We took this picture five years ago today. It was the last time we were together as a family of four. A few minutes after this, the kids drove off with their Papaw. Soon after that, Christy and I boarded a plane. Our ultimate destination was a Little Girl in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Five years ago…
Throughout most of December, I had planned on using this picture to share some pretty big news for our family. Our hearts have been captured by an older boy in Ethiopia (referred to hereafter in this post as “Little Man”). We are entering 2014 with the hopes of adopting him and bringing him home to…
Back on Memorial Day Weekend, our family had the amazing opportunity to attend a “family reunion,” of sorts, in Franklin, Tennessee. Show Hope celebrated 10 years of changing children’s forevers by inviting anyone who has been impacted by their ministry to come to their stomping grounds for a giant party. As you probably already know,…
Today is the last day to vote for Mihret and help us become eligible to receive a wheelchair accessible van. We need your help to make it happen Seriously: it only takes about 30 seconds or less to vote. You can vote once per day per IP address. But that doesn’t mean you can’t vote from other…
I’d like to introduce a new creature to you. Well…it’s not really “new.” It’s been around a while. You just haven’t seen it reach its fullest potential. Until now. That’s right. Aiden has sprouted glasses. Now our family has twenty eyes! Welcome to the club, Aiden! We knew you had it in you! 😀
Shortly after we brought Mihret home from Ethiopia, I began to wonder if there was room in our family for another child. I think it was only a month or two before I could actually bring myself to say it out loud. But I also knew it would be a long-shot for us to be…
…we were finally united as a family of five!
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 18, 2009 I had stared at her picture for countless hours during the previous months. I scoured photos from other families’ trips to Ethiopia, hoping to catch another glimpse of her. I showed what few photos I had of her to whomever I could, just like any proud papa would. We…
On September 16, 2009, we took this picture: This was the last picture of the Todd family as a family of four. Why? Because right after this picture was taken, Christy and I boarded a plane and flew halfway around the world. Now? We look like this: