Praise God

Dru and I just went to pick up Evie from her first day of school!! Her very sweet teacher brought her to the office and she was smiling from ear to ear. The teacher said she had a wonderful day. Other staff in the school said that each time they saw her she was smiling. Dru is working with her on her colors right now. My friend Anne brought over some clothing for Evie and as we went through Evie already picked out a purple sweater that she wants to wear tomorrow. I could just cry from happiness she seemed to do very well!! Thank you Lord, you answered again and the sun is shining in Evie's eyes today!!

doing fine

Well it has been a long week for me but I am finally feeling better. The girls are doing well and understanding us a bit better each day. Mazie in her 2 year old mind is just wonderful. Evie is understanding us but we walk her through everything to make sure she does understand. She loves playing memory and foose ball with the boys. The weather is beautiful here so I promised her that we would pick out some flowers and plant them. Life goes on.... blessings

One week

Well we have been home for a little over a week and what a week it has been. Jay and I both got sick in Ethiopia and last Tuesday I ended up at the doctors. After a chest ex ray I was told I had pneumonia. I do not believe I have ever felt so sick. It has completely wiped me out. It looks like now after some very strong medicines I am on the mend. Please pray for all of us as we recover! Our friends and church have brought more meals in and that was a huge help to Jay. The girls seem to be adjusting well. Evie is understanding some of what is said to her. We are seriously thinking of enrolling her in school to help her English along. Pray about that decision for her please. Mazie is a typical 2 year old and speaks several languages but understands us about 99% of the time.
On another note my grandma feel last week and broke her hip. She will turn 89 in July. Surgery is scheduled for this morning. Please pray for the doctors quick skill her herat is very weak. Britt called and his sugery is scheduled for the end of May. He is trying to get it changed because he has the 30 hour famine going on with his youth.
So the beat goes on in Raleigh. We love each of you. God bless

home at last!!

Well we are back to Raleigh. Actually we arrived home on Saturday. Our friends Julie, Rob, Sierra and David brought over balloons and made a sign and Dru painted one too to welcome us back to the states. I must admit I am not missing Ethiopia. Mazie(Bamlak) shared a cold with us and Jay and I are both pretty sick. The girls seem for the most part to be doing well. The language with Evie(Hiwot) is the most difficult. She has been taught to give us complete respect so sometimes we have not idea if she really wants to eat cheerios or she's just being sweet. We are so thankful to a couple people in our church that brought meals to Dru, Kolby and Tate while we were gone. We also felt the prayers of all of our dear friends and especially family. Please continue to pray that Jay and I recover quickly and for the continued adjustment of our daughters. By the way the note Dru said I wrote was actually written correctly but I guess I went into over load for the boys and had directions all over the place. We thank God that He has helped us to raise up young men that love Him and that we really never worried about them. We just missed them allALOT. I will post again soon and we hope to have pictures ready soon too. Thanks for everything. God's blessings on you!! Sharry, Jay and family

In Ethiopia

Hey everybody this is Dru, the second son! Well my parents are in Ethiopia and are safe. A note, one of many notes left around the house reminding me of tasks needing completion, described to me the process of posting this new blog with the directions to tell everyone that they are safely touched down (six points for the home team) in Ethiopia. Adding to that note, Mom and Dad have already gotten to meet the girls!! Hooray! So pray for the adjustment for both my family and our new additions. We are so thankful to our Heavenly Father who adopted us into his big, big family. And thank you all for your continued prayers. BTW- One of my notes read, "Shout dogs in laundry foam," which I take to mean "Shut dogs in laundry room." May God bless you in your continued journey with Him!

bye again!!

J is checking over the paperwork and getting everything in order. The bags are at the front door and I am in panic mode. This journey started in August of 2005 at that time we thought we were to go to China but God's plans were different and now tomorrow we are off to Ethiopia. In so many ways it still does not seem possible. We have basically lived our lives in the same manner as before August 05 (except for the saving and budgeting) but with in 3 days we are changing our lives, the boys, and most importantly 2 little girls. Oh my Lord, please stay close to us!!! Once again we want to thank Caroline's Promise for their grant. Without that help we would have had a huge travel credit bill. God is good though and He provided when we were not sure how it could happen. Could you please take a moment and check out the web site for Caroline's Promise. www.carolinespromise4u.org They are doing terrific things with the ministry and we want everyone to read all about it and support them if you can!! So now back to running around the house doing nothing but being nervous and anxious!! By the way I asked Tate today if he thought his sisters would like their new mom and he says "SURE!!" I think they are going to adore their big brothers that have prayed for them for so long!! And for the dad that can not wait to hold them. Keep praying for Britt he should hear about his surgery date in the next day or so. love to all of you:-)

see you in a week

Today is my last post until we return with our daughters. We will try to send email to the boys but not sure how well that will work. Please keep us all in your prayers as we embark on this new journey. I am not sure how much we will sleep tonight so maybe we will sleep in the plane. If you know me you know that I am an anxious traveler. As a result I can end up with serve back pain. Please pray that I do not have any of this pain. Once again we can not thank all of you enough for the prayers. God is good and we know that He is and will always be in control. Much love to you, Sharry and Jay