tract perfectly with his eyes, his hearing is awesome, he is gaining strength in his head and trunk, though he still has a ways to go. We simply rest that he is on his own time table and we delight to see him progress before our eyes. We invite you to join along and witness with us.
Video of day we met our angel!
laughing
1st birthday
therapy update
our own little Rocky Balboa
faith leaper
abe update
equipment
sunshine
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- "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from becoming polluted by the world." James 1:27