1 Month and Adoption Fundraiser Dinner

November 2, 2009 at 11:02 pm | In Adoption, Art, Family | Leave a Comment

So… we’ve now officially been waiting one month. One month down… who knows how many to go…

Also, we’re hosting a fundraiser for our adoption… here are the details… hope you can make it!

When?

Friday November 13th 6:30 PM

Where?

Dub Euro Upper Lounge 3958 N. Academy Blvd. (Accross from Vanguard Church)

Who?

Anyone interested in supporting our adoption…who RSVP’s!!!

Why?

To raise money & awareness for our adoption

How much?

$15 per person

We have been accepted to the wait list, and are waiting to find out who our kids will be. This process will take a few more months but we still have a lot of money to raise. We would love to have you attend, eat dinner with us, peruse homemade & Ethiopian art (available for donation), and hear more of our heart for our Ethiopian adoption. We are preparing a gourmet meal for each person so you MUST RSVP.

- RSVP to juliebriggsis(at)gmail(dot)com by Nov 6th

Hope to see you there!!

Alan and Julie Briggs

The Least Of These

October 22, 2009 at 11:03 pm | In Uncategorized | 1 Comment

 

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For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

 Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

 The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’

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How can you tell when a mountain man is turning into a family man?

October 21, 2009 at 5:36 am | In Family | 4 Comments

When he sells this…

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To buy one of these…

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Goodbye mountain bike… hello cruiser… :)

2 Years

October 14, 2009 at 7:50 pm | In Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Today we have been married for two wonderful years. Many people asked how the first year of marriage was… “did you fight a lot? was it hard to get used to living with a boy/girl? was it difficult to mesh two lives together?”

Honestly, I can say that our first year of marriage was the best year of my life. It was a different kind of adventure than I’d ever had before. I’d tell people “I get to live with my best friend and have a sleep over every night.”

I’m not saying we’ve never had a disagreement and we don’t get on each other’s nerves sometimes… but overall the last two years have been such a blessing and I don’t know of anyone else I would have rather spent them with.

AL, I love you more than you know and you love me more than I deserve… here’s to the rest of our lives!

(Only three years until Massanutten!)

I love you, happy anniversary!

Julie

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2nd Trimester!!!

October 2, 2009 at 2:32 am | In Adoption, Ethiopia | 5 Comments

7 months to the day of when we began our adoption journey… and we’re officially on the waitlist! This is very exciting news. This means we’re done with paperwork and appointments (for now) and on to the important task of waiting… waiting to find out who our kids are… 2 boys? 2 girls? 1 of each? babies? toddlers? a kindergartener? God knows… but now… we wait. :)

They call this the 2nd trimester of adoption. The 1st trimester is all the paperwork, the 2nd trimester is the waitlist, and the 3rd trimester is life after referral where you run around like chickens with no heads trying to get ready for two kids. Fun times. :)

We couldn’t be more excited to be in our 2nd trimester!

Ironic?

September 22, 2009 at 8:21 pm | In Adoption | 1 Comment

Does anyone else find it ironic that the very last document we needed to turn in for our dossier accidentally ended up with blood on it?

Hmmmmm…. symbolism?

Oh Sweet Sweet FedEx

September 16, 2009 at 9:16 pm | In Adoption | 2 Comments

I just got the call. There is a FedEx waiting for us at the house. Why is this such a big deal? Because this FedEx contains the very last pieces of paper we need to finish our dossier…and once the dossier is finished we’ll officially be on the waitlist!!! We’ll keep you posted!

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Happy New Year!!!

September 12, 2009 at 12:18 am | In Ethiopia | Leave a Comment

Today is New Year’s Day in Ethiopia… yup, September 11th. It is now the year 2002! A little behind the rest of the world, but something to celebrate nonetheless. So, Happy New Year everyone! Hopefully we’ll have our kids before next year’s new year!

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A church planter’s thoughts from Ethiopia

September 9, 2009 at 4:17 am | In Ethiopia | 1 Comment

I received this email this morning…SO encouraging!

“Thanks for e-mailing! We have very sporadic e-mail here … sorry I haven’t written back sooner. We work in a very isolated area in a region of Ethiopia called “Benishangul-Gumuz”. We work with a people group called the “Gumuz”. We do church planting and medical work in an unreached area. This Friday is Ethiopian New Years and is also the day we are baptizing our first Christians in this area. We have started 3 churches (just this year) and have been gearing up to baptize people in the “new year” (Ethiopia is on a different calendar than the western calendar – 13 months intead of 12).”

Thank You Puerto Rico!

September 1, 2009 at 3:16 am | In Adoption | 1 Comment

Alright… we now have Alan’s certified copy of his birth certificate from Puerto Rico. I”ll admitt I was a little scared at how long that might take, but it’s in our hands now.

Now we’re just waiting for our FBI letters… and a new copy of our immigration letter. I say a new copy because we did receive this letter… but it was approving Alan Briggs and his wife, Judith Wilson, to adopt internationally… Who the heck is Judith? So they are re-issuing the letter with my name on it… joy!

Then we’ll have everything in for our dossier!

On a fun note… this past weekend I took care of my 2 month old nephew for 24 hours. It was an adventure and great “mom practice.” I put him to bed at 8pm and knew he would wake up some time in the night for a changing and a feeding… I went to bed around 10:30pm, but since my mom radar was on… I woke up every hour waiting to hear cooing from the other room. Zach didn’t wake up until 4:20am, but by then I had already been awake 3 or 4 times. Eh… what can you do… anyway… I had fun being on mom duty and am excited… and tired… thinking about my own little ones.

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