Since receiving our referral for Fitsum in March, many people have asked us about the process of adoption after being matched with a child.  This is a great article by World Magazine explaining the court and embassy process.  The article also explains why the Ethiopian adoption process has started to slow down.  Our adoption agency,…

The next few days after we arrived are somewhat of a blur. Part of my problem is writing when I should be writing. Writing to remember specific details after the end of the day seems to be my problem. Nevertheless, the thing that I remember most is seeing Fitsum. With that being said, the other…

To be completely honest, the trip somewhat snuck up on me.  It’s not that Sweet Sweet and I didn’t have plenty of time to be ready for the trip.  We had waited a year and six months for this moment, but to know that it was finally here was a bit surreal.  We were finally…