Trying to post a bit about our trip. I think it will be slow going; Reagan is stealing the mouse and using it as a phone as I type...
June 22, 2010
April 16, 2010
Ehiopia Bound!
This is just a quick post to say...
WE ARE LEAVING FOR ETHIOPIA IN 12 DAYS!!!
Our little Reagan turned 1 this month. So, we praise God that we are finally able to bring her home. Army life, finances and waiting for the background check drew out the process a bit. I can't believe I am going to meet the daughter I have only dreamed about so far. God is good.
Two of my younger sisters are flying up to watch our kids. I'm thankful to have something familiar amidst the chaos. We are hoping to close on a home purchase on Monday. I want to say that things are, "crazy." However, I think I should change that to, "normal."
Normal. Normal. Normal. For us at least.
p.s.
We had our first crayfish feed last week. Thanks to some very special friends. Not bad...
WE ARE LEAVING FOR ETHIOPIA IN 12 DAYS!!!
Our little Reagan turned 1 this month. So, we praise God that we are finally able to bring her home. Army life, finances and waiting for the background check drew out the process a bit. I can't believe I am going to meet the daughter I have only dreamed about so far. God is good.
Two of my younger sisters are flying up to watch our kids. I'm thankful to have something familiar amidst the chaos. We are hoping to close on a home purchase on Monday. I want to say that things are, "crazy." However, I think I should change that to, "normal."
Normal. Normal. Normal. For us at least.
We had our first crayfish feed last week. Thanks to some very special friends. Not bad...
November 8, 2009
New Goings On
So...blogging once every 6 months is okay--right?
We are moving out. We haven't sold our house. We are hoping that when me and the mess-makers are out, it sells. We will live with my sister-in-law for a month and a half. Jason comes home. Then off to Louisiana.
And, oh yeah--we got our referral on Tuesday.
Let me tell you the story: Kids were puking, house was NOT being packed up. I decided to call Holt and find out where we were on the waiting list. Just for a nice distraction. So, I call and find out that we aren't on the list at all. A few months ago, we had discussed putting our case on hold until November. This was to make sure Jason would be able to travel. I asked to be put back on the list, please. I explained that we would likely have more than enough time to travel. Our very wonderful case worker said, "Just to warn you...referrals are coming in really quickly. There actually isn't a list right now." Ok. That's great...I'm thinking a few months is fast.
So I get off the phone and go in my room to pray. Something has been bothering me about our adoption. I knew that we didn't get to choose the sex of the child. And, in complete honesty, I knew that I would love a boy or a girl JUST the same. But I hadn't told God, that for some reason...I wanted another girl. So, I asked. I started praying something like this, "Dear God. I know you already know my heart--but I need to get this off my chest. I want a girl. I don't know if that's bad or not. But, it's true. Holt said referrals should be fast...so I just thought you should know. Amen."
TWO HOURS later Holt called and said, "We have a 7-month old girl for you."
Wow. God, you're quick.
I also think it's highly appropriate that Reagan's referral came so fast. All my deliveries were super speedy. Our first son took 1 hour and 45 minutes. From the first pain, to his first cries.
Even though our lives are more than crazy; ice cream gets put in the fridge, kids have to remind me that it's time to feed them again, and I get confused what each of my children's real names are.
God is good.
So, so good.
p.s.
I'm not kidding about the crazy.
We are moving out. We haven't sold our house. We are hoping that when me and the mess-makers are out, it sells. We will live with my sister-in-law for a month and a half. Jason comes home. Then off to Louisiana.
And, oh yeah--we got our referral on Tuesday.
Let me tell you the story: Kids were puking, house was NOT being packed up. I decided to call Holt and find out where we were on the waiting list. Just for a nice distraction. So, I call and find out that we aren't on the list at all. A few months ago, we had discussed putting our case on hold until November. This was to make sure Jason would be able to travel. I asked to be put back on the list, please. I explained that we would likely have more than enough time to travel. Our very wonderful case worker said, "Just to warn you...referrals are coming in really quickly. There actually isn't a list right now." Ok. That's great...I'm thinking a few months is fast.
So I get off the phone and go in my room to pray. Something has been bothering me about our adoption. I knew that we didn't get to choose the sex of the child. And, in complete honesty, I knew that I would love a boy or a girl JUST the same. But I hadn't told God, that for some reason...I wanted another girl. So, I asked. I started praying something like this, "Dear God. I know you already know my heart--but I need to get this off my chest. I want a girl. I don't know if that's bad or not. But, it's true. Holt said referrals should be fast...so I just thought you should know. Amen."
TWO HOURS later Holt called and said, "We have a 7-month old girl for you."
Wow. God, you're quick.
I also think it's highly appropriate that Reagan's referral came so fast. All my deliveries were super speedy. Our first son took 1 hour and 45 minutes. From the first pain, to his first cries.
Even though our lives are more than crazy; ice cream gets put in the fridge, kids have to remind me that it's time to feed them again, and I get confused what each of my children's real names are.
God is good.
So, so good.
p.s.I'm not kidding about the crazy.
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