Pray for our paper, so we can go home!
September 26, 2021Every Friday we always end our family calls in prayer together. Our kids know we’re just waiting on the last paper (travel invite), so when we asked them how we could be praying for them the last two weeks, they all yelled in unison, “Pray for our paper, so we can go home!!” Melt our hearts. God doesn’t waste anything. In our time Skyping over the last eight months, we have been able to build a relationship with our kids that fills them with excitement to come *home*. We know there is so much more to grow and build, but…
October 10th: Travel
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 647 days since we first saw your faces and knew you were who…
We Believe
🎵 Move the immovable Break the unbreakable God we believe God, we believe for it From the impossible We’ll see a miracle 🎵 ❤️ Lyrics from Believe For It by CeCe Winans Some days it feels as though this wall…
Meeting Our Kids ❤️
Joy. Pure joy. Joy, excitement, and a dash of “Oh, I hope they like me” filled me on December 22nd. That was the day we met our children for the very first time. We were over the moon, and it…
Human Trafficking Awareness Day
As today marks National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, I just want to take a moment and share a little from my heart on this subject. Unitas explains human trafficking as the “exploitation of another person for labor, domestic servitude, or…
Matched
March 2nd. March 2nd is the first day we laid eyes on them. March 2nd is the first day we fell in love. March 2nd is the first day we committed to doing everything in our power to pursue these…
Passion and Work
With the beautiful change of bringing children into our family, I know that I will not have the time to invest in ministry that I have been privileged to spend during my time pre-kids. God has given me a heart…
Saturday Family Outings: Farmers Markets
Saturdays are for Farmers Markets Do you enjoy relaxed Saturday mornings? As we are enjoying the last bit of sleeping in and lazily getting out of bed on Saturday mornings before our kids come home (we’re adopting!), we are loving…
Answers to Common Adoption Questions
Part 1 As I sit down to write, my mind is flooded with the many questions we receive about adoption. Although adoption is becoming a more common approach to growing a family, there are still many people who are surprised…
He is With Us
Opening my planner this morning, I find such a timely reminder. No matter what we are going through, Christ gives us the strength to face it all because He is with us. Today’s devotional started out by saying, “Sometimes life…
Talents and Blessings
One of the incredible things about the adoption process is seeing loved ones truly step up and support in any way they can. My little sister, a high school student, has been hand painting (and even sewing) canvases, and my…
