Seeds CD's

Not sure how many of you have heard about Seed Family Worship cd's, but they are great.  I learned about them a few years ago from a dear friend.  They are cd's for kids and they put scripture to music.  I love these especially since one area that I kind of struggle with is scripture memorization.  So it's kind of cool when I have a problem that I am dealing with, not only does scripture come to mind but also the catchy tune that goes along with it.  Today was one of those day.

Phillipian 4 6-7  

I thought I would share a verse that has been going through my mind all day long.  Please specifically pray for us today, to have the peace of God in all situations.

Meet the Robinson's

Meet The Robinsons....


Everywhere I turn, I see something that reminds me of Nellie.  A few weeks ago, the kids were watching Meet The Robinsons on tv. We were sitting there and I started to tear up over a disney movie.  A boy who lives in an orphanage, who has so much potential and desperately wants his mom to come back and and take him home.  I understand that this is fictional but I struggle when in the movie Lewis can't find a family to adopt him. Families passed over him again and again. Why because he was a bit odd.  In the end his forever family finds him loves and nurtures him.  Honestly I sat and cried like a baby.

Then last weeks sermon at church, more about Nellie.   Every time I open my bible the verses are speaking to me about Nellie.  The boys playing in snow, doing school work,  more thoughts about Nellie.  Oh, how can you miss someone before you even meet them?  I stare into her photos several times a day and can't wait for the day that I can actually see her face, touch her face, and give her a huge squeeze.

Paperwork for USCIS ready to go in the mail in the morning.  A few more months I can wait that long.   We are coming for you dear girl, and you won't be passed over.

Homestudy!

IT Is Here!!!!!   It is finished!!!!!!


Yes, I went to my mailbox today and I now have several copies of our finished home study in hand...


So ready for the next step.

Fundraiser for Artem

UPDATE TO MY FUNDRAISER

There is a family ready to commit to ARTEM K.  The best part for me is that they are in my community.  I can already see play dates in our future.  Nellie and Atrem could be great friends.  Here's the deal.  They are having trouble coming up with the commitment money.  So all money that comes in from this fundraiser will go to this wonderful family so they can commit.  Drawing will be December 21st, lets help this family commit to him before Christmas.  Please donate to his chip in for this giveaway.

We are fond of Crayola products in our house.   So our next giveaway, is a basket full of wonderful goodies all made by Crayola.  

3.00 = 1 entry

5.00 = 5 entries

10.00 = 15 entries

1 entry for posting on your blog.  Just comment to let me know that you have shared on your blog.

What a beautiful snowy day it is here.  I love the snowfall but not the cold.  Yesterday the boys were testing the snow to see if it was ready to make snowballs.  They had a clear goal in mind, Nathan even scouted out the refrigerator for the perfect carrot.  It was time to build a snowman.. So after snow pants, hats, coats, and gloves, they were out the door.  I think they forgot there mission because there is no snowman sitting out in front of our house.  Boys, instead they were outside throwing snowballs at each other having a blast. Gotta love the rambunctious group of boys that are my kiddos. I just love when they come in the door with rosie red cheeks, but most of all I love that they are building memories with each other.

 I can't help but think of what it would be like to add Nellie to the mix.  I can see her face glued to the window watching the boys in the wonders of the cold white stuff, squirming to go out there with them. I can just imagine now, that the boys will take her outside and lovingly play in the snow with her, and actually help her  make snow angels.  No throwing snowballs at their little sister. I can so see Nathan taking her hand and walking her inside when she gets cold and making her a cup of hot chocolate.  Lord willingly we will have her here next year.  I can't wait to watch her grow and experience life.   Have a feeling that in real life they might be throwing snowballs at her too!!

Oh my, today my head is consumed with orphans.  I just can't understand how some of these children get overlooked to be adopted. Really, how do they become 3, 4, and 5 years old with no one to love them.  How does the unimaginable happen, how come they get transferred??  It just boggles my mind when others say I understand adopting but why a child with special needs.To me that insinuates that they don't deserve families of there own.  I really just want to say are you kidding me, why not? Seriously why not?  It just is heartbreaking to know that, just because it seems that in our life these kids rank a step lower than everyone else.  How did that happen, why does it seem that there life is less important then ours? This isn't just a problem somewhere across the ocean, this problem is everywhere. Frankly, I just don't get it.  The fact is I don't have to get it, I don't have to understand how we as a society got this way, I don't have to understand what the dividing line between normal and abnormal is.  It is the way our world is.  But, I am called to love and care for the least of these.

So today my is heart breaking for those that are transferred or who are about to become transferred.  I feel like this is there last shot at becoming adopted.  There last opportunity to find a family to love them and to break the cycle of our world. Love a child that others deem to be unlovable.  One last little tiny glimmer of hope.  They need someone to step forward and say yes I too don't understand why but I too can help change the mindset of our world. I can take one or two or three home to love.  

Random thoughts

All I can say, is the last few weeks have been super busy. Life, getting together packages to be mailed, Christmas, church, parents, children, oh my. Stress oh my goodness, and actually the stress has nothing to do with the adoption.  Stress of good old everyday life.  So sorry, I haven't been posting lately.

Where are we in the adoption process? I want to scream from the top of my lungs that our home study is finished.  It is finished, to be honest there were moments when I wondered if we were ever going to get it done.  Just waiting on the final revisions so we can send off to USCIS.  I am so excited to know that we are that much closer to Nellie.  My tentative plan is to send over our dossier and have it ready for when Nellie's country opens back up.  I say tenative because I am learning to go with the flow.  I know my way isn't always the best way, but I also know that Nellie is so close to being transferred.  We are so close to having our dossier done, all we need is USCIS approval, and a new medical form filled out because Nellie's country just changed the form.  That is it, nothing else. So praying that this next step doesn't take near as long as our home study did.


I can't believe how calm I am about our adoption, now. I do know it's a moment by moment thing. All the aspects that threw me for a loop at first, I can hardly remember now.  I know it was the insanity of trying to do a billion things at once, and I'm sure that we will be there again but for the moment it's great to take a breather.  Don't get me wrong, I would have loved to have had Nellie home like yesterday.  Or like most of the other families that committed when we did, are starting to travel, or will be traveling soon.  Yes, I would love to be there but the fact is we are not.  So, there is absolutely nothing I can do but carry on, and that is what I shall do, with peace of mind.