I am still trying to get used to getting back into the swing of "blogging". And to be honest, not sure that I am going to be writing out our whole life story here (but if you'd like to know, let's go for coffee!). I definitely want to share photos, and share updates. But as a busy mom of three little ones, I rarely have time to read other blogs (I've mastered skimming and quickly taking in the photos!) let alone write an autobiography of our life.
So UPDATE....how are we? We are awesome! Loving the little years with our kiddos, and taking as much time together as a family as we can get. Lately, enjoying the leaves, cool air, and warm sun. "How's the adoption going?" most people ask...I'd have to say that if it is in God's hand's (which we believe it is) then despite the setbacks it is going good. Each setback - which basically right now means that it is taking longer for our documents to get over to Tanzania than we hoped (because we have to keep gathering more documents that somehow got missed in the process, or expired and have to get redone ) - can definitely feel discouraging. However, when we keep our eyes on Jesus (who has shared His heart of adoption with us in the first place) we feel pretty hopeful. He is way more into adoption than we could ever be, and we trust that He has perfect plans to grow our family in His timing. So....that's where we are! SOOOO close to getting out our "Dossier" (fancy for - huge - package of all of our life's documents) to Tanzania. So close.
We have also been doing some number crunching. Looks like my hope for a $25,000 adoption was way off! We are going to easily be pushing double that by the end. Sound scary? Not really, not when we know that all of our money belongs to God, and what better use for it? Praise the Lord for His perspective in our lives! We have started making these adorable Christmas Tree ornaments (Anthropolgie - like the store - inspired!) as a family, and we are going to have a little fundraiser, to give our friends, family and community the chance to play a part in our adoption journey....so stayed tuned for that, it's pretty cool :)
Now for the photos.....
Took a trip to the farm to see my family this fall. Love these horses.
My baby girl just turned 6. bittersweet.
And my baby sister just got married! (There might be more photos to come....it's hard to resist.)
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