July Waitlist Numbers

Some exciting news! There have been A LOT of referrals this last month in the Ethiopia program as a result of the new relationship AGCI (our agency) has begun with an additional orphanage! Most importantly, this means that there are many children who have been referred to their "forever families" and will soon be brought home into loving arms! But, it also means that there's been a lot of movement in our waitlists, which brings us that much closer to bringing our little one(s) home!!!!!  

Here are our new numbers:

Girl:

March - 45

April - 44

May - 44

June - 41

July - 33

Boy:

March - 37

April - 35

May - 34

June - 31

July - 24

Siblings:

March - 15

April - 14

May - 14

June - 12

July - 8   SINGLE DIGITS!!

Looking at our new numbers, our girls said, "We're DEFINITELY going to have twins!!" And this is, certainly, what they're hoping for. Each night before going to bed, they pray, "Dear Jesus, bring our baby home soon. I hope we have twins..." Gotta love little hearts!!

Here's what we've been up to...

New family pictures compliments of Erin Holland of 
I Spy {Photography}! 

Erin's so talented!

On the shuttle to Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe.

Just a cute girl.

Another cute girl. This one with a new haircut! 9 inches!!

Art project.

I pray God continues to put these orphans into families in His perfect timing.

Until next month...

June Waitlist Numbers

There's been a lot going on in the Ethiopia program this past month, which is the reason for the delayed numbers! Our agency, AGCI, has just contracted with an additional orphanage, which means that we may possibly see more referrals coming down the line. This could mean that the waitlist may move faster. But this is just speculation! We'll have to wait and see what happens!

Also, last month, AGCI made 5 referrals!  This compares to the usual 2-3 we've seen in a given month recently. Some exciting stuff! 

Here are the new numbers:

Girl:

March - 45

April - 44

May - 44

June - 41

Boy:

March - 37

April - 35

May - 34

June - 31

Siblings:

March - 15

April - 14

May - 14

June - 12

Here's what we've been up to lately...

Backpacking with friends!

Park Play.

Outdoor Exploration.

It's just like Avery to keep up with her big sister! Riding her bike with NO TRAINING WHEELS!!  

Good job, big girl!

Sisters doing each other's hair–so cute!

Our Ham.

 New haircut! 

Cute!

The Rodeo!

That's about it. Until next month... 

Thank you for your continued prayers!

May Waitlist Numbers

Okie dokie, we're here again!  Yet another month has passed, and we have new numbers. Though Travis and I were hoping for more movement, we're still content in where God has us. What an amazing God we serve who allows us the grace to be content in our wait! All in His perfect timing...

Here are the new numbers:

Girl:

February - 50

March - 45

April - 44

May - 44

Boy:

February - 40

March - 37

April - 35

May - 34

Siblings:

February - 18

March - 15

April - 14

May - 14

Here's what we've been up to...

The end of homeschool co-op:

Avery and Ella had a little ballet performance...

Avery and Darby

Avery and Memie (grandma)

 ...and Ella had a violin performance!

 No more training wheels!!

 Our annual trip to the wine country for the century bike ride...

 A Saturday morning tea party...

That's all for now!  See you all next month...