We get Broadcasts from our adoption agency usually a few times a week. They are full of children's storys and their sweet faces. It is always equal parts exciting and sad. I force tears back into my head by widening my eyes and holding my breath. I can not believe what some very innocent and beautiful children go through. It is hard to stomach. The excitement part is only before reading the tragedy that they have been through and thinking, could this be our child? We have had many reactions to our desire to foster/adopt. Most of them are supportive. Some have many many questions, which I welcome, but I know I don't have all the answers. All I know is we feel called to do something. I feel like this podcast explains it even better. http://austinstone.org/sermons/item/adopted-the-cost-of-love

What are the chances the light went out on New Years day??!?!

Adoption

How do we know when God is calling us to abandon practical, spreadsheet calculated, rational and what seems to be Wise. When is it our heart and emotions leading us and when is it God, in us? I am not always sure, I tend to leave a good cushion of hearing God and acting(which is not always good). I pray and I think about it and I take steps toward it hoping he will stop me, if it isn't his plan. I just don't always know what He is saying. Right now we are officially licensed to Adopt, and we are waiting. It is not the kind of waiting that feels excruciating yet. I am enjoying my three person family as much as I can until the time comes that we get to add to it. I am praying to make the right choices as they come up, and really hear God when it is time for us to act. I am so blessed that we have such a supportive community, I can genuinely know that they are praying these same things. Until then, Let's enjoy today!

Boy Bowties!

Little boy Bowties - very little sewing
- Tutorial coming soon!

Be content

I have a small house with my two handsome boys. We are far from poor or needy and I am embarrassed to say I still find myself unsatisfied at times. Knock down a wall here, enlarge a space there, more closets, bigger kitchen. I could go on and on and sometimes I do. Like I said its embarrassing. Lately I have been stopping these thoughts, this need to keep up, with one small phrase, the average person in the World lives on less than $2.50 per day. Poverty looms and I see it around me in everyday life. I know many children that live a very hard life that don't even notice their poverty and I am thinking about the size of my closets. I am finding contentment is a discipline and I am working on it. My mind is less consumed with me when I think of others.

Baby Boy Clark

A shower For Baby Boy Clark, or as I like to call him Clark Clark.

It's Official!!! Leslie and I are officially licensed foster/adoption parents. We have loved working with Arrow Child and Family Ministries. It has been a challenging process to get this far but we are excited to have cleared this hurdle. I think the part that is ahead of us could be more challenging. Waiting..... Because we are wanting to adopt a child that is younger than Boston, we have been told that this could take a while. We have also been told that it could happen very quickly. We have already experienced a small taste of what this roller-coaster will be like but hold tight to the belief that God has our child out there and they will come live with us in His time. Until then, we appreciate all the encouragement and support from our friends and family. Thanks!!! -BL&B