Monday, July 26, 2010

Moving forward...

Wow, so last week we officially signed a contract (and wrote a hefty check!) with Adoption Answer, an adoption facilitator. It feels so good to be moving forward with this group. The director is pretty much amazing and has made us feel loved and cared for already, and we only met once!

After we got the contract signed, we went right to work on our books. I bought a publishing program and worked my tail off on them. They turned out pretty darn good...if I don't say so myself! They are all printed and on Wednesday morning, I am gonna take them to their office in Riverside and hopefully it won't be long till we are shown to birth mothers. And even more, we are praying it will be a quick process...we hope to get matched quick.

Lately, I have been thinking and listening to God a lot. When I think about this process, and how I think God wants out story to look like, I always get this amazing excitement and peace about things moving really quick. Like, we get a call from the hospital, quick. So lately I have been telling God that if that is what He has planned, we are on board. We have a baby's room done, diapers and formula for a month, and hearts that are so ready to love a child of our own. My stomach is getting those excited flutters just thinking about being a mom soon.

We have an awesome vacation planned for September, actually for the week of my 25Th Birthday. We are going to Disney World to visit Mike's little brother Jon who is working as a chef there. I'm so excited to be able to do this...we have free flights, free entrance into the parks, and 1/2 off our hotel! Amazing! But Mike made a comment that gets me even more excited for this trip...he really feels like we will either be bringing a baby with us or we will be having to cancel last minute because we are getting our child. I mean I know that God may totally have other plans but its amazing how He has given Mike and I these little feelings of hope and peace.

Our God is so great and I love knowing that He is there for us...and has been from day 1. He has walked with us through our valleys and our peaks and right now, we are joyful in what He is doing because we truly feel that HE is doing something amazing in our lives and is definitely leading us in our lives!!!

Monday, July 19, 2010

Just sitting on our patio....

And realizing that it has been almost a month since I posted anything. So much has been going on...

Staying home has been so nice...I am not stressed out and feel like I can think again. I did get a part time job at the Irvine School District but I still have a month and a half off so its good for now! Its funny, I never really thought I was a stressed person but I am learning that I totally was. Its not that I didn't like working at Biola (especially since I loved the people there) but I guess the work did overwhelm me. I thought I had to do it all and help everyone. But now that I am home, I am seeing that I cannot get it all done in one day and it's ok to take my time to accomplish all the tasks I have before me.

In other news, my darling husband turned 30 this past Saturday. I have been spoiling him for the last 30 days and loved watching him just enjoy all his friends and family at his party. On Friday, we went to the Great Park in Irvine and rode the hot air balloon...it was amazing!

Then we celebrated with a great party and I think Mike had fun... I love this man and am so grateful for who he is. He really is a great person and it is a huge blessing to be his wife.

In adoption news, we are signing a contract with an adoption facilitator tomorrow. Their job will be to find us a baby. They usually get people matched within 1-4 months. We are feeling like God is really in control and leading us step by step in this decision. God has a child out there for us and know that He will bring us together soon! I will hopefully have more news soon!!!