We are excited to be able to bring you along our journey. We have a God-given desire to expand our family through International Adoption. So real quick meet the family:
Mark - I am the dad and Marla and I have been married for almost 16 years and I serve as the pastor of Student Ministries at Bethel Bible Church, Tyler, TX. I am proud to be the father of Kylee (8) and Marcus (16 months). I love anything outdoors - hunting, fishing, running, etc.
Marla - I am the mom and I love my family. I can be found serving at Bethel, having lunch to encourage my friends or be encouraged, on my patio praying for others, or my nose stuck in a good book.
Kylee - I am the big sister and am in the 3rd grade (home schooling this year) . I am the creative one of the family and I love to help people.
Marcus - I am the little brother and am 16 months old. I have the title of being the "Big Surprise" and you can ask my mom and dad about that. I enjoy eating, sleeping (but not at nighttime) and I love to be outside.
Dear Kuykendalls,
ReplyDeleteYou don't know me. I am an old friend of your pastor, Ross Strader, and I saw your info on his FB page. Don't even know why I clicked on it except God prompted me to! My family and I adopted from Ethiopia 4 years ago . . . 2 sets of twins that were 11 months (a boy and a girl) and 5 years old (2 boys). We didn't use Gladney (they weren't even in Ethiopia at the time). Anyway, I just wanted to say welcome to the family of Ethiopian adoptees. And if you have any questions that I might could answer I would be happy too! It has been such a great journey, and we would do it again in a heartbeat. If I could figure out how to post a picture here I would . . . !
I mean this in the most loving way possible...
ReplyDeleteYou stole my t-shirt idea. :1)
What a wonderful idea to blog!! Thank you for allowing us the privilege to come alongside you in this amazing journey!!
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