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This is what got me thinking about Africa and Scola in particular. Found it on my friend Sarah's Blog. Very beautiful! VERY inspiring!
Friday, July 9, 2010
SCOLA
When we were in Africa, we stayed in tents in a Masai village right at the edge of the Tarangire National Park.
Beautiful... but also dangerous! Elephants, Zebras, Lions, Giraffes just roaming free all around us. We were particularly vulnerable at night which is why a man from the village, a "Masai warrior", guarded us every night with one of those sticks!
I love these guys for their bravery, but I also love these guys for their amazing robes. Bright colorful plaids, mostly red.
It's been 3 years since we were there. I wonder about these friends and what has changed since we left. I wonder about my friend Scola.
For some reason I really connected with this girl. She was really fun yet very "cool", like "teenager cool". She sort of seemed like the leader of the pack with girls her age. And SMART! She knew 3 languages: Swahili, Masai and English. She was teaching me lots of words. The only thing I came away with was counting to 10 in Masai. ha! I miss Africa! Can't wait to go back!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
WISH I COULD GO TO THIS
The Together for Adoption Conference will be held in Austin, October 1st and 2nd. Some really cool people in the adoption world will be there...
Jamie Ivey, who has two little ones from Haiti, one adopted domestically and another biological son. Yes, mother of four! I love how real this girl is. Jamie's husband, Aaron is a super talented musician and worship leader in Austin. Their family has been very inspiring to us.
Amy Bottomly... the one and only. This gal is practically a celebrity in the adoption world. They have a son, Silas adopted from Ethiopia and just brought little Olive home a couple weeks ago. Can't wait to see pictures!!
Also, the amazingly talented Esther Havens provided the photo for this design, which is strangely familiar :) I guess great minds think alike.
Monday, July 5, 2010
WELP...
Today we crossed Planetarium off the list and it was pretty disappointing. We were looking forward to, ya know, seeing stars... this was more like a poor quality, low budget, science class movie. Since we were already at Union Station we decided to make the best of it and see some of the free exhibits. It was ok... maybe the solar eclipse this Sunday will make up for it.oh... we did see a couple families there who had adopted children. I keep seeing families out there that look like we're going to look and it's encouraging.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
JUST THE TWO OF US
It's finally sinking in how long this is actually going to take... meaning I'm starting to be ok with how long it's going to take. Don't get me wrong, I still think about that little boy everyday, but for now I'm going to focus on having fun with Aaron while it's just the two of us. This guy is too much fun! It's only been a few years, but we have been on many adventures together...
AFRICA
ST. LOUIS
LUBBOCK :)
KAUAI
EUREKA SPRINGS
CHICAGO
AND FINALLY... BRANSON
and that's just to name a few. Lately I've been thinking of things around the Kansas City area that we can do without spending a lot of money. Here's what I've come up with so far.
Any other ideas?
Friday, July 2, 2010
WORLD CUP
Well... it was an amazing effort from Ghana, but they didn't quite make it into the semi-finals. Bummer! These last two games were pretty intense and fun to watch. I'm thinking that cheering for African teams in the World Cup will be something fun for our little family to do together in the years to come!Thursday, July 1, 2010
A COUPLE OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD
This process is lengthy, confusing, expensive, and overwhelming... BUT it's ok because everyday is a day closer to our little boy. We hit couple of bumps in the road, but we're back on track and Aaron and I believe that these little hiccups are only ensuring that, in the end, we are matched with this specific child that we've been praying for.
More great news... there's so much support out there! Today we sent in an application to Show Hope, an organization started by the Chapman family that offers grants to families who are adopting. Also heard about a couple of other organizations that might help us reach our financial goals!
AND, I recently reconnected with the Ubuntu group at Jacob's well. We got together to watch the World Cup. I think we were the only people in the bar cheering for Ghana last Saturday. Tomorrow they play Uruguay. Can't wait!
Spotted this awesome shirt at Target yesterday :)
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