Oh Dear!!!!

Well, it's official...I'm totally hooked on this bloggy thing. I had no idea how much fun this could be! Thanks to my big sis, Ruth for getting me hooked.

So, some of you may be asking "What on earth are you thinking adopting again???". I know, it seems a bit like a mid-life crisis thing. But anyone who really knows me, knows that they need't worry about that until you see the racy red hot rod in my driveway. Those who know me also know that I've never really felt like God has said, "You're done." so this shouldn't be too much of a surprise.

About three years ago I began to feel like the Lord was trying to open my heart up to the possibility to adopt another child and that this child would be coming from far away. This was not what Travis hearing however so we decided at that time to close the door on that. You know, God is patient. He's also very persistent when He has a certain path for us to take. We can choose to ignore or walk away from His leading but He will continue to remind us where He wants us to go. This was totally the case with our decision to adopt again.

I began to dream about little children of different races living in our home and calling me "Mama". I couldn't ignore it anymore. About that time I began to read some challenging books that really called me to step into the Spirits leading and to allow Him access to control over my life. "Your will be done."... YIKES!!! This is crazy concept for most. And it's been a painful process for me to relinquish the control I thought I had over my life. I've had to face just how deep my need for control was once I made the decision to really listen to Him. (By the way...I'm still working on this. Pretty sure that will be an on-going thing)

There are so many things that have happened along the three years that it took to get us to this point and I'll be sharing some along the way with my bloggy friends. Just know that I'm convinced that God is doing an incredible thing in my heart as well the rest of our family and I'm praying that as you journey with us you'll be blessed as well!

I have one favor to ask of you....Would you partner with us in prayer? We know this is a long and often very hard road to walk along and we covet any and all prayers you could send up on our behalf as well for our babies. I so badly want him/her to begin to feel my heart for them and know that they are WANTED!!!

Thanks!!! May your day be BLESSED!!!