tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31836284528058496152011-09-18T17:43:33.527-07:00The Burke Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413133284897368486noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183628452805849615.post-31398193560028009882007-01-07T18:02:00.000-08:002007-01-07T18:20:54.324-08:00

On Saturday Emma competed at the Bridgewater Open Skating Competition and skated a great skate. My little girl is turning gracefully (well, most of the time gracefully) into a young woman...it's hard to believe she's going to be turning 9 in a few months! She daily continues to amaze us! This is her first year of competing 'competitively' - her second competition this year. She won a bronze in

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Wow!! How exciting it is to sit back and watch God work! This weekend, as word got out about our fundraising it was too cool to get emails from complete strangers who were congratulating us and wanting to buy cookie dough! Isn't that cool? Today at church a friend told me that her husband (who I don't even know) was taking order forms to his work! And how comforting it is to hear from those that,

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Gerald and I are preparing to travel to Ethiopia this spring to receive our two children, Kayleigh aged 2, and Kaleb, aged 6 months. We are currently seeking ways to fundraise to assist us in traveling to Ethiopia and many of you have asked how you may help. Other than monetary donations, the following ways will assist us in our journey:DONATING AIRMILES:We need 21 000 airmiles to pay for two

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We are so very blessed! Gerald and I always knew we wanted a large family. Within three years God blessed us with three beautiful birth children – Emma (now 8), Joshua (6) and Jacob (5). We had always desired to have four children but, having had complications during pregnancy and having had to undergo a hysterectomy, we both felt led to turn towards adoption. As we prayed and began the

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