daughter of the Most High God, wife of 7 years to my wonderful husband, mother to three adorable boys! Following the command to love the "least of these" as we experience the miracle of adoption by bringing our daughter home from Ethiopia.
*There are approximately 5 million orphans in a country less than twice the size of the state of Texas. *Between 60-150 million kids live on the streets *One in six children die before their fifth birthday. *One in ten children die before their first birthday *Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school; 88% will never attend secondary school *In the 1980's one million Ethiopians died of starvation *Some areas still practice female circumcision *82% of the population survives on less than 1 dollar a day *Only 24% of households have access to safe drinking water *Ethiopia’s doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000 *Children and family are honored above all else *1 in 3 people are HIV+, the average life expectancy is 37
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Too cute! We are big Thomas fans too. You know he comes to Spencer at the end of Sept. Playdate, maybe?
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