Category Archives: Adoption Preparation We had our conference call about travel with our agency’s travel coordinator yesterday. LOVE her. Didn’t love the news we got. It looks like May travel is impossible. His birthday month. Our hope. Our prayer. BUT–between the week of China’s national trade show AND their 4 day break for Labor Day–they are seeing May consulate […]  Just had to share my most favorite thing in Zeke’s nursery and his very first gift…a keepsake I will always treasure made by my friend Megan… On one side of the quilt is his name. And on the other is his birth country and then a red thread of love all the way across the […] Oh my goodness! Love, love, love the applique on the quilt. We had planned on a litte Zeke too, but we got our twin girls instead. We now have two new little guys in our home that we will be adopting through foster care. We plan on changing one of the little guy’s middle name to Ezekiel. Jess I just love the book. How wonderful; I just teared up listening and imagining him hearing this from his family! Hello….I love your “i love you ” book GREAT idea! I’m am praying you through and so excited that you are still leaving me foot prints to follow. Not by very much though! Our Article 5 will be picked up on April 23rd and Bell’a care package will be delivered hopefully tomorrow. OH how I would love to be in GZ on the same week. But we are still fundraising and believing. So not sure if that will hold us up any days?? Oh and I know it depends on when we get our US Embassy appointment too. Pray for us…. we will hear back from all three different funding possibles this week. Pretty awesome timing I know. God’s like that. Can wait to share pictures of each of us on the plane and then with our babies in our arms!! Gods love is so precious to us. Talk to you soon! LaKasha As I sit here this morning listening to Chris Rice’s version of “It is Well” I am overwhelmed with His goodness…His plans…His purposes–even when they don’t make sense. Right now–in my heart so many things stir. But it is well. As March approaches…I think about the baby we lost in September. She would have been […] Thank you for sharing your heart. Your daughter was a gift from God and she should be remembered and God should be given the glory no matter how short her little life was. Praying for you as march approaches. Oh friend, how I needed this today. Thank you for sharing. Thanks for sharing your heart. Have you seen the Julian of Norwich piece, “All Shall Be Well?” I was re-reminded of it last year thanks to something I was reading and posted it on my blog – http://godhasnoproblems.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/all-shall-be-well/ I thought of it when reading your post today. Know that you continue to be in my prayers. Your offering of God’s grace and love touched me deeply. A week ago, as I was driving through the mountains of my beautiful state, processing a difficult situation at work, ahead of me was snow covered mountains with sun shining so brightly I knew it was God’s hand. and the words of the song “it is well, it is well with my soul” came out of my mouth, and I was touched and knew that the difficult stuff at work, and in my personal life, was part of a plan by the Creator that was responsible for the beauty in front of me! And, it is well with my soul. it’s been a full january…and we have 1 of 2 created for care adoption momma retreats under our belts. IT WAS ANOTHER AMAZING RETREAT! we had tona ottinger, carissa woodwyk and amy monroe share during the main sessions and about 20 AMAZING mommas come share for breakouts. it really was an amazing retreat. the day […] Believing with you for a miracle! Can’t wait to ‘meet’ sweet little Zeke! Oh how you sweet boy touch my heart today! My husband and I are awaiting the birth of our sweet boy in May through adoption. Thank you for your blog and the song …MADE MY DAY!!! I have been reading your blog for over 2 years, but never taken the time to comment, though often I am blown away by what we seem to have in common. So, today I end my blog-stalking! I remember laying on the couch in pre-term labor with my twins and my 2 year old daughter got her plastic guitar and started singing that song to me. It was God’s perfect message for me that day. I love how God’s timing is always perfect! In a season where we are anxiously checking the mail EVERY day in hopes to receive our USCIS approval from our fingerprints–instead of standing there every day BUMMED at the mailbox…I get to pull out new Christmas cards of families we love each day. (Note to self–if […] I think we are on the same track! We had our appointment on December 3rd. I enjoyed your post about going early, that was great! |
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Yes, sister! Yes! With all five of our adoptions the battle has raged and we rejoiced because we knew we were running God’s race, not our own! Keep up that good fight and your eyes fixed on Jesus! The victory has already been won and your boy will come home exactly when God planned all along!
Thanks for the update (as much as I know it’s not the news you were praying for or wanting to be updating with) and for sharing your heart and where you’re at in processing and responding to it.
Praying, believing, and trusting with you still!
How can our heart lay in the same place? It amazes me. Of course we are praying for a flight out end of May as well. OUR miracle on top of that, God provides us the rest of our plane ticket money and orphanage donation to have when we leave. I TRUST IN HIM!!! He has perfect timing. But my mommy heart cries at night for her to be in my arms too.
We volenteered at Thrid Day concert last night for world vision. a sweet friend of my Ashley (that happens to be an adoption social worker)AND follows your blog too!! Told me last about the set backs and holidays. It made my heart slow down. She was sharing about you getting ready to travel and I say ” your not talk about Andrea Young are you” She screamed yes! Such a small and supported adoption world.
Know as you comfort me knowing that I am not facing this alone neither are you. God is so much bigger than countries, and laws and holidays and theives, and illness and bugs. As big as 100 million fatherless children to as small as Andrea and LaKasha ‘s hearts. Hold steady mamma…. He is sending us!! LOVE YOU