Sunday, May 25, 2014

He is praise worthy, Worthy of our praise

As we sit here, two days away from our 7 year wedding anniversary, 
we reflect over the years filled with blessing and challenges that only
made us stronger.  Grateful for every moment with each other, and happy to announce 
this special day, that WE HAVE MET OUR HALFWAY PUZZLE GOAL!!
We have sold 505 puzzle pieces!!  He, indeed is worthy of our praise!!! 
Without our Lord, who has brought us to this moment of adoption
and through 7 years so far of happily married life, we never would be going 
through this wonderful experience.  


Just so that everyone understands, we are needing to raise 20,000 dollars for our 
domestic infant adoption.  So far we have raised roughly over 8,000 dollars 
leaving 12,000 left. We have provided a new financial thermostat on the 
right side of the blog showing our progress. Our home study paperwork is being sent 
through finalization for approval at this moment due to all of our background checks, 
state checks, and various criteria we had to meet all being met, Praise the Lord.  
We are working now on our Profiles, which are the books that the birth mothers 
will be looking at.  We have to create five of these books all with information about us, 
our friends, our hobbies and interests, and how we will bring our child up in Christ.

We continue to pray for our donors, praying blessings over your household.  
Please continue to share our blog and information with those who have a heart for adoption and others.  Have a blessed Memorial day and God bless you all.

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Mother's Day



This has been a rough blog to sit down to write. For many years, Mother’s Day has been a hard day for me to face. Of course, I celebrate my own wonderful mom, whom I love dearly, but the day is painful because it reminds me that I’m still not a mother myself. Honestly, for the past four years, I have tried to hide from Mother’s Day. Church is the hardest because no matter what church we're at or what pastor is preaching, the service is a tribute to women who have children and it's a painful reminder of what I don’t have. 
Some years, it has felt easier to avoid the day and stay home in bed.
            God is good and I am so extremely grateful for what the Lord is doing in our family and marriage. This adoption journey is so exciting and I look forward to motherhood! But as we head into Mother’s Day tomorrow, I still am not a mother. While I am happy for our adoption, I still struggle with not getting to experience pregnancy and giving birth, and I mourn that loss in my life.  I know some people won't understand this, and I don’t mean to sound whiny or ungrateful. But, tomorrow, part of me still wants to 
stay hidden under the covers of my bed and not face another childless Mother’s Day.
            For now, I ask you—our prayer warriors, partners and supporters—to pray for strength for me. I also ask you to please share our blog and dreams of parenthood, especially for Mother’s Day, in honor of your mother. Our puzzle total is so close to half-way; we have sold 488 pieces!!! In honor of your mother, please consider buying a puzzle piece. Every piece helps us reach our goal and brings us closer to our baby!!