Life Unexpected

Tonight we went with our awesome friends, Dan and Kim, to an authentic Ethiopian restaurant in Frederick, called Tajitu. It was amazing! We weren't totally sure what to expect, but we definitely didn't leave disappointed. We sat on little stools that were low to the ground and were given hot washcloths to clean our hands with before we ate. We all ordered different things...Dan got lamb, Kim got chicken, Nate got beef, and I got 5 different kinds of vegetarian dishes! When it came out, it was all served on one huge plate, and you ate everything with your hands. We were also given this spongy, sourdough, crepe like bread, called Injera. You use it to pick all the food up with. By the end you have eaten a ton of bread. I really loved all of it, but Kim says I love all foods, which is probably true! The coolest part about it was meeting the owners. We shared with them that we were adopting two little ones from Ethiopia, and they said people come in with their children th...

Wow...I have to start the blog tonight by saying God is AMAZING! Tonight, one of the teens in my youth group handed me an envelope with $100 in it. She said that it was a belated birthday present to go towards the new baby to come. Is that not awesome? God is using an 18 year old girl, who has a desire to make a difference, to help meet the needs of two little ones in Ethiopia...Did you catch that? That's the other WOW! The past couple of weeks God has really been speaking to Nate and I and working on our hearts, and as a result, we have decided to ADOPT A SIBLING GROUP! That means that we have set our priority to say that we are looking to adopt a two little ones, one as young as possible, and one under 4 that would be siblings!!! This is a huge leap of faith, but as I have been reminded in my time with God over the past few weeks, in conversations with family and friends, when God calls you to do something, it doesn't always make sense to the rest of the world. It...