Today is the big day at least it was intended to be the day of the yard sale. But the weather had other plans; plans to keep us in bed way to long and force us to catch up on some much needed sleep while the boys were at Nana's. We submitted. D's snoring was something else last night. He tossed and turned and snored and snored some more. I always feel bad waking him to make him roll over, but some nights it's just awful. We went to bed a little after midnight and by 2:30 I was wide awake. The rain was beating on the house so loud. It fully woke me. The snoring wasn't happening until I tried to fall back to sleep. At 4:45 we both woke up- rain and snoring. He was going to go in B's room to sleep but I stopped him (why?) It must have gotten better because I didn't wake again until.....are you ready for this......11:30!!! I can't think of a time we've ever done this!
I can't blog on the adoption blog without talking about the kiddos, so here goes. This weather was reminding me of when B and R were little. The first flash of lightening meant we would have visitors in our bed. We loved it. Feet in our faces and elbows in our back. Those were our little feet though and we used to look across them and smile at eachother because it was so cute! As they got older and the weather raged they wouldn't come so often. So I would wake D and have him go get the boys to come to our bed. They loved it. So did we. Last night I tried to imagine what 5 in the middle will be like. I can't wait! 10 feet, some not so little anymore, strung out across our bed while we study the intricate little details of their faces.... I can't wait!!!
It's brunch time and D is serving up something yummy. Love to all
~K
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
And now we wait...some more.
Well, we have received good news in reference to the committee meeting getting scheduled soon, but still no date. I am looking forward to this summer with all the cookouts, days at the beach swimming and 3 new additions to enjoy it all with. I'm sure it will be a big change for the children coming from Oregon to sunny Florida. I'm sure they like the fact that we live just 5 minutes from the beach.
Meanwhile we will continue to raise funds for the trip and pray that everything will come together smoothly. I thank you for all of your prayers.
God Bless!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Creative Fundraising.... Easter Baskets for Sale!
Well, here is our latest (and we think greatest) idea yet. We're all working together on these things so that's why it's our favorite so far :)
Children & the young at heart will love these beautiful Easter baskets!
Each string wrapped basket comes out as a one-of-a-kind, unique, hand-crafted gift made especially for you. THIS ONE IS A SAMPLE ONLY, but you can special order today and customize your ribbon, lace and grass color.
Each string wrapped basket comes out as a one-of-a-kind, unique, hand-crafted gift made especially for you. THIS ONE IS A SAMPLE ONLY, but you can special order today and customize your ribbon, lace and grass color.
$15.00
Add your own candy, small figurines, stuffed animals or toys to make a special gift for
someone special. Remember, the proceeds from our sales goes toward our adoption expences.
someone special. Remember, the proceeds from our sales goes toward our adoption expences.
Love to all!
~K
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!
Did all of you see the beautiful beds we have set up for the Little's? Awe..... Well, after the call we learned that J is still in a crib, which is fine because in the rush of blessings we received, a darling young couple GAVE us a beautiful crib. They saw an ad I placed on Craigslist for items wanted and responded, not with a price like I had asked, but with a desire to bless our new addition. This is how much of our preparations have happened! Race car bed for N was a blessing from Granny. We found in cheap on Craigslist. And J's toddler cottage bed was another blessing from generous people.
Back to the point of this post.... B is home with me tonight. D is working and R is spending the night with his cousin. B decided we should put the crib up and take down the cottage bed for now, so we did. He's such a good big brother. He's vacuuming the girls room as we speak before he turns in for the night. His idea the little darling! If you know him you'll know his voice is a little deep and when he speaks it's like talking to a little man. He looked at me and said, "Mom, all we're missing now is the kids. Is it weird that I miss them?" Nope. I miss them to I confessed. We had a nice moment putting that crib together. Sorry Dad, the little man took care of it. Having Sisters has been a dream of B and R since they were little. They know N will fit right in because he's a boy and well, in their own words - We know how to be boys! I teased B that he'll be playing Prince Charming with his sisters and he figures R will beat him to that role. So sweet.
I am going to tuck myself in now. Church is in the morning. Love to all!
~K
Back to the point of this post.... B is home with me tonight. D is working and R is spending the night with his cousin. B decided we should put the crib up and take down the cottage bed for now, so we did. He's such a good big brother. He's vacuuming the girls room as we speak before he turns in for the night. His idea the little darling! If you know him you'll know his voice is a little deep and when he speaks it's like talking to a little man. He looked at me and said, "Mom, all we're missing now is the kids. Is it weird that I miss them?" Nope. I miss them to I confessed. We had a nice moment putting that crib together. Sorry Dad, the little man took care of it. Having Sisters has been a dream of B and R since they were little. They know N will fit right in because he's a boy and well, in their own words - We know how to be boys! I teased B that he'll be playing Prince Charming with his sisters and he figures R will beat him to that role. So sweet.
I am going to tuck myself in now. Church is in the morning. Love to all!
~K
One step closer...
Well, many questions were answered during the conference call. Although I was not on the phone during the call, due to technical difficulties, I was standing right in front of K trying to get a peek at the answers she was writing down. Unfortunately, I had to leave for work about 45 minutes into the call, so I was unable to hear our little girls voice. When K told me that she was able to hear her voice, I must say, despite my tough guy image, I was a little choked up.
I can't wait until the children are here in our home. I want them to know that I will stand up for them and protect them always. I will do the best that I can to provide for them and give them all that they require to grow up happy and healthy. I just can't wait!
I can't wait until the children are here in our home. I want them to know that I will stand up for them and protect them always. I will do the best that I can to provide for them and give them all that they require to grow up happy and healthy. I just can't wait!
Friday, March 20, 2009
The Phone Call [drum roll please]
The phone call went exceptionally well. I was so nervous I dialed our number to be sure it was ringing 3 times! At 5 minutes til I called my SW to be sure the number was given to the other SW right. She assured me it was. Then, I exhaled. The phone rang and I heard the voice of the one who has mothered my children for the past 2 years. I couldn't understand a word because she speaks Spanish, but Brian the interpreter was on the line to make it all come together.
It started with an introduction of all on the line, and then I was given the line to ask our many, many questions. I asked, waited for the interpretation and moved through the list like a breeze... for a moment. I was soon a bucket of emotions as I began to see the threads of these precious lives woven together for me with a heartfelt love. This woman is beautiful in spirit and diminished any negative feelings I may have had.
I went through my list asking about their medical needs, fears, favorite foods, interests in toys, sleeping habits, eating habits.... the basics. I got to the question, "What role do you and your husband want to play in their lives after the adoption?" She crumbled and was overjoyed! She was so happy we wanted them to remain a part of their lives. She asked for the role of special Grandparents... You got it! Abuela y abuelo! I watched enough Dora the Explorer to know that!
She felt comfortable with us and although she has nothing to do with the final decision, it helps the case for her to be on our side. Before we hung up I got the most amazing and unexpected opportunity. E got on the phone and said hello! I heard her sweet voice and puddled in tears. sigh.......
The SW did drop one small bomb, but we've already taken it and put a positive spin on it. The committee still has to meet and agree we're the right family and then the ICPC paperwork has to be sent and received by Florida. She said we could be looking at several more months. I gasped at first but then felt we can use the time for more fundraising. Or, God could prove to be amazing once again and do the impossible by speeding it all up. I'd love to hear the SW's talk about the family that prayed and made timetable history!
At the end of the call everyone hung up except me and my SW. She said she was moved to tears as well and if I didn't know better I'd say she is as excited as we are! We've never even met yet but that will change soon. We're going to make the trip to West Palm Beach as soon as the kids settle in.
I plan to put the q & a's on here soon so you can all see what's up. Of course it won't share any confidential info, but you can get to know what we know about our children.
B & R were supposed to go to their Israelites meeting at church tonight (yes, they go to Jerusalem night on Thursdays and Israelites on Friday) but they didn't want to miss out on the details of the call so they opted out tonight. D had to leave for work half way through but I filled him in on it all. My mom sat beside me reading along as I scribbled the answers so she was in the know the whole time.
I will add more later. 'til then, much love!
~K
It started with an introduction of all on the line, and then I was given the line to ask our many, many questions. I asked, waited for the interpretation and moved through the list like a breeze... for a moment. I was soon a bucket of emotions as I began to see the threads of these precious lives woven together for me with a heartfelt love. This woman is beautiful in spirit and diminished any negative feelings I may have had.
I went through my list asking about their medical needs, fears, favorite foods, interests in toys, sleeping habits, eating habits.... the basics. I got to the question, "What role do you and your husband want to play in their lives after the adoption?" She crumbled and was overjoyed! She was so happy we wanted them to remain a part of their lives. She asked for the role of special Grandparents... You got it! Abuela y abuelo! I watched enough Dora the Explorer to know that!
She felt comfortable with us and although she has nothing to do with the final decision, it helps the case for her to be on our side. Before we hung up I got the most amazing and unexpected opportunity. E got on the phone and said hello! I heard her sweet voice and puddled in tears. sigh.......
The SW did drop one small bomb, but we've already taken it and put a positive spin on it. The committee still has to meet and agree we're the right family and then the ICPC paperwork has to be sent and received by Florida. She said we could be looking at several more months. I gasped at first but then felt we can use the time for more fundraising. Or, God could prove to be amazing once again and do the impossible by speeding it all up. I'd love to hear the SW's talk about the family that prayed and made timetable history!
At the end of the call everyone hung up except me and my SW. She said she was moved to tears as well and if I didn't know better I'd say she is as excited as we are! We've never even met yet but that will change soon. We're going to make the trip to West Palm Beach as soon as the kids settle in.
I plan to put the q & a's on here soon so you can all see what's up. Of course it won't share any confidential info, but you can get to know what we know about our children.
B & R were supposed to go to their Israelites meeting at church tonight (yes, they go to Jerusalem night on Thursdays and Israelites on Friday) but they didn't want to miss out on the details of the call so they opted out tonight. D had to leave for work half way through but I filled him in on it all. My mom sat beside me reading along as I scribbled the answers so she was in the know the whole time.
I will add more later. 'til then, much love!
~K
Just Breathe....
It's less than 30 minutes until our call. I'm blogging for my nerves sake now! My heart is beating fast, hands are sweating.... WOW. I've been fine all day. I'm not scared, just anxious. I am about to find out the intimate details of our children's lives. Children we've been "paper pregnant" with is just as real and serious as the little sweeties who kick you in the womb.
I wonder so many things about them. I only have 5 pages of questions we've typed out but my mind is racing wondering if I've forgotten something or if I'm asking the wrong kind of things. My SW has assured me they are fine and I trust her, but I'm also a mom. I'm entitled to a little worry. All I do know is these babies, born of my heart, will come to me with a past that they nor I will ever fully know. I know they've been loved. I want to actually hug their foster mommy because she has kept them in such love. You can see it in their eyes. I will be hearing her voice soon and I'm so overwhelmed. I have tears puddling.... Oh dear! God help me now!
I'm going to go and say a prayer.
Love to all
~K
I wonder so many things about them. I only have 5 pages of questions we've typed out but my mind is racing wondering if I've forgotten something or if I'm asking the wrong kind of things. My SW has assured me they are fine and I trust her, but I'm also a mom. I'm entitled to a little worry. All I do know is these babies, born of my heart, will come to me with a past that they nor I will ever fully know. I know they've been loved. I want to actually hug their foster mommy because she has kept them in such love. You can see it in their eyes. I will be hearing her voice soon and I'm so overwhelmed. I have tears puddling.... Oh dear! God help me now!
I'm going to go and say a prayer.
Love to all
~K
Because you asked....
So many have asked us a very good question - "How do our boys feel about the adoption?" Well, they are just as excited as we are, possibly more. B & R went to class with us through most of MAPP, which stands for Model Approach to Partnership Parenting, and is the required class for Florida's foster/adoptive parents. We all had to answer a lot of questions about our lives, childhoods, marriage, family, future plans, etc. B & R had to do this too.
Call us crazy but we already pray in our children's rooms and pray over their beds as if they are here. R is sharing his room with N so this was happening already, but yes, we go into the girls room and pray for each of them as if they are here, blessing their days and calling for peaceful nights. We love them already as our own - our boys included. We shop and buy for them already, of course, assuming their sizes and keeping receipts. We've began to make things ready here. We remind the boys that they'll be mentors in our home and their behaviors will be mimiced by the littles when they arrive. The boys are Jr. Deputies if you didn't know, and this has given them both something to look forward to as they want to follow in Dad's footsteps and be police officers... sigh. The character building is great though and they realize the role of role models. E, N and J are going to be blessed with some fantastic big brothers :) I am pleased.
As an update to D's post last night - got the confirmation call that all is still on for our call today and our SW let their SW know we have a lot of questions. I've pinched myself already today. Our SW has been amazing! The whole staff at One Church, One Child, of Florida has been! I'll blog a whole deal about them and how we got started on that part later. I think there are some things people need to know and don't. We are information junkies though so we have gathered soooo much stuff that may prove valuable to others if they take this path one day. I'm seriously thinking of getting on the road to becoming a Social Worker or something of the likes. I have always felt it, even as a child, but the ladies I've been blessed by on this journey are inspiring. I want to be doing what they do - finding loving homes for children. Maybe I'll teach a MAPP class our something... who knows, I usually start my endeavors with a big dream and my big God!
Well, I'm waiting on the cable guy to come and swap our modem. Our net and phone have been on and off for 4 days! Knowing THE most important call of our lives has been pending we've rebuked the devil again and again. We set the call up at Mom's house just in case though so we won't miss it. I'm off for now but will definately blog any shareable information this evening!!! Love to all!
~K
Call us crazy but we already pray in our children's rooms and pray over their beds as if they are here. R is sharing his room with N so this was happening already, but yes, we go into the girls room and pray for each of them as if they are here, blessing their days and calling for peaceful nights. We love them already as our own - our boys included. We shop and buy for them already, of course, assuming their sizes and keeping receipts. We've began to make things ready here. We remind the boys that they'll be mentors in our home and their behaviors will be mimiced by the littles when they arrive. The boys are Jr. Deputies if you didn't know, and this has given them both something to look forward to as they want to follow in Dad's footsteps and be police officers... sigh. The character building is great though and they realize the role of role models. E, N and J are going to be blessed with some fantastic big brothers :) I am pleased.
As an update to D's post last night - got the confirmation call that all is still on for our call today and our SW let their SW know we have a lot of questions. I've pinched myself already today. Our SW has been amazing! The whole staff at One Church, One Child, of Florida has been! I'll blog a whole deal about them and how we got started on that part later. I think there are some things people need to know and don't. We are information junkies though so we have gathered soooo much stuff that may prove valuable to others if they take this path one day. I'm seriously thinking of getting on the road to becoming a Social Worker or something of the likes. I have always felt it, even as a child, but the ladies I've been blessed by on this journey are inspiring. I want to be doing what they do - finding loving homes for children. Maybe I'll teach a MAPP class our something... who knows, I usually start my endeavors with a big dream and my big God!
Well, I'm waiting on the cable guy to come and swap our modem. Our net and phone have been on and off for 4 days! Knowing THE most important call of our lives has been pending we've rebuked the devil again and again. We set the call up at Mom's house just in case though so we won't miss it. I'm off for now but will definately blog any shareable information this evening!!! Love to all!
~K
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Tomorrow is a big day!
Well, tomorrow we will be one step closer to completing this adoption process as well as finding out a lot more information about the children. I am interested to find out what their favorite things are so that we can be better prepared to help them settle in here in their new home.
I am looking forward to having girls in our home and being called "daddy" after being called "dad" for all these years. I'm sure that it won't be long before these two little girls have me figured out and wrapped around their little fingers. I'm glad that I have two very protective and mature boys to protect them (and chase away boyfriends later on). Another young man in the house will be exciting as well. I will be able to watch my two older boys teach the little one all that they have learned, as well as the many things that we have taught them through the years.
Going from two children to five will take a little adjusting, but I'm sure we will adjust quickly and day to day life will flow smoothly in no time. I am looking forward to tucking in five wonderful children each night before I go to bed and thanking God for blessing me with each and every one of them.
I really can't wait until we receive that final word that says, come to Oregon and meet the children. Meanwhile, I will be here racking my brain for ideas to increase my income and doing whatever I can to raise funds for the trip. Please keep praying for us, we appreciate it.
-D
I am looking forward to having girls in our home and being called "daddy" after being called "dad" for all these years. I'm sure that it won't be long before these two little girls have me figured out and wrapped around their little fingers. I'm glad that I have two very protective and mature boys to protect them (and chase away boyfriends later on). Another young man in the house will be exciting as well. I will be able to watch my two older boys teach the little one all that they have learned, as well as the many things that we have taught them through the years.
Going from two children to five will take a little adjusting, but I'm sure we will adjust quickly and day to day life will flow smoothly in no time. I am looking forward to tucking in five wonderful children each night before I go to bed and thanking God for blessing me with each and every one of them.
I really can't wait until we receive that final word that says, come to Oregon and meet the children. Meanwhile, I will be here racking my brain for ideas to increase my income and doing whatever I can to raise funds for the trip. Please keep praying for us, we appreciate it.
-D
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Good News!
Today our social worker called and we have our conference call scheduled for Friday! We'll be able to ask the foster parents anything we'd like to know about our children. Of course, I've got a list a mile long. There are so many things I want to know ahead of time so we can already have our home ready and make things as comfortable and normal as possible.
*Things to know*
*Things to know*
- The children will be coming into a new time zone which means D and I will be "adjusting" with them for some time, I'm sure.
- If I haven't mentioned it, they have been in a primarily spanish speaking foster home. Being as young and impressionable as they are we're feeling that we may have to re-teach them a lot of the english language they've lost.
- N has been 'daignosed' with Autism. Anyone out there reading an expert or parent of an autistic child?
- About the autism, first of course we trust God in all things, second, we feel part of his 'diagnosis' stems from the fact that he's a 2 year old without a strong language foundation and 2nd, he's the only boy in the house of girls and part of foster mom's concern was that "he doesn't play like the girls do." Well, neither do my boys.?!.
We appreciate all the prayers still going up for us. We're going to be in 3 different time zones Friday as this all takes place. 3pm in Oregon, 5pm in Panama City Fl and 6pm in West Palm Beach Florida where our social worker is. WOW. I'll be in touch.
~K
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The Power of Prayer
D and I are so blessed by those who have a burden to pray. If I could link together the hands of those in prayer for us right now we could probably reach Oregon with our arm span. This reminds me that God's hand is not too short to reach us when we need Him. He is so good at times I can't contain my joy!
We received a very special email from a friend today; a prayer that she sent out to her prayer warriors with an invitation for them to share it with other prayer warriors. I've sat here for 2 days...waiting. Rather impatiently might I add because I think the call should have already come through. Who am I? Ha. I know better. God and I have gone over this timing thing before. His days are as a thousand years.... sigh. I know. And His timing is perfect. I can't help, but feel for the foster parent(s) today. I know they must be having a hard time. We aren't sure how much the children even know though about any of it. E may or may not have memories because she was 2 when she was placed in care. N was 12 days old. J came in shortly after her birth as well. We do know that the children have been in a primarily spanish speaking home, with some english spoken. That means their english vocabulary isn't great. They have diagnosed N with Autism. It is very mild on the scale they measure but we feel that this language barrier is only going to hinder him more.
We appreciate all your thoughts and prayers. Love you all!
~K
We received a very special email from a friend today; a prayer that she sent out to her prayer warriors with an invitation for them to share it with other prayer warriors. I've sat here for 2 days...waiting. Rather impatiently might I add because I think the call should have already come through. Who am I? Ha. I know better. God and I have gone over this timing thing before. His days are as a thousand years.... sigh. I know. And His timing is perfect. I can't help, but feel for the foster parent(s) today. I know they must be having a hard time. We aren't sure how much the children even know though about any of it. E may or may not have memories because she was 2 when she was placed in care. N was 12 days old. J came in shortly after her birth as well. We do know that the children have been in a primarily spanish speaking home, with some english spoken. That means their english vocabulary isn't great. They have diagnosed N with Autism. It is very mild on the scale they measure but we feel that this language barrier is only going to hinder him more.
We appreciate all your thoughts and prayers. Love you all!
~K
The Girl in the Window has a place in my heart
I read this article and cried http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/article750838.ece
There aren't any words. Read it. Pray for her and for the family that saw the wisdom of God and adopted her.
Til Later - K
There aren't any words. Read it. Pray for her and for the family that saw the wisdom of God and adopted her.
Til Later - K
Monday, March 16, 2009
Some more details...
I want to share with you a little more about what's going on with the adoption so far. We fell in love with a little girl early in our journey. Too early to be exact as we didn't even have our homestudy yet. By the time we did have a homestudy- she had already been placed. I did cry, but then I got over it remembering that God had picked our family out before we ever thought of it.
Early in January we got the long awaited phone call that we had a complete homestudy! YAY! Well, sort of yay. We had been praying and searching the sites for the children that were adoptable and no one spoke to us. No one. I minused every factor to try and make a child fit into our family. Still nothing. Nada. But, we got a call. A 1 year old little girl needs a home. Yes, yes, submit our study. Weeks passed, 2 to be exact and we heard nothing except that we were among thousands of entries. The thoughts of having her vanished in the wind. We didn't even see a picture of her, but it wasn't God's plan. I was excited to wake one day and find a set of twins, a boy and girl, age 1 were available again. They were briefly in the beginning of our classes, but again, no study - no chance. We inquired. The little boy was in kidney failure and desperately needed a transplant. Again, I tried to minus all the factors we had previously agreed on about which child would fit our family... (age range, health status, the severity of anything that was not right with the child....yada yada) They didn't fit. Not really ever, but when you want more children you start to get cloudy and well, God is the control. No matter how many variables there are, God is still the control - still in control. Boy, oh boy did I have to get a grip and get focused. We started this journey to adopt a daughter. One little girl. We backed up, gripped grace and we're smack in the middle of becoming parents to 3 - three! Two girls and a boy. All the pieces fell into place. Everything about them is already a part of us. We inquired in mid January about them. We got the call for more information - our SW is awesome and she quickly responded. We've since had several contacts from their SW to ours to us and now are awaiting a conference call between us and foster mom to ask questions of her. Wow. They haven't gone to committee yet, but we do know that the other 2 families that were in the running with us hadn't responded to their questions... this is good for us. The children's SW feels we are a good match, so does her supervisor. This is really good news. Our SW is pretty certain they wouldn't be doing this if we weren't the chosen parents. Nevertheless, the wait is killing us. I'm not going to put a lot of info about them on here except to say they are healty, beautiful and I'd love to say it with certainty... OURS. Did I mention that they're in Oregon?
Well, the boys are schooling so I'm gonna go check papers. (we're homeschoolers if I didn't mention that) Our sons are 10 and 12 and in the 4th and 6th grade. So, lots to do and D works tonight so I'm gonna get my time in with him before he goes to sleep for the day.
:]
Early in January we got the long awaited phone call that we had a complete homestudy! YAY! Well, sort of yay. We had been praying and searching the sites for the children that were adoptable and no one spoke to us. No one. I minused every factor to try and make a child fit into our family. Still nothing. Nada. But, we got a call. A 1 year old little girl needs a home. Yes, yes, submit our study. Weeks passed, 2 to be exact and we heard nothing except that we were among thousands of entries. The thoughts of having her vanished in the wind. We didn't even see a picture of her, but it wasn't God's plan. I was excited to wake one day and find a set of twins, a boy and girl, age 1 were available again. They were briefly in the beginning of our classes, but again, no study - no chance. We inquired. The little boy was in kidney failure and desperately needed a transplant. Again, I tried to minus all the factors we had previously agreed on about which child would fit our family... (age range, health status, the severity of anything that was not right with the child....yada yada) They didn't fit. Not really ever, but when you want more children you start to get cloudy and well, God is the control. No matter how many variables there are, God is still the control - still in control. Boy, oh boy did I have to get a grip and get focused. We started this journey to adopt a daughter. One little girl. We backed up, gripped grace and we're smack in the middle of becoming parents to 3 - three! Two girls and a boy. All the pieces fell into place. Everything about them is already a part of us. We inquired in mid January about them. We got the call for more information - our SW is awesome and she quickly responded. We've since had several contacts from their SW to ours to us and now are awaiting a conference call between us and foster mom to ask questions of her. Wow. They haven't gone to committee yet, but we do know that the other 2 families that were in the running with us hadn't responded to their questions... this is good for us. The children's SW feels we are a good match, so does her supervisor. This is really good news. Our SW is pretty certain they wouldn't be doing this if we weren't the chosen parents. Nevertheless, the wait is killing us. I'm not going to put a lot of info about them on here except to say they are healty, beautiful and I'd love to say it with certainty... OURS. Did I mention that they're in Oregon?
Well, the boys are schooling so I'm gonna go check papers. (we're homeschoolers if I didn't mention that) Our sons are 10 and 12 and in the 4th and 6th grade. So, lots to do and D works tonight so I'm gonna get my time in with him before he goes to sleep for the day.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
I finally got a blog....
Well, I finally decided to start a blog. For 2 reasons really - 1) to document the journey of our adoption. 2) to give you all a central location for go to for updates.
Let me begin as if you have no idea who we are or you stumbled upon our site while searching for adoption information. (I've done this and follow many now)
D and I have been married for 13 wonderful years. We started young (17 & 21) and we're still young. We have 2 wonderful biological sons (B-12 and R-10) and we're expanding our famliy thru adoption. Right now we're waiting for the final word on whether or not we have been chosen to parent 3 beautiful children from Oregon. See, we chose to adopt from foster care. Not because it's noble, but because we prayed and this is where we were lead. God is our source of life and strength and we consult Him about everything :]
As we near these final, well who knows how long, but we're in the middle of this thing, we've started looking at the costs we'll soon incur. Mainly, the initial expenses that are one time. We have been blessed so far by some awesome people and I'll tell you that story later. We already have the beds and bedding we need and the rooms are pretty much set as far as necessity. We still need a lot of things, but we're worried about essentials for now. I'm hitting all the clearance racks at Target and have found some wonderful deals on clothes.
I can already tell I have to moderate myself on here because I am one who can talk all day long whether it be behind a keyboard or face to face. I will spare you the full details in this post and try to break them down into bite sized morsels... til then, be blessed.
Let me begin as if you have no idea who we are or you stumbled upon our site while searching for adoption information. (I've done this and follow many now)
D and I have been married for 13 wonderful years. We started young (17 & 21) and we're still young. We have 2 wonderful biological sons (B-12 and R-10) and we're expanding our famliy thru adoption. Right now we're waiting for the final word on whether or not we have been chosen to parent 3 beautiful children from Oregon. See, we chose to adopt from foster care. Not because it's noble, but because we prayed and this is where we were lead. God is our source of life and strength and we consult Him about everything :]
As we near these final, well who knows how long, but we're in the middle of this thing, we've started looking at the costs we'll soon incur. Mainly, the initial expenses that are one time. We have been blessed so far by some awesome people and I'll tell you that story later. We already have the beds and bedding we need and the rooms are pretty much set as far as necessity. We still need a lot of things, but we're worried about essentials for now. I'm hitting all the clearance racks at Target and have found some wonderful deals on clothes.
I can already tell I have to moderate myself on here because I am one who can talk all day long whether it be behind a keyboard or face to face. I will spare you the full details in this post and try to break them down into bite sized morsels... til then, be blessed.
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