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For years scholars have derided the biblical account of Joseph for a variety of reasons.  One of those reasons was that the story in the Bible talks of a coins used by Joseph’s brothers to purchase grain.  The contention was that the economy of Egypt was fueled by bartering, and not by the [...]

Tags: archaeology, Bible, Genesis, Joseph

Emily has been home a week, and she seems to be fitting in just fine.  We love having her around, and while Karen and I are continually reminded that 4 year olds are busy, busy, busy, it has been generally a pleasant week.  Emily seems to know a bunch of English words in [...]

We arrived home yesterday afternoon, after traveling for just over 24 hours.  Our trip home started with a 5:30 am bus ride from Guangzhou to Hong Kong.  The ride was three hours long, and took us through Shenzhen which is the city where Emily was abandoned and were she grew up in the [...]

I found this blog entry today on the vagaries of sleep.  It made me laugh, and so I pass it on to you.

Eleven days ago, 3 couples arrived at the China Marriott Hotel. During this time we have bonded in ways I never would have understood or fathomed.  One couple adopted a 14 month old adorable girl and we and another couple adopted energetic girls who are ages 3 and 4. During this time we have [...]