Friday update!

So, I feel like I have a lot to write but I can't quite put it all together. All good things but I don't know if I have much consistency to it....if that makes sense. I'm writing this from my couch with my lovely electric heating blanket. :) I decided to disconnect from the internet to write this. I have also taken a leave from facebook for a while. I am still checking my messages. I don't plan on deleting my whole account or anything. I just felt like I was checking and updating tons of stuff (2 blogs, personal email, 2 schools worth of professional email, facebook which has so many layers of updates too!) and I had this need to update and keep up. I started having some serious pain in my right hand and arm. I went to get a massage and my therapist said my arm was a wreck! We realized that a lot of pain was coming from the way my hand was propped on my laptop and at my computers at school. Also, the amount of time I was using the computer. So, after scveral days of no facebook I already feel a little better. Tonight, I'm sitting in a totally different position with my hand supported and I'm hoping it will help.

Okay, on to more interesting things!

Tonight we went to Blaise Baptist in Mocksville for an Adoption & Orphan Care dinner. The speaker was Peter Abera and he is from Ethiopia. This was his very first trip to the United States. We got to hear his testimony and how God has just planned out his life so beautifully and how He has used him to bring about change and to love orphans in Ethiopia. After the event, we wanted to say hi and introduce ourselves to him. We told him that we are adopting from Ethiopia and he was very excited to hear that. He also really liked my Simply Love Africa Valentine's Day tshirt from Children's Hopechest. He said, "oh, where did you get that?" He works with Tom Davis and Children's Hopechest and when I showed him the website (http://www.hopechest.org/) on the back of the shirt he was so excited and surprised! He really wanted one. So, I hope he can get one of his very own soon when he goes to visit the main office in Colorado. Okay, here comes the even cooler thing! We told him that we are adopting through AGCI and I mentioned Hannah's Hope (the home AGCI started in Ethiopia) and he said, "Really?? Hannah's Hope is right down the road from my house! When are you coming? How can we get in touch there?" Haha, how amazing right?? We also got to meet other families that are adopting or have already adopted. It was really encouraging!


We're headed back tomorrow for the Hands of Hope Adoption & Orphan Care Expo! It's from 8-12pm at Blaise Baptist in Mocksville. There are all kinds of booths and breakout sessions. The sessions go from 10:00-12:00pm. You can learn about domestic and international adoptions, foster care, financial strategies, orphan care mission trips, starting an orphan care ministry in your church, and lots more! You don't have to sign up or be there at a certain time, or pay, just show up! http://www.blaisebaptist.com/templates/System/details.asp?id=36001&PID=629815

I think that's about it for today! Oh, tomorrow is our anniversary!! Brian and I got married on March 6th 6 years ago! He got us reservations to a Thai Restaurant in High Point that also has live jazz! Isn't that random? Apparently, the people that started it are actually from Thailand and love cooking and jazz music so they combined their two loves! Haha, I'll be sure to post an update afterwards! http://www.danthaijazzbistro.com/


Much love,