Off to Ethiopia!

Well, we're packed and ready to go! Who knew an 11-month old needed 2 bags? Here are a couple of pictures of Mesfin's room, which is clean and organized now. That'll all change when we get back I'm sure! Talk to you soon! Dehna hunu (Goodbye in Amharic)!

3 Days Away

We are now only three days away from our journey to Ethiopia to pick up our son Mesfin Jeremy. Between packing, re-packing, and then re-packing again, we have been quite busy of late. Not to mention, I think we have been to Target every day this week and probably will be there the day of to ensure every base is covered. That said, I'm sure we will be forgetting something. With all of this last minute planning, packing, and running around, I am comforted by the words of Padre Pio, when he said "Pray, hope and don't worry. Anxiety doesn't help at all. Our Merciful Lord will listen to your prayer".

With that, we wanted to take a minute to thank all of you for all your well wishes, prayers, and love. This has been the most amazing experience of both of our lives and thank you all for being a part of it.

We will do our best to update this site when we are in Africa, however we have been informed that it may be difficult. Thanks again and God Bless.

Embassy Date Set!

We officially heard today that Mesfin's U.S. Embassy appointment is Thursday February 5th. We will be heading over to Africa on Saturday January 31st to meet our little man. Needless to say we are both very excited and will keep you updated as to how everything is going.

New Pictures of Mesfin

These are the latest pictures we have on our son Mesfin. Wow has he grown since our original referral pictures. We can't wait to meet and pick him up and bring him home. I'm not sure he is going to feel that way considering it is -3 degrees today in Cleveland. Oh well, we'll make sure to really bundle him up.

We Passed Court

Today Mesfin Jeremy Williamson officially joined our family. His court date was today and he is now our son. We hope to travel and pick him up sometime soon. We have been told we will be heading to Ethiopia either in two or three weeks, depending on his Visa appointment. We will keep you updated as to when we know more.