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The Other Side Part 6: Taking Custody

Thanks for visiting our blog about our journey to adopt our son from Ethiopia!  It's been a long process and we are finally blessed to share the stories from the other side of the earth, in beautiful Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  Catch up on previous post to this series by clicking Part 1 and Part 2 Meeting Our Son and Part 3 Warming Up and Part 4 Company and Culture, and Part 5 Seeing Growth.

Friday, August 14, 2015  Today we take custody of Tarik, our son, and forever have him leave the foster home where he spent the last year of his life.  The nannies loved him, cared for him, and now, he is being welcomed into our family.  After many days of visitation times with Tarik, we saw him warm up to us, get to know us, and now we are ready to make the move for him to be in our forever custody and constant care.  This day we have waited a very long time to come!  Thanks be to God it's finally here!

One the other side of this gate, is Tarik's family, future, and hope being raised in a family where he is loved, belongs, and can become whatever God leads for him.


When we arrived to the foster home, the driver helped us communicate to the nanny that we were ready to sign out Tarik.  They gathered papers for us to sign and several of the nannies came over to tell Tarik good-bye.  I am ever so grateful for the nannies and for the care, hugs, and laughs that they shared with Tarik.  Because of the care and good adult relationships he had with the nannies, he is able to have good bonding and trust with us as his mom and dad.  Little hearts need that early care to know what it means to be loved and how to love.  These ladies work hard, show patience, and truly care for these children.










Driving away from the foster home.  A bitter sweet moment as Tarik starts his new life with us and says goodbye to what he has always known.  We are beyond excited to move on to our family together and mindful to be sensitive to what is going on in this 23 month old little boy's mind and heart.  Lord, be with us and bring comfort to Tarik in this time of great change.


Read more here.  Part 7: Parting the Waters

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