Seattle?!

Last night I went to a great Ethiopian restaurant in Seattle. I've been very excited to try Ethiopian food for quite some time now. And yes, an Ethiopian restaurant just opened up in Colorado Springs but instead I first checked out Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant. Now that I've confirmed how great the food is I can't wait to try the new place in the Springs.

Not sure if I'll be able to cook some authentic food for our family but I hope to learn a few things when I'm in Ethiopia next year!

By the way, Seattle is great! I was out to see my brother and his fiancee get married! Very exciting!

Our Coffee Store!

You may have noticed the new button on our blog (over on the left). Just Love Coffee Roasters is a coffee company that donates $5 for every bag purchased to families that are adopting. Their coffee is organic and fair trade that supports African farmers. They also strive to unite orphans with their forever families and care for waiting orphans.

Did you know that coffee is believed to have its origins in Ethiopia? www.coffeeresearch.org/coffee/history.htm


If you love coffee and want to try out Just Love Coffee Roasters we will receive $5 (for each bag purchased) to put towards our adoption expenses. Please make sure you follow the button link there, and that the url is www.justlovecoffee.com/thisisprovidence ~You will see a picture of us and our store name This is Providence.

Seeing things a little more clearly

Yesterday was a good day. I had the whole day off work. My morning started with a cup of tea and a webinar and phone conference with our official adoption coordinator. Her name is Toni and she will be helping us figure out things along the way. She talked through the steps we are about to begin and answered a lot of questions. I am still a little overwhelmed about how to do it all, but definitely not feeling as blind about the process as I was just a few days ago.
After the web conference I had a couple appointments. I got new contacts and glasses. I really am seeing things MUCH more clearly. Now I am really ready to dig into the papers!