Golf Tournament

The weekend of our golf tournament has finally arrived! We are so blessed to have so many great friends, family and some people that we don't even know to be so generous to give of their time and finances. During the process of promoting our tournament I have had to opportunity to discuss with so many people the "idea" of international adoption. People have been so generous in their words, prayers, and finances. It's going to be a fun day. One step closer to bring our baby girl home!!! :)

paperwork

What have I been doing? Paperwork, paperwork and more paperwork, and the work has paid off!!!  We have finally finished with the home study part of our adoption process. I feel like it has taken us forever. Now its time for Immigration!! Ive heard that immigration is exciting and educational!! :)

I leave you with one interesting thing we had to have for our home study, We had to prove that Creed and Pace were up to date on their vaccinations!! I dont know, that was funny to me!!

spinning wheels

I keep thinking about all the "stuff" as in unplanned, unwanted delays and roadblocks that are possible with this adoption and it really makes my wheels spin! I keep trying to compare this process to having my biological children. We didn't know what Emmy and Talyn would be like, when they would arrive, if they would be healthy or anything. I really need to stop letting my wheels spin and just raise my hands and surrender to God, because hes running this show anyway, not me. As I was driving home from work a few days ago I was listening to the radio and I heard a scripture that I think will forever be in my mind every time I start to worry about this process.


Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3;5-6

Our journey to heartbreak

There is a song by Matthew West called my own little world. It talks about how in our own little worlds everything is good and goes on to say, what if there is a bigger picture and a greater purpose. Well there is and this is the beginning of our story.

JJ and I are adopting a little girl from Ethiopia. We are so excited about this child becoming part of our family. It is so easy to get caught up in the comforts of your home and your family and easy to forget about the needs of others. JJ and I have "talked" about doing this for a long time and now is the time. Our prayer has been that God would break our hearts for orphans. Our hearts desire is that we would welcome a child to a family that will love them and care for them in a way that would otherwise never be possible. It is amazing how God has placed us where we are today so that this is possible. 

Where are we in the process?

The Application is in and accepted!! Yeah, the first step!
We will begin a home study in the next couple of weeks.
Please pray for us along this journey.


"I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you."
John 14;18

Why Ethiopia?