We wait...

My house is quiet as I sit here looking through pictures of children from the orphanage where the rest of our family is.  I scan the photos looking for a familiar face but don't find one.  What I do see is precious children waiting for someone to love them, waiting for someone to wrap their arms around them and tell them that they are precious, that they are loved, that they are not forgotten, and again I'm am filled with compassion for these children.  I am in awe of God's great love for us and I am again reminded that we can make a difference in one child's life. 

It's hard to explain the emotions that consume you when you decide to take a leap of faith and adopt a child.  It's hard to explain how the trials in life and the ups and downs of adoption can bring you face to face with your sin and then drive to the foot of the cross again and again and again.......I am constantly amazed at the depth of sin in my life and am reminded of the fact that without Christ I have nothing to offer.  So I pray for God's healing, I pray for His patience as we wait, and I thank the LORD for the blood spilled at Calvary for my sin and the sins of the whole world.  I thank Him that I am declared righteous through the shed blood of His son and I Praise His Holy Name that He chose to take the punishment that I so deserved.  LORD keep me in the fire for as long as it takes but LORD PLEASE don't let it take too long..........

As far as waiting goes, we wait.  We wait for appointment times, we wait for forms to arrive, we wait, and we wait, and we wait.  It's seems like forever but it hasn't even been a year.  When you have pictures and names and medical information the wait seems so much longer.  I just want to wrap my arms around a child in need and tell them that they are a part of our family a family who will love them and care for them and point them in the direction of their loving Saviour.  I can hardly wait to bring you home!

My Mum has her fingerprinting appointment on December 17, that seems like eons away.  The other two families that made the paperwork deadline along with us are traveling to Haiti on December 11 and I can't help but feel left behind.  I know that's not the case and God has much greater plans than I do but I so want to travel to Haiti to meet our family.  As soon as that fingerprinting is done and we receive the form from USCIS Michelle will make our appointment in Haiti and we too will get to travel.  In the meantime we will wait and trust that God's timing is best.  I will try not to control things to get my way because I know my way is NOT the best way.  Thank you for praying for us, we need it and please continue to do so.

Square Utility Tote Drawing!!!

And today's winner is.............

The Peplinski Family!!!

Congratulations.  We appreciate you donating to our adoption fund and hope you enjoy your prize.

Drawing by Caide.

All-In-One Organizer Drawing!!!

And the winner is...............................................

Rita Martin!!!!!  

Congratulations Rita and thanks for being a part of our drawing fundraiser.
Enjoy your prize.

Drawing by Jordis.

Organizing Utility Tote Drawing!!!

The winner of the Organizing Utility Tote is Angie Morrick!!!!!  Congratulations Angie and thanks for being a part of our fundraising efforts.  Enjoy your prize!

Drawing by Coen.

Piggly Wiggly Winner!!!

We sold drawing entries at the Piggly Wiggly on November 10, 2012.
Thanks for all the donations.  

We drew a winner for the Piggly drawing who won the bag below aaaannnnnndddd...... the winner is Lori from Evansville.
Congratulations Lori and thanks for being a part of our fundraiser!

Drawing Tickets

We have an opportunity to sell our drawing tickets outside the Piggly Wiggly here in town this coming Saturday!  So we are going to push the dates of the drawing out a little bit to accommodate for this.  The original drawing dates were Nov. 8, 10, and 12, the new drawing dates will be Nov. 14, 16, and 18.  Thanks for understanding. 

Moving forward.

Not too much to update you with tonight.  We are moving forward with the next steps in the process, which of course requires more paper work and fees!  Nothing major just a few signatures here and there. 

This sure is an amazing journey.  One I can't fully relay to you in words.  It's like preparing for pregnancy or your first child.  You can read all you like and ask as many questions as you can think of but until you actually experience it and see God's hand at work you have no idea what you're in for!  Thanks for joining us in prayer along the way, please continue to pray. 

You may be anxiously awaiting our referral details but I can't say anything at all via social media until the process is finalized, except that we have accepted a referral.

Please pray specifically that hearts here in the US and in Haiti would be prepared for the transition we are all anxiously awaiting.  Again something I know we can't really prepare for.