Getting Closer

All our paper work is in Ethiopa now :-)!! So we are getting closer to bringing Asher & Sadie home. Please pray that our court date is not far off.

Here is a passage that a friend of mine shared with me.
24 About Asher he said: "Most blessed of sons is Asher; let him be favored by his brothers, and let him bathe his feet in oil. 25 The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze, and your strength will equal your days.

Doing Good

Our social worker from Illien is back from Ethiopia! Asher is doing great and listens to our voices on the digital recorder all the time! ( thank you Nancy for the wonderful idea!!!!. He is chubby, happy and healthy! we pray he continues this way till we can get him home.
Sadie is doing as well as she can and has taken to the formula well :-) but is still a tiny girl, she did interact well with Susan so this was great news!
We hope everyone had a wonderful new year! Thank you so much for all the payers and please keep them coming! We know everything will fall into place in His time and way.

Kathy Troccoli - A Different Road
From the album Corner Of Eden

I've traveled long
I've traveled hard
And stumbled many times along the way
I've bruised my knees a lot
And turned my back on God
And seen His mercy

I've been quick to judge
And slow to learn
So many times I've gotten in the way
I think I know so much
I've questioned God enough
But still He loves me

So now I'll walk a different road
I want to see Him there before I even go
I've run ahead and gone too slow
I've got to be still now
And wait upon His will now
This time ... It's gonna be His time

Don't want to live
Without the peace
That comes to me when I am by His side
I've known the freedom there
I can't find it anywhere
But in Christ Jesus

I believe He's got a plan
Everything in His time
I may not always understand
Everything in His time
Everything in His time

For those of you who have asked.....

Hello all here is some info for those of you who have asked what you can do to help the orphanages in Ethiopia.
Also check out this website for Ethio-American Family Services

"Right now our most urgent needs are: diapers, lotion, formula, clothes for kids ages 4-12 and sheets. We are hoping to do a drive for some of these items. And, of course, money is always needed. Dedra said your kids were excited about being involved. There is certainly much they could do, even at 8 and 9, that would be so helpful. We have a kids group right now who are considering doing a project called "Give 'Em 5". We say that we are building this orphanage $5 at a time, so they are seeking out people to donate $5. We are also trying to contact day care centers to circulate a flyer to have people donate their gently used crib sheets, bibs and baby blankets. So, there are many things that kids can do to help"

Asher update :-)

Apparently Asher is not a fan of monkeys :-)

"while I took the photos, clothes, and tape recorder and gorilla to ashefni. He was not fond of the gorilla he threw it away. But he is such a happy baby and so chunky and fat. I love it. I just hugged him. I love it. He is also walking did you know that??? Oh my goodness. yes, I have been in your place as a waiting parent as you may know. So, as I have done before I got pics and I got a little of him trying to walk. He actually loves you all talking to him. Another baby tried to grab his tape recorder and he snatched it. I said he is already like hey this is my family man!!! Again he is so precious."

Merry Christmas to all!!

Many things have changed since Christmas of 2007, so hold on while we lay it all out for you! It’s hard to believe how quickly the year has passed. The men and kids continue to get older, while every woman miraculously stays the same age. What’s up with that?!? As usual, the man gets the short end of the stick!

Carter is 9 and Justice is 8. They are the best of friends, and always willing to help their sisters even when mom and dad don’t tell them too! Both boys have been bored out of their minds in school this year, so we had them tested to see what could be done to keep them engaged and excited about learning. Both boys qualified for the gifted and talented program, and will start attending the program after Christmas break. They are both video game junkies, love to read, enjoy soccer and swimming.

Avery is 4 and Reagan is 2. They are polar opposites when it comes to nearly everything. Avery is the princess who needs lots of cuddles and compassion, while Reagan is the strong independent one who doesn’t want any help or told how to do anything. Avery loves horses and drawing, while Reagan is a mother in the making while she drags around all of her dolls and puts them to bed or feeds them. Avery will start Kindergarten next year and Reagan will get one more year at home before she starts preschool.

Our foster children, Jacob and Jake are both doing well. Jacob just turned 15 years old (yikes!!) and Jake will be 13 years old in February. Jacob is continuing to improve in his communication skills, and his behaviors are continuing to decrease as well. Jake is still the mellow man on campus who is usually smiling to talking you up about anything but the weather is his favorite.

Sadie and Asher are…well, still in Ethiopia. As if having six kids in the house wasn’t enough for us, we have begun the process of adopting these two beautiful children from Ethiopia. Sadie is a 3 month old girl with big beautiful eyes, and Asher is a 15 month old boy that is full of energy and life. Everyone at the orphanage in Ethiopia says that he is the life of the party with a very strong personality. We are hoping that if everything continues to progress at the current rate, we will be able to bring our two new children home in March!

Sarah and Travis are still crazy in love, Sarah is still a RN on a Labor and Delivery/ Nursery unit, and Travis is still the Executive Director at the Arc.

We hope that everyone has a wonderful Christmas and the very best New Year! Please keep in touch. Look us up on facebook , our Email is Dunn625@aol.com, and our blog is, of course, right here.

A lift!

God knows when you need a lift in spirits and this was big lift for all of us today!

"When we visited Bete Saida last week we were told that this little guy was a Dunn. These were taken during the coffee ceremony. He was the life of the party."
Happy Holidays.
Bo and Dawn

Here is a glimpse of Asher :-)