Our Friend's Website

I just recieved an email with our friend's website address that is answering the call to adopt their little girl from Ethiopia!! Please visit them and encourage them on their journey! Most importantly, please keep them in your prayers!!! www.bringmimihome.com Jason & Patti if you are reading this... I am so happy for you guys and can't wait to meet MiMi! Remember to let the Lord be your strength in the times that you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel! Love Ya!!

True So True!

Yes I am coping off of my dearest friend, Tonya!! I have seen this before when I didn't have a blog, but now I do. I had forgotten all about it. Thanks Tonya!! ;)

You know you're an adoptive parent (or should be) if:

1. The fact that there are 143 million children without a parent to kiss them goodnight has made you lose sleep.

2. You realize DNA has nothing to do with love and family.

3. You can't watch Adoption Stories on TLC without sobbing.

4. The fact that, if 7% of Christians adopted 1 child there would be no orphans in the world, is convicting to you.

5. You spend free time surfing blogs about families who have experienced the blessing of adoption.

6. It drives you crazy when people ask you about adopted child's "real" parents.

7. You have ever been "pregnant" with your adoptive child longer than it takes an elephant to give birth.(2 years!)

8. You had no idea how you would afford to adopt but stepped out in faith anyway, knowing where God calls you He will provide.

9. You have ever taken an airplane ride half-way around the world with a child you just met.

10. You believe God's heart is for adoption.

11. You realize that welcoming a child into your heart and family is one of the most important legacies you could ever leave on this earth.

12. You know what the word "Dossier" means, and you can actually pronounce it!

13. You have welcomed a social worker into the most private parts of your life.

14. You shudder when people say your child is so lucky that you adopted them, knowing full well you are the blessed one to have him or her in your life

Wonderful News

I just recieved wonderful news from a dear sister in the Lord! Her and her family have been lead by the Lord to adopt from Ethiopia! I am sooooooo excited for them!!! It is so amazing to be able to witness the Lord's hand in people's lives! I am so blessed! So, they submitted their application to America World Adoption Agency and are waiting to hear if they are approved. They should hear something by the end of next week or the first of the following week. Please keep them in your prayers!! You know that the enemy is not going to like this at all and he is not going to stop trying to cloud their path.

NewSong-China Rescue

I know alot of you have already seen this, but if you haven't, please watch it! "Why China?", some of you have asked me. Because that is where the Lord lead our hearts!! That is where our little girl is!!!!

Lighthouse Everything Skit

This was a skit that was shown at our church during the youth lock-in. It is a great picture of our walk with the Lord. It was put together so well to show us what satan and his demons are doing to us. They will do anything to get our eyes off of Jesus and focused on this world. I challenge all of you that watch this, stand up and fight before all of these things take over. NEVER GIVE UP!!! Jesus never does!!! Praise the Lord!

In Defense of Home Schooling

This is from Focus on the Family's website. If this is of interest to you, listen online and PLEASE sign petition!

www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Focus_on_the_Family/Default.asp (to listen to today's message)

www.hslda.org (to sign petition)

In Defense of Home Schooling-

Friday March 07, 2008 A California state appellate court ruled last week that it is illegal for parents in the Golden State to home school their children without the appropriate state teaching credentials. If this ruling stands, home-schooling parents could, in effect, become guilty of a criminal offense. Find out how you can oppose this chilling decision, which Dr. Dobson calls "an unprecedented assault" on parental rights - one that could have nationwide consequences. Joining Dr. Dobson are public policy expert Carrie Gordon Earll, Michael Farris of the Home School Legal Defense Association and Roy Hanson of Family Protection Ministries. You'll also hear from a California home-schooling mom whose right to make educational decisions for her children is now under attack. "At the heart of this case is a distrust of parents." - Michael Farris

Update....

Well, today we were supposed to have our last homestudy visit but it got cancelled. Because of the ice storm a few days ago, her meetings were cancelled and moved to today and it is mandatory for her to be there. We won't be able to get together until the 28th of this month. She is going on vacation next week and then I will be out of town the next so that is as soon as we could pull it together. My poor Ashley has been sick for two days. She is still sleeping and I don't dare to wake her up. I just pray she doesn't get the fever and body aches like I have heard others getting. Please keep her in your prayers. Just a little update from my last post, man was that a really hard day, but I am in a much better place now. Just really at peace knowing that the Lord is in control! I know with all of my heart that I have a little girl somewhere in China waiting for me or will be waiting for me. (she might not be born yet) I have to believe that the Lord knows when it is time to go get her and I just need to keep moving forward. Not sure if any of you have seen Facing the Giants, if you haven't, WATCH IT!!! I just watched again and the part where the gentleman comes to visit him in his office, the one that prays over the school, and he tells him the story about the two men and their fields. I keep asking myself which one have I been and I know that I want to be the one preparing for rain. I realized that I have to keep working towards the goal and prepare for the Lord to open the floodgates! Thank you to those of you that have been praying for me and my family, I am truly grateful!!!!!! And Tonya, thank you for being such an amazing friend that won't let me give up!!! :) And also for asking others you know to pray for our family. To me the greatest kind of friend you could have is a praying one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Grace & Peace

Longing.....

Our church has an adoption meeting for families that are interested in adopting or have adopted. There was a meeting today so I went. My dearest friend Tonya and two other families were going to be sharing their testimony about their adoptions. Tonya and her husband adopted from China, another family adopted their baby in Michigan and the other family adopted their baby in California. I have to admit that it was terribly hard to be there!! I know that is very self-centered of me. I was soooooooooooooooooooo very happy for all of them but longing for my baby to be in my arms. I know that the Lord's timing is PERFECT! I know that He loves me and that He will bring us to her at just the right time and I trust Him COMPLETELY!!!! It is so very hard to put into words though how my heart is feeling right now. It is like there is a hole in my heart that only my little Hope can fill. It seems like some days the hole is more noticeable than others. Today, it feels soooooo big that it is hard to take a breath. It is so overwhelming that all I can do is cry out to God and ask Him to take the pain. It is so unbearable right now! I know that this will pass. I just pray it passed quickly!!! I apologize to anyone that is reading this!! I just needed to get this out! Thank you Tonya for being such a wonderful friend!! And thank you Noelle for letting me love all over you, it really made me feel better to hold you!!! :)