Puppies!

We have basset hound puppies!  Jasper and Laura had their last litter.  Perfect timing too, the puppies are a fun distraction while we wait for our baby.  

THOGL Picnic

We are filled with hope and love right now.  We just met tons of amazing families.  The picnic for THOGL was great, you could just feel God's love.  Everyone is so passionate about adopting from Taiwan.  They all have such big hearts and were really encouraging to us.  Ted and Bev, the missionaries from THOGL, were the cutest grandparents.  I don't think they stopped smiling or talking for three hours straight. We can't wait to hear from them about our baby.  For now we are patiently waiting, but with light hearts.  We truly believe God's timing will be perfect.

Our Hearts are Eagerly Waiting

 

I just love that goofy red head.  He is going to make such a great dad.

We were out at Evan's parents today.  We thought we would begin snapping pictures of places we can't wait to share with our children, and moments we wish they were already here.  We are eagerly waiting for more details about the adoption of our son or daughter.

1 Kings

Yesterday morning I was reading in 1Kings about Elijah.  I read about the drought Elijah declared over the land.  First he was sent by God to go beyond the Jordan.  Elijah was fed by ravens.  He then met a woman who had nothing.  With her last bit of flour she fed Elijah.  God blessed her with an endless supply of flour and oil, until the drought was over.  After awhile her son died. Elijah called on the Lord and raised the boy back to life. In 1 Kings 17:24 "the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is the truth.”" My prayer is that we can bring new life to our future child.  Also that we can raise a son or daughter that knows the Lord and speaks His truth.

It is Official

We were just informed that we are on the waiting list to adopt from Taiwan.  Evan and I are full of joy, I don't think we are going to get a wink of sleep tonight. We don't have any other details yet, but I will post details as soon as we find out.  For now we will just enjoy this hopeful news, the rest is yet to come.

Hope

We have still not heard anything about the waiting list. I know that God has big plans, but sometimes it is hard to wait. Today I came across a blog that talked about the word "Hope" and it really resounded with me. I wanted to share with you what hope really means. Many times we use it to say that we "hope" something will happen. It's used in situations almost in a sense that it may or may not happen but that's not the truth. The truth is that hope is, "Desire accompanied by expectation of fulfillment." I don't just wish or halfway believe that God know's what He's doing in our family, but I know that He does. I have hope that God is going to bless us through this experience no matter how long it takes.

Finished Home Study

We passed our home study today.  That means they think we are fit to be parents.  This stage of the process was almost too easy.  Hopefully, the remainder of the process will be quick and easy too.  We have also officially told both sides of our families and a majority of our friends.  Everyone has been happy for us and supportive.  Thankfully, I was able to tell my Poppa before he passed away last week.  He was a wonderful man and meant so much to me throughout my life.  He thought adopting was a great idea and that we will make great parents.  One of the greatest reactions we have heard was from Grandma Dixie.  She just kept saying "I am going to be a great grandma!"

Our prayer: That the Lord will continue to bless and guide us through this adoption adventure.  May it continue to be quick and easy.