Our Journey of Love

* There are approximately 5 million orphans in a country less than twice the size of the state of Texas. * One in six children die before t...

We have always loved and appreciated all that Portland has to offer, however going through this adoption process has allowed us to become...

"Anticipate the good so that you may enjoy it." ~Ethiopian Proverb   We went for a beautiful hike on Mt Hood this weekend. Hiking...

  Today we got our fingerprints taken for CIS, for immigration purposes. This is the last step towards obtaining the long awaited  I-171-H  ...

We had Vivi's brother and sis-in-law come into town for a visit. So of course we had to take them out to Ethiopian Food! We went to B...

Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from d...

Last Friday night we went to the SIGN Benefit in Portland. SIGN (Surgical Implant Company) , founded by my uncle Dr. Lew Zirkle , is a non-p...

Greetings Amharic: Tenaystilign? (How are you?) The word tena means "health....

My mom and I were thrilled to attend the 2nd Annual Lights of Hope Auction . Since it was mother's day weekend I thought this was a grea...

We sent off our notarized homestudy and I-600A application to CIS today in Texas today! I believe it takes about 5-8 weeks to process the ap...