I decided to check out my first post the other day. In it I write, "I'm starting this blog to share what I think about adoption and my family's journey through adopting from Ethiopia. My family and I are praying for twins. God might have a different plan for our family, however." This, as you can see, got me thinking.
Little did we know the little boy God had in mind for us already! Belly Boy. Our sweet, adorable, Belly Boy! We were SO sure that we were going to be blessed with twin baby boys. Wow! God's plan is always best! His plan is SO MUCH LARGER than we can imagine!
Just a reminder how we need to rest on God's plan, not ours! Crazily awesome....
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Food Adventures
So as we've thought more and more about our adoption,there are some food changes going to have to be made 'round here.
First of all, we know from experience that having a baby in the house means that elegant dinners are out. (Not that we ever have any!:) It is really hard to make supper when you're also trying to bond with a child. Since Bob and I are older we are able to help a lot, but still some days are just crazy busy!! So we will probably put together some frozen meals that will just need to be popped in the oven or in a pot. We just got another freezer, so that will be really useful.
But then! What about Belly Boy,he is used to Ethiopian food not American. The Care Center does a really good job in that they try to give the children "American" food that will make it easier for them to adjust when they go home. (Mom and I were laughing at the "American" food ingredients. Some of the food was totally NOT made the American way)!
But back to what I was saying before, Belly Boy is used to a certain kind of food. So obviously we are going to have to change our menu items a little or actually a lot. Add some of the food and ingredients he's used to!
So, in the many months we have in front of us as we wait for Belly Boy, one of our projects is going to be getting used to Ethiopian food! :)
First of all, we know from experience that having a baby in the house means that elegant dinners are out. (Not that we ever have any!:) It is really hard to make supper when you're also trying to bond with a child. Since Bob and I are older we are able to help a lot, but still some days are just crazy busy!! So we will probably put together some frozen meals that will just need to be popped in the oven or in a pot. We just got another freezer, so that will be really useful.
But then! What about Belly Boy,he is used to Ethiopian food not American. The Care Center does a really good job in that they try to give the children "American" food that will make it easier for them to adjust when they go home. (Mom and I were laughing at the "American" food ingredients. Some of the food was totally NOT made the American way)!
But back to what I was saying before, Belly Boy is used to a certain kind of food. So obviously we are going to have to change our menu items a little or actually a lot. Add some of the food and ingredients he's used to!
So, in the many months we have in front of us as we wait for Belly Boy, one of our projects is going to be getting used to Ethiopian food! :)
Friday, November 13, 2009
Orphan Sunday
Orphan Sunday was last Sunday. Dad managed to get a live video of the Cry of the Orphan in Nashville with Steven Curtis Chapman and others hooked on our t.v. It was a great show and I would like to share it with you.
I want to give you the link, but I'm not able to at the moment. So go to http://www.gospelmusicchannel.com/ and look for it!!!! I THINK it is called Cry of the orphan. It might be Voice of the Orphan. Anyways, it was great!
I want to give you the link, but I'm not able to at the moment. So go to http://www.gospelmusicchannel.com/ and look for it!!!! I THINK it is called Cry of the orphan. It might be Voice of the Orphan. Anyways, it was great!
Monday, November 9, 2009
This is our song.
I have posted this song before, but I want to do it again. This time our family has someone in mind. A little 1 year old boy who is waiting for us to bring him home! Hooray! I've asked Mom and she said that the orphanage in Ethiopia now knows that we are adopting this baby. So maybe the little boy doesn't understand, but we do, and this is our song.
When Love Take You In
By: Steven Curtis Chapman
I know you’ve heard the stories
But they all sound too good to be true
You’ve heard about a place called home
But there doesn’t seem to be one for you
So one more night you cry yourself to sleep
And drift off to a distant dream
Where love takes you in and everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in
And somewhere while you’re sleeping
Someone else is dreaming too
Counting down the days until
They hold you close and say I love you
And like the rain that falls into the sea
In a moment what has been is lost in what will be
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
And this love will never let you go
here is nothing that could ever
cause this love to lose its hold
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in it takes you in for good
When love takes you in
Friday, November 6, 2009
We have accepted the referral!
The most exciting news of the day, week, month, and year! Mom and Dad have prayed about adopting a little boy whose referral we received Wednesday. They have decided that this sweet, 1 year old boy is meant for our family!
We are all very excited!!!! We will probably be leaving in February to get him. Dad, Mom and I will be traveling while the Bob, Sport's Dude and Miss Bossy stay at home with our grandparents. We now are going to start getting ready for him!
Thank you for your prayers. We appreciate it so very much!
We are all very excited!!!! We will probably be leaving in February to get him. Dad, Mom and I will be traveling while the Bob, Sport's Dude and Miss Bossy stay at home with our grandparents. We now are going to start getting ready for him!
Thank you for your prayers. We appreciate it so very much!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
DVDs
A kinda weird post title, but so cool!
See, when we get our referral, we also get a couple movies. But, wait! , they're not just movies, they're movies of our babies!
One of the best things about HAVING a baby, (like expecting a baby physically), is that you can watch them grow up. From newborn to however old. But that's one thing you sometimes miss when you adopt. Not always! But usually! You miss their baby stuff: first sit-up, roll over, standing, step, and word.
But our adoption agency has two DVD's. The first is of the area where the baby was found or lived. The second DVD is of the baby in the orphanage.
I think this is so cool and special. You can see glimpses of your baby before they were home. So you don't miss ALL of your baby's life before you held them.
See, when we get our referral, we also get a couple movies. But, wait! , they're not just movies, they're movies of our babies!
One of the best things about HAVING a baby, (like expecting a baby physically), is that you can watch them grow up. From newborn to however old. But that's one thing you sometimes miss when you adopt. Not always! But usually! You miss their baby stuff: first sit-up, roll over, standing, step, and word.
But our adoption agency has two DVD's. The first is of the area where the baby was found or lived. The second DVD is of the baby in the orphanage.
I think this is so cool and special. You can see glimpses of your baby before they were home. So you don't miss ALL of your baby's life before you held them.
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