Thinking About You...but what's new!

Babies, babies, everywhere! Crying ones, laughing ones, fit-filled ones and dance-filled ones:)  All of it is so worth it to comfort and love a baby and know what it has the potential to become some day.  I don't long to have a baby, I long to make a difference in a life so that there is one more life out there that gets what TRUE LOVE and JOY are about...and so that there can be one more life out there to spread that TRUE LOVE and JOY around to those who need it.  I just want to love and be loved and love those who need it...every day there is someone we walk by and that someone just might be that one person who needed a smile or a hello so just give it away.  It's worth the chance of a slight bit of uncomfortableness to let them see that glimpse of Jesus that they may not have otherwise ever received in their entire lifetime!

Not so fun stuff! House Preparations & Paperwork

Well, I'm finding it funny that I am enjoying even the "Not so fun stuff like paperwork and making sure all is in order in the house."  Of course getting all the fun stuff like a crib, high chair, car seat, some clothes, are all great, but trying to remember all the things we need to make habits like cleaning supplies on top shelves or locked, medications locked, guns and ammo locked, are tough to get used to...I'm sure it won't take long, but we were just getting used to where everything goes:)  And WOW, we are sure organized because we got rid of about 3/4 of the pile of paperwork that I've had on my desk today...OH BOY!  We need to keep praying though because we've preparing our hearts for Foster-Care, knowing that when the right little soul comes along, we'll get to keep him/her, but today the Social Worker was telling us that there are several kids ready for adoption right now and they are slightly older than what we had/well, what I had in mind...LOL:) Uh oh, obviously the Lord might have something else in mind, there goes my well planned out agenda again!  So we need to think, talk and pray about if we want to skip all the Foster stuff and go with older kids.  It also made me bring up the thought of HomeSchooling with your Daddy and he seems to be on board with it, so we'll keep discussing the options as we wrap up our details.  Definitely sounds like there will be a pair of you, I think the Lord is definitely preparing us for that:)

Talking to the Maternal Family

I got to talk to your Grammie and Grandpa about you this weekend, in person!  They gave me a card with this picture on it:)  I know you are going to be this adorable and I am so looking forward to meeting you!  It was so fun to be with my whole family and share with them about how we are waiting for you!  Of course, the boys can't take too much detail, but I could still tell they are just as excited as the girls:)  It's been almost three years since we've had a new kid in the family, so you'll be eagerly greeted for sure.  I didn't get to share the weekend with your Daddy since he had to go down to So Cal to work.  I brought home a bunch of necessary stuff that will be awaiting your arrival, everybody is helping out it seems and I am so thankful.  Hopefully, we'll be able to talk with your Daddy's family soon too, I'd love to share our plans with them so they are aware too.

We are going to meet our Social Worker for the first time this Wednesday so that she can tell us what else we need to do to get the house ready so that we can be approved at the end of the application process.  I'm praying for you and your biological parents all the time, that the Lord will be with us all throughout the processes that are ahead.

About Us-Mommy & Daddy

As we begin this journey, here is some background info on how we have come to where we are...waiting for you, our hearts.

Your Daddy is so great with children, he has been ever since I've known him. I remember when we were first dating and he would call me, he'd be taking care of your cousin and she was only 2 years old at the time. He loved her so much and after a long, hard day at work, he'd take care of her while his sister was away. He thinks we'll have about 2 or 3 children total. You are going to love him!

I began babysitting when I was only 12 years old and always loved playing with the babies wherever I went. Ever since my first nephew was born 9 years ago, I began feeling a new kind of love for the babies born into my family. It was then that I began thinking about you and what and when and where and how I was going to have children. I am so excited that we are finally getting closer!

Your Daddy and I have been married for 5 years now and have finally reached a point in life when we are ready to plan for your arrival into our home. We have a few more things to do before you arrive, but it will all be as set as we can be in just a few short months:) WOW! Then we wait to hear about you, my stomach is churning right now just thinking about it...the crib or bed is ready, whatever you need and our warm arms are ready to hold you. The rest is just details:) We have plenty of time, family and friends to help us with all of that! I love you my Hearts. Also, we don't know if we are going to get 1 or 2 of you so there are all sorts of fun things to think about, I guess often times sets of two can be offered our direction so we'll see what the Lord has in store for us.

I love you, Mommy

A Blog Just For Our Hearts

I began praying for my husband long before I knew him and even began writing him letters before knowing him. I want to do the same for all the children who we do not know yet. We began the journey together 10 years ago as we started dating, always talking about the possibility of adoption and now it is becoming real. I want to use this blog as a place to cry out to the Lord during tough times that I will encounter and a place to remember my thoughts and precious memories of the children that will be brought into our home. We are well into the Foster/Adoption application process and should be on a list to begin accepting children by the New Year. We know this is going to be a rough journey, but are so thankful for the calling the Lord has put on our hearts to love every child unconditionally that is put before us AND be forever thankful when the children who get to remain with us for a lifetime are offered to us. Each child will FOREVER be a "Heart" in our life whether we will get to call them our own or return them to their biological family. Thank you for your prayers and support along this journey we are just beginning! It is our prayer that we remember EVERY "Heart" needs to be given to the Lord before, during and after our time together as a family.

This is my desire to honor You

Lord with all my heart, I worship You

All that is within me, I give You praise

All that I adore, is in You

Lord I give You my "heart"

I give You my soul

I live for You alone

Every breath that I take

Every moment I'm awake

Lord have Your way in me