Avery's 8th Birthday 16 May 2013 | 09:12 am

A quick update on Avery.  She has come a long way, but is still an extremely challenging little girl.  We are still unsure of her diagnosis......FAS, autism, oppositional defiance, or a combinations o...

Aaron's 8th Birthday 11 Feb 2013 | 06:23 am

Updates and difficult decisions for Julia 9 Jan 2013 | 12:59 pm

I am writing today to briefly update on Aaron, a bit more with Avery, and to ask for prayers for some difficult decisions we are going to be facing with Julia. I will start with darling Aaron.  Amazi...

Family Christmas Pictures 2012 2 Dec 2012 | 04:52 am

Steve and Carey Steve and Carey Kacey Ethan Rachael Aaron Avery Julia Regan Evan

Julia's 6th birthday 21 Nov 2012 | 08:04 am

Alive and well-adjusting.... 15 Oct 2012 | 08:10 am

Today was our first fun family outing that we have braved since coming home with Avery.  We have been trying to keep Avery home as much as possible or only going out on errands where I take only her w...

One less orphan.....one more blessing 19 Sep 2012 | 06:18 am

In the winter of 2005 we met the Robbins family who had recently starting worshipping at our church.  Ruth and I very quickly became great friends. In a short time, it seemed like we had known each ot...

Home : ) 12 Sep 2012 | 06:13 am

Last Day Before Heading Home 7 Sep 2012 | 08:03 pm

Today we had a pretty relaxing day.  Avery is doing much better.  She is learning our routines, our expectations, and disappovals.  She has also learned about how to use toilet paper when using the ba...

Tough day yesterday 6 Sep 2012 | 02:47 pm

Yesterday was a very tough day.  I didn't sleep much on the train here to Kiev.  And we spent most of the day running around to embassy appointment and medical appointment, not getting to our apartmen...