"Sooo, tell me about your trip!  What was your favorite part?!"
Well, of course, it's the morning we found out about our son!  However, we had a great time leading up to that morning. If you are catching up, Josh and I convinced our bosses to let us off for 3 weeks straight in December. So, we took off to see friends around the world.  We visited the Middle East, India, & China. Outside of a 10 hour layover in 2013 in Dubai, this was my first time to spend any time in the Middle East.

Little S told her parents one day before we arrived, "I only kind of remember them, BUT I'm about to jump out of my skin.  I'm so excited!"  Sure enough, the first morning she greeted me at my bedroom door to say hi!  Oh how good it was to just sit and fellowship with sweet friends.

On this leg of the trip, we had the best food of the entire trip, Yemenis food, visited a few shops, and mainly spent time hanging out with our dear friends that recently moved there for school. Each evening, we'd just sit around chatting, playing games, and taking care of kids.  It was so normal for us...love that.  Not skipping a beat!

MosebyVaca was less about sightseeing and doing cool things and more about seeing friends, hopefully encouraging them, and sitting around to love on their kids. A taste of home for them and experiencing life in another culture for us.  You can check out instagram & twitter for more pictures with #mosebyvaca.  
I'll be back soon with the next stop on #mosebyvaca!

Because we all need a good picture!  Here is a picture of us with the young lady we sponsor in India from our recent trip.  We pretty much think she is the sweetest and coolest 13 yr old EVER!  

I'll be back after I finish this mountain of paperwork.

~Kara

Well, it looks like The Mosebys are entering into a new season this year! Parenthood...officially.  We've filled out the mountain of paperwork, waited, answered lots of questions from curious acquaintances, and were matched with our son at Christmas! 

What now, you ask? We stare at the 4 pictures we have of our son, fill out more paperwork, update our outdated paperwork (again), and start looking for a pediatrician.  We "think" our son will be home in about 6 months!  That's around the summer.

2014 was marked with a lot of sorrow!  I learned what it was like to have deep faith and deep sorrow ALL at the same time.  It was an interesting journey to struggle with sorrow knowing my faith wasn't being shaken. I just smiled at the encouraging words about faith from others.  Faith isn't a magic pill to make what you want appear.  It is a foundation that keeps us rooted during the sorrow.  

My verse for 2014, and I think I'll keep it for 2015, was Proverbs 13:12.

"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desired fulfilled is a tree of life."

2014 was a good year and we have much to look forward to in 2015. 

In 2014: 
Turned 33
Got a tattoo
Dyed my hair purple
Traveled to 4 countries in 20 days on #mosebyvaca
And saw a picture of my son!

Josh and I have pictures on our phones of our son.  Feel free to ask to see!

Happy New Year!

~Kara M

It has been awhile hasn't it!  Our family has been pretty busy the last 5 months!  Our family was in town.  What a blessing.  Seriously, I think God knew we would need their sweet spirits around us the last few months. 

The family headed back home last week.  I MIGHT have broke down in tears at the airport...I MIGHT have loved Hobs making fun of me for it! "LOOK! Aunt Kara's crying!  Hey mom, look!  She's crying."

So fun!  We had so much fun with these yahoos that last few months.
Hope you enjoyed our lil video.

~Kara

I'm back with some beautiful pictures from our beach vacation in India!
It was so beautiful and the resort was CRAZY awesome.
I felt like the staff just spoiled us.
We did nothing for 4 days!

Beautiful, huh?!
While it was cold and snowing in Oklahoma, we were on the beautiful beach!

~Kara

The Moseby Family went on a special vacation in 2013!
INDIA!!
We did it!  Over the summer, when it was clear that Baby Moseby was not coming home in 2013, we decided to plan a special vacation for our lil family!  Josh wanted international and I wanted the BEACH.  So, we compromised and headed to India for a few days to his former hometown and a few days on the beach in Kerala.

Our days in Hyderabad were excellent! Through God's crazy guidance, we met a few special doctors working with AIDS and HIV+ patients in town.  BLESSED is the best word to describe our time with them.  They allowed us to visit an AIDS hospital with them and pray with their patients.  It was amazing to see the healing that is taking place through these incredible doctors.  They also let us visit their HIV clinic and connected us with a local orphanage with many positive children. AMAZING!

Here are a few picture highlights from our days in Hyderabad!

Hope you enjoyed!  I'll be back later this week with pictures from the beach resort.

~Kara

If you are anything like me, you feed a lot of people!
Crazy coming from the woman that only has one other person in her home.
Since mid-July, I would say Josh and I have taken meals to people AT LEAST once a week.
New babies, surgeries, conferences, babies coming home from Africa, etc.

I have perfected the meal taking...
LIKE SERIOUSLY!
I have the easiest recipe for you guys.

I usually always put it in the crockpot, because I only have a few minutes before work and need to
run it to my friends house right after work!  Who has time to do more than that?  Not me.
BUT your friends will think you're a chef!

I keep about 3 packets on hand at all times!
Trust me...this stuff is really good.

Enjoy!

Hey friends!  We have had a cool and busy summer, like you.
Instead of lots of pictures to scroll through, how about a video?!
(all iphone pics)

See ya soon!
~Kara

With no children, I LOVE "Aunt Kara Time!"
Seriously, these boys are so cute...
don't you think so?!

Last weekend, Josh's family spent the afternoon just hanging out. No plans...just spending time together before Erica & the boys moved back up to South Dakota!  That's the best time.  Just being together.

TWO DAYS and I get to spend four whole days with them!

~Kara

Remember that time I cleaned my house and my social worker didn't even look around?!  Yah, me too!
At least give me the courtesy of walking down the hallway!

~Kara