tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80148116739169950402024-03-05T17:37:55.298-08:00multitude minus 1Our Adoption Journeychrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-87437673644775036672012-02-14T15:38:00.000-08:002012-02-14T15:42:31.665-08:00GIVE AWAY!!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Myriad Pro', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:#cccccc;" > <em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; ">*I entered to win the Beco Baby Gemini Carrier Giveaway (RV$135) Giveaway @Familylicious Reviews! Stop by and enter! *</em></span>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-11566376499588920092011-09-08T09:23:00.001-07:002011-09-08T09:25:58.732-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#ffffff;" ><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; ">"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; ">And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; ">- Edward Hale</div><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUIN6ygl1cB6lxNMd_V9RmxE54xTFTCNQ4DmPdi_HFlZ0NS4KSNzKT8X6SeFbvwrTymHDVG9BY9eJlG1axOPSedBQiOemuofibf8dBLlRU6sXLT7q7k_l6M5E6FLobdZR9APj8Mx8vWM/s1600/somali+child.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="text-decoration: none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUIN6ygl1cB6lxNMd_V9RmxE54xTFTCNQ4DmPdi_HFlZ0NS4KSNzKT8X6SeFbvwrTymHDVG9BY9eJlG1axOPSedBQiOemuofibf8dBLlRU6sXLT7q7k_l6M5E6FLobdZR9APj8Mx8vWM/s400/somali+child.jpg" width="400" style="border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; padding-top: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(252, 251, 245); border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 177, 35); border-right-color: rgb(170, 177, 35); border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 177, 35); border-left-color: rgb(170, 177, 35); -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 20px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 20px; border-top-left-radius: 5px 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px 5px; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px 5px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><i>a two year old refugee child, Dagahaley Camp, July 2011</i></div></span>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-26890795759021391822011-07-04T06:05:00.000-07:002011-07-04T07:26:20.744-07:00Happy Independence day!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT88SwmhCuUZkl2buVxkvZnzc7hE_WsUaMygmyUgZaGNH1_ozzDtpeNHoL26r5KeCpQUP-gTM4Wa7ULRWVmiFm1hDXOXNHgCwSRlZ5dep8OB7cWEt_A3JTIHLpgTjx5yUBMmIQmm5AFLY/s1600/IMG_7512.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT88SwmhCuUZkl2buVxkvZnzc7hE_WsUaMygmyUgZaGNH1_ozzDtpeNHoL26r5KeCpQUP-gTM4Wa7ULRWVmiFm1hDXOXNHgCwSRlZ5dep8OB7cWEt_A3JTIHLpgTjx5yUBMmIQmm5AFLY/s320/IMG_7512.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625483062536444626" /></a>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-17207624543383178312011-04-28T19:28:00.000-07:002011-04-28T19:36:20.703-07:00Embassy!!!!We are bringing our baby girl home!!!! Wow I cannot even begin to put my emotions into words. Tomorrow will be 7 weeks since we said good bye, boy has it been a tough time. We have missed her more then word can say. Her smile, how she wrinkles her nose, her sweet snuggles just to name a few. Thank you so much to everyone who has prayed on our behalf, God has continually showed us that this is HIS plan and we need to trust Him to finish what He started. He is so good to have chosen us to be a part of this precious little girls life, I cannot wait to see all the God has in store for her life. We would love for anyone who would like to welcome us home and meet our sweet girl to email me and we will get you the flight information, this will be such a sweet time, and we want to share it with our family and friends.chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-87045311566459682932011-04-28T19:25:00.000-07:002011-04-28T19:26:34.158-07:00adoption fundraiser giveaway.A online friend of mine is doing a giveaway for some beautiful felt food. Go over to her blog and check it out, and consider donating to their Ethiopian adoption.<div>http://thebehrensfamily.blogspot.com/2011/04/felt-food-raffle.html</div>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-43205428561604224342011-04-19T06:59:00.000-07:002011-04-19T07:07:37.833-07:00EmbassyWe heard on Friday the 15 that the embassy had requested 1 extra document regarding our case. Our agency was wonderful and took care of everything and got it back to them right away, the embassy said the info was sufficient and they would be processing our case very soon. So now we wait, we are praying to hear any day now that we have been cleared to travel to bring our precious girl home for good. From what we know of embassy dates it looks like ours could possibly be on Monday the 25, so we have plane tickets on hold for leaving Ft Wayne on Friday the 22, and returning on Friday the 29, Lord willing of course. Please continue to pray, that the embassy will sign off on our case and that all the details for travel will fall into place. We are still seeking the Lord to provide the last $10,000. This has been an amazing journey and I am so thankful to the Lord for the things He HAS and IS teaching us through this entire process. We can truly look back and see the Lords hand every step of the way.chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-61194367717633048332011-03-22T11:48:00.000-07:002011-03-22T12:14:00.742-07:00Adia says "dada"<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwM0WM6CGNyAnxTlKy4Popt5LOfHp8iXOD6mRk3_p2cZ9Lv2nOY0bbLJpECk4TbajNWfy1Y2QXJyg9m5bb0JQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-27143999380539117272011-03-13T12:38:00.000-07:002011-03-13T12:49:52.561-07:00Introducing.....ADIA MILLER!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIOtmvNsD5nOzwHxwHDfMys0Nla9x5somfHl-KQUjQ231DmEkR6pMr6DKKnblNf87_RaV0FbIsQWpj9hvRyTLTqbjfq4zwseMfYvym2a-r0jHs4eqSQjq0Vc7TD0lIjJItBpcSzsinow/s1600/IMG_6578.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIOtmvNsD5nOzwHxwHDfMys0Nla9x5somfHl-KQUjQ231DmEkR6pMr6DKKnblNf87_RaV0FbIsQWpj9hvRyTLTqbjfq4zwseMfYvym2a-r0jHs4eqSQjq0Vc7TD0lIjJItBpcSzsinow/s320/IMG_6578.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583653027466378226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZGmS65nVXSByTROXMLXC-hJ9kALo8HuL5fepeTmK6QB9a_C_WOdyN3R3YTWPk7Cp88vg2w3KSTrnOqIO_Rd-amS7Qy1g5Z5unN9bwSWoYn6CpSuEXk3A425RCKIhEu-ce0A5oo4KXd8/s1600/IMG_6592.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZGmS65nVXSByTROXMLXC-hJ9kALo8HuL5fepeTmK6QB9a_C_WOdyN3R3YTWPk7Cp88vg2w3KSTrnOqIO_Rd-amS7Qy1g5Z5unN9bwSWoYn6CpSuEXk3A425RCKIhEu-ce0A5oo4KXd8/s320/IMG_6592.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583653017654702562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PoYqNhaUwzrVl3TIIZ92c1-5A0x_Xmqq2sz3rkiKe8XsnpRM73K8712C4-hHbF68dVpiqFcSgwCZ49WtdUA_UJ1uC9cCDsJ8cmN6US_X_PMwYCqlq_NbwPIv5W2bDXJh8hRX92UkGio/s1600/IMG_6718.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PoYqNhaUwzrVl3TIIZ92c1-5A0x_Xmqq2sz3rkiKe8XsnpRM73K8712C4-hHbF68dVpiqFcSgwCZ49WtdUA_UJ1uC9cCDsJ8cmN6US_X_PMwYCqlq_NbwPIv5W2bDXJh8hRX92UkGio/s320/IMG_6718.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583653017002447410" /></a><br />I have so much to post about our amazing time in Ethiopia, but for now I will show you some pictures of our precious girl. On March 11, 2011 the Judge declared Adia "ours" :-)<div>Give thanks to the Lord for He is good.</div>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-69146247726350946962011-02-25T06:12:00.001-08:002011-02-25T06:12:43.505-08:004 DAYS!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28); line-height: 19px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><p class="verse" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">Father to the fatherless, defender of widows — this is God, whose dwelling is holy. God places the lonely in families.</span></p><p class="attribute" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-left: 0px; font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">Psalms 68:5-6</span></p></span>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-69588438841909869062011-02-10T06:40:00.000-08:002011-02-10T06:46:26.568-08:00Court Date4 weeks from today, ( well actually the 10th is almost over in Ethiopia ) we will be standing before the judge asking him to finalize Adia's adoption. Please join us in prying now, and in the next weeks that all the papers and people will be in the right places, so that the adoption can be final that day. We have friends in Ethiopia now whose case is looking like it might be postponed for the 3rd time, they have been waiting over a month. We do not want these delays, if we do not pass court they may postpone it for 3-5 weeks, then her Visa appointment will be another 4-8 weeks beyond that. Pleas pray with is that God would go before us and prepare they way, Pray for peace for Nathan & I, no matter what the outcome. We know that God's timing is perfect, but our hearts are longing to get this precious baby into our loving arms the sooner the better.chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-15696945544031332782011-01-18T09:33:00.001-08:002011-01-18T09:35:40.119-08:00Tickets!We have tickets to Ethiopia. I can hardly believe it, I am so excited and feel very overwhelmed at the same time. Now to start collecting things/supplies for the orphanage. Let the count down begin 42 days :-)chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-37749371400943199102011-01-13T12:28:00.000-08:002011-01-13T12:31:55.613-08:00COURT DATE!We received a call on Wednesday Jan 12 from our case manager informing us of our court date. March 10, 2011 we will stand before a judge and say YES! to becoming Adia's parents.<div>Please pray as we are now working to get plane tickets, shots, and 2 papers yet renewed. We are so thankful for all the the Lord has done, and are excited to continue to trust Him on this journey.</div>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-15190726030011580412011-01-11T11:50:00.000-08:002011-01-11T11:57:24.914-08:00Pictures!!!<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;">I Woke up this morning to a wonderful surprise. A kind family that traveled to Ethiopia for I believe their 1st trip, took time to get us some pictures and a 30second video of Adia . What a great way to start the day. She looks so healthy , and for that I am thankful. She has the biggest eyes, you just get lost in them. and her skin is just so smooth and clear, I can't wait to kiss her chubby cheeks and get my fingers into those beautiful curls.</span></span></b>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-42224973741886451552011-01-10T04:52:00.001-08:002011-01-10T04:52:41.886-08:006 months<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Happy half birthday to my precious Adia. I can't believe you are 6 months old. We have only known your sweet little face for 6 weeks, but know you have us all wrapped around your chubby little finger:-) Daddy,Mommy & your big brothers love you so very much and are longing for the days we can hold & kiss you and tell you how precious you are. We know that God has big plans for your life and are so blessed to be a part of it.</span></span></span>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-78255464623616101642010-12-31T13:29:00.000-08:002010-12-31T13:32:59.731-08:00OH HAPPY DAY!We got new pictures of Adia today, and we even got a video! I am so filled with love for this baby girl , the video is wonderful we even got to see her smile for the 1st time.<div>Thank you so very much Geroge and Christina for taking the time on your busy trip to do this for us.</div><div>I so wish I could share them on here, but No we must wait until after our court date which is still unknown :-( </div>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-20594712237181606642010-12-27T20:13:00.000-08:002010-12-27T20:14:24.322-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; font-weight: normal; "><span class="messageBody" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone, but still miraculously my own. Never forget for a single minute, you didn't grow under my heart, but in it." - Author Unknown</span></span></span></h6><div><span class="messageBody" style="line-height: 14px; "><br /></span></div></span>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-82754636355560142432010-12-22T18:12:00.000-08:002010-12-22T18:30:32.599-08:00REFERRAL DAY!It is so difficult to put into words the emotions of this day, so much so that I think it is why I have procrastinated so long to write about it. On Oct 23 there were 5 referrals given so we knew we were right at the top of this list for a referral, I have never felt so anxious in all my life, every time the phone would ring my heart would stop for a moment and then I could breath again after I saw the caller ID. <div>On Tuesday Nov 30 at 12:28 the phone rang and like always my heart raced and I raced to the phone, when I saw Children's Hope ( our agency ) on the caller ID I almost passed out and yet at the same time was thinking no, she is just checking in on us, this is the THE CALL. When I said hello, she asked if I had a few minutes she wanted to tell us about a baby girl, I started crying right away, I could not believe this was finally the day we had been praying for for the last 20 months. We got Nathan on the call as well, and we were told about a precious baby girl just 4 1/2 months old. She weighs 13lbs and is beautiful, I hung on every word and wanted to memorize every detail. She then emailed us a picture and more info, I had to keep the bedroom door shut till Nathan came home from work to keep myself from opening that email :-) the longest 30 minutes of my life. We got the boys ( they were wondering why mommy was crying ) and all gathered around the computer to open the email. Words cannot describe that moment seeing MY baby girl for the 1st time. She is beautiful, she has the roundest little face and big dark eyes that you get lost in, the most kissable cheeks. We are all smitten to say the least. I still walk by her picture and think wow, she is ours......We are so blessed that God has chosen us to be a part of this little girls' life. And now the waiting continues, all of our papers and info have been sent to Ethiopia to be translated and approved again and we will be given a court date. Please pray with us, that the date will come quickly and that everything will be processed the 1st time. I cannot wait to stand before that judge and tell him, YES! that we love her and will care for her always.</div><div>I wish you could all see my precious Adia, but we cannot post pictures until we pass court, but when we do, look out world :-) </div><div>Thank you for rejoicing with us and praising God for all that He has done and is yet to do.</div>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-28283795918502032342010-11-15T06:24:00.000-08:002010-11-15T06:37:51.521-08:00Our Ultrasound picture<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(111, 255, 159); line-height: 19px; font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><img alt="" height="220" id="Image1_img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlKGMcNXP0IlVSLsWikUW1N-BanWepqruaNQuUVYF-4CwKbBDSQWuc4khAEcSVj7nSRFS08EzxYrZN_2wZOtQTg12LWAzi-BV4nGe9e19cZZ9adMiPPiqKx77ynvRRtVfL8r6boaVYXeO/s220/It'saGirl.png" width="206" /> </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Well we are at 10 months now with this "pregnancy" and I thought it is way past time for an ultrasound. I came across this picture on another adoptive families blog and it made me cry, I just had to share. Nathan and I were talking in bed last night and he commented on how long this pregnancy is taking, he decided she will be dark because we left her in the oven soooo long :-)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Yesterday also marked 10 months on the waiting list,and 20 months since God moved our hearts to adoption. What a roller coaster ride it has been. There have been many ups and downs and many tears, but one thing has never waivered.....The faithfulness of our God! He has been so patient and loving with us, speaking to our hearts, confirming to us that He is in control and we just need to rest in Him. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-size:13px;">If I had to do a post about what we have learned through this process It would included 3 things.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-size:13px;">1: The faithfulness of God</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-size:13px;">2: The power of prayer</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-size:13px;">3: The generosity of God's people</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-size:13px;">Our agency reassured us we are at the TOP of the waiting list but they cannot tell us our exact number, by my count, on the list waiting for a single baby girl we should be around number 3.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-size:13px;">We are praying for many referrals this week, and for God to place these children into loving Christian families. I will leave you with this, a note to my precious baby girl.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">You have my heart in the palm of your hand, across the ocean, a world away. But since you are not here with me, I wipe the tears away, and we continue to worship God in this wait. You are worth this wait.</span></span></b></span></span></span></div>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-87353775273368903722010-10-24T05:25:00.000-07:002010-10-24T05:27:21.654-07:00NEW NUMBER!!!!we got a great update this week. There were 5 referrals this week, 4 baby girls and 1 baby boy. so we are 10 on the list, and un-officially number 4 0r 5 for a baby girl. We are beyond excited, we could be getting our referral in the next week or 2 :-)chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-46986681551090609692010-10-24T05:23:00.000-07:002010-10-24T05:24:17.816-07:00MOBY WRAP GIVE AWAYhttp://www.themodestmomblog.com/2010/10/moby-wrap-review-and-giveaway.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheModestMom+%28The+Modest+Mom%29chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-21346988534916992092010-10-08T11:06:00.000-07:002010-10-08T11:12:54.323-07:00WEEKLY UPDATE 10-8-2010We are now number 14 total on the list, and in the single digits for a little girl.... We are number 9<div>I can hardly believe it, we are so crazy in love with this little girl we have no idea who she is, but we know that she is ours. I am so thankful for the Lord placing the burden on our hearts to adopt, He never ceases to amaze me with how good He is and how much He wants us to draw close to Him through everything. Please be praying for our little girl, she is most likely born at this point in time, please pray for her health and safety, that she will be strong and well in the orphanage. We are also praying for this little ones birth family, We are already eternally grateful to them for the gift of this precious child, and pray that they will know Christ as their personal Lord and savior.</div>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-66476796629795621702010-10-06T08:52:00.000-07:002010-10-06T08:55:16.579-07:00National Babywearing WeekI am sure everyone knows by now what a fan I am of baby wearing. In honor of national baby wearing week a great company http://www.bobababycarrier.com/ is giving away 2 baby carriers. This is a carrier I would love to have, so I hope we win :-)chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-19902960408333596852010-10-05T12:30:00.000-07:002010-10-05T12:44:34.742-07:00Calling All Prayer WarriorsWe are within weeks of being matched with our daughter and are so excited to see all that God has in store. This last week we had the chance to go on a mini family vacation ( nathan needed to go to a work conference) So the boys and I tagged along, we all had the best time, and we also realized this will be our last trip as a family of 4. We were headed home on Wednesday afternoon and the mini van started to make some weird noises, so Nathan pulled over and he checked everything out, we made some calls and got the advise based on everything we could see the engine was going out and we were to just make it as close to home as possible then call for someone to come pick us up, the van finally died about 1 hour from home. I had spent the entire trip crying and just praying, telling myself that God know our circumstances better then we do, He is in control of all things. So this brings me to the title of this post , we are "Calling All Prayer Warriors" The van is officially dead and we don't have a vehicle that can fit 3 car seats in, and we are within a few weeks possible or being matched with our little girl which also means writing a check for $10,000. We are in need of $8,000 yet to reach our goal , and then we will have some expenses for travel. I am trying so hard to just leave all this at Jesus' feet and trust Him to supply our needs, He knows them even better then we do. Please pray that we will be diligent in seeking the Lord in all of this and that God will meet our needs for a vehicle and also for the adoption. Please don't take this as just a request for money, I just know that we need to have people joining us in prayer laying these things down before our Almighty God.<div>I know when all is said and done and this little one is home forever we will be able to proclaim the name of our Lord and say "Look and see what the Lord has done" not to us O Lord but to Your name be the glory.</div>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-39992093423352066322010-09-04T05:48:00.000-07:002010-09-04T06:48:18.423-07:00Boba Baby carrier giveawayThis carrier is snapping carrier, which makes it really easy to use. Wrapping which is my all time favorite can be a little intimidating to people. I am wanting a carrier like this for the ease of using it to back carry. I have never perfected a good back carry with a wrap, I I think with having Adia home I will want to be able to do a back carry. The other great thing about this carrier is it can be used up to a higher weight, so Nathan could carry even titus in it ( which Ty would love ) you can learn more about this carrier at http://www.bobababycarrier.com/and check out this great blog for a chance to win a free carrier.<div>usehttp://familyliciousreviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/boba-carrier-review-and-giveaway.html</div>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014811673916995040.post-25842381136410740822010-08-12T07:59:00.000-07:002010-08-12T08:01:06.328-07:00Cloth Diapers!This just must be the month for cloth diaper giveaways, hooray for me :-) I love the chance to win a new cute diaper for the little bums at our house. this one is for a new diaper company I found on FB. Here is there new site, you can also "like" them on FB and find details about the giveaway there.<div>http://www.ragababe.com/</div>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771072635815973195noreply@blogger.com0