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Its Been A While...

We have been home from Ethiopia for about three months.

Wow. Three months of laughter. Transition. Joy. Paperwork. Fun. Stress. Love.

And for some reason, we can't find time to ever update the blog :)

The latest update...

-Tem and Tessa love their scooters. The other night, they brought their scooters to Dad so he could "fix" them with his tools. Tessa was getting kinda warm because of the start of a Michigan summer, so she just decided to take her shirt off in the front yard. No big deal.

-They are starting to use English a lot more than at first. Tessa's latest thing is, "Hey Mama. Hey Mama. Hey look." anytime she needs attention. Tem's favorite phrase seems to be, "What is this?" He uses it for anything..."Rumble strips. What is this?" or when he saw a guy with his shirt off, he said, "No shirt. What is this?"

-We are learning over and over again that adoption is not easy. It is loaded full of emotion and up-and-downs and craziness and transitions and hard work. But its so worth it. And its what God did for us. That's a humbling thought.

"In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will -- to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves." Ephesians 1:4-6