4 DAYS!!

Father to the fatherless, defender of widows — this is God, whose dwelling is holy. God places the lonely in families.

Psalms 68:5-6

Court Date

4 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.

Tickets!

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 :-)

COURT 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.

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.

Pictures!!!

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.

6 months

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.

OH 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.

Thank you so very much Geroge and Christina for taking the time on your busy trip to do this for us.

I so wish I could share them on here, but No we must wait until after our court date which is still unknown :-(