Jun. 19, 2007

We're Home!

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We arrived home on Sunday, which was Annalise's 15th birthday and Father's Day! The boys are enjoying their new home, new family and new dog, Peaches. We were all greeted by Amma and Poppy (Lisa's parents) when we got home, so they have met one set of their grandparents. Mommy has been super busy cleaning up two weeks of Peaches' hairballs and doing MASSIVE amounts of laundry (and I mean MASSIVE - wow). Daddy is busy catching up with two weeks of work that he could not handle while on the road.  

 

 

The boys seem to be another perfect fit into our family, just as Annalise was and is! We are VERY pleased with how they're adjusting!! We love them bunches and couldn't have asked for anything more. Thank you, Jesus! Please continue to pray for the birthmother/grandmother's salvation, as well as the boys' salvation (Trey is still asking loads of questions about Jesus and salvation, so I really think that he's just about ready!)! Also, please pray that the adjustments to home and homeschool life will continue to go smoothly....we are year-round homeschoolers, so we started back today in order to get on a schedule. :)

 

 

Thanks again for ALLLLLL the prayers! A link to photos are below, for those who have asked for an update and pics! :) Click ojn the link below to view the photos!

 

 
Lisa Metzger, helpmeet to Mark (financial planner), keeper of the home,
2nd Generation Homeschool Mommy to 7:
Annalise (15 - adopted from Kazakhstan at age 10), Kaitlyn (7), Ethan (6), Trey (5) and Kanye (2), Julia (20 months), and Ellie Grace (due in October)!

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Here are some photos from our trip to bring Trey and Kanye home from Kansas City, Missouri!

- Lisa

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Jun. 20, 2007 - Oh, wow! What a long time it has been!!!

Posted by tlfclan
Lisa, I don't know if you will remember me but I am little Jessica Goforth who your dad took with you to Word of Life camp when we were just little girls! Do you remember?? I found your blog through an email Debbie Mason sent to my mom the other day and she forwarded to me. My husband and I and our 5 children live in Kansas City, MO and I so wish I had known you were here last week so we could have had you stay with us! What an amazing family you have!! Oh, wow!! If you'd like, stop by my blog (www.xanga.com/Francis_Clan) to see pictures of my family and leave me a message. I would love to chat with you sometime and hear all about what's been happening over the years!

Blessings to you and your precious family!! ~Jessica (Goforth) Francis
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