Memorial Day...

Well, it has been a productive, but frustrating day. Started off with a to do list that has gotten most crossed off. The car has been vacuumed and the grass has been cut. It sounds funny, but I kinda like cutting grass and Matt HATES it, so I ended up doing it.

Now for the frustrating part. Got an email from our social worker today stating he can't find our proof of payment for our home study and could we scan and email him our copy. Well, no biggy! right? I went through all of the papers in my precious purple folder....you heard of Lilly's purple plastic purse? well ALL of my documents and dossier in progress is in a purple plastic ocordian folder. I have everything in there organized just so...but could I find this paper? NO!

Now comes the painful part, letting Matt look through the folder...he actually put some papers in that needed to be there, so that was good, but he couldn't find it either! So, I email our social worker and say, sorry, can't find it, I do have a photo copy of the checks we wrote, but no proof of payment form! ARRGGHH!!

Love this guy. He is going to over night our home study to us tomorrow, at his expense, (I offered to pay!) so we can get our I600 in the mail THIS WEEK!! I have been waiting what seems like forever to get this part done.

Anyways, he's also going to contact the financial department to see if they have recieved our payments. Please pray that some form of proof of payment shows up!

You Can Walk on the Water Too

Well, I've been trying unsuccessfully, to figure out how to attach a song to my blog. In the mean time, I must share this song. This has become my theme song over the past several weeks. It was playing on the radio after I dropped off my passport application and every time I hear it, I am encouraged in our journey to the unknown. I keep thinking I need to write to the artist and tell her how her song has lifted me up and reassured me that we are truly on the path that the Lord has set before us!
You look around and staring back at you
Another wave of doubt will pull you under
You wonder
What if I'm overtaken
What if I never make it
What if no one's there
Will you hear my prayer
When you take that first step
Into the unknown
You know that He won't let you go

So what are you waiting for
What do you have to lose
Your insecurities
They try to hold to you
But you know you're made for more
So don't be afraid to move
Your faith is all it takes
And you can walk on the water too

So get out and let your fear fall to the ground
No time to waste, don't wait
And don't you turn around, and miss out on
Everything you were made for
Gotta be, I know you're not sure, more
So you play it safe, you try to run away
If you take that first step
Into the unknown
He won't let you go

So what are you waiting for
What do you have to lose
Your insecurities
They try to hold to you
But you know you're made for more
So don't be afraid to move
Your faith is all it takes
And you can walk on the water too

Step out even when it's storming
Step out even when you're broken
Step out even when your heart is telling you, telling you to give up
Step out even when your hope is stolen
Step out you can't see where you're going
Don't have to be afraid
So what are you waiting what are you waiting for

So what are you waiting for
What do you have to lose
Your insecurities
They try to hold to you
But you know you're made for more
So don't be afraid to move
Your faith is all it takes
And you can walk on the water too

My Growing Gracie

Well, we had our first skinned knee due to a bike without training wheels today. No permanent injury, but it cut the lesson short. We have also made the decision to allow Gracie to get her ears pierced. It will be her Kindergarten graduation present from us. I bought her a pair of real ruby and gold studs awhile back at a big clearance discount, so she'll have real big girl ear rings once her ears heal. She's very excited!
She has also requested a sleep over for her July birthday. I have said ok, but yet to be determined how many little girls this will involve. I am thinking 3-5. Maybe I'm nuts!
In other news, we emailed our financial paperwork to our social worker Friday and the kids have their Dr appoint this Tuesday, so hopefully we'll be able to have our home study finalized this week! Keep praying!

Just another day in paradise!

Well, we officially have 13 days of school left! Gracie only has 10. She graduates from kindergarten two weeks from today :P She has gotten big so fast! We have decided to move her from CAL to Schaffner Elementary next year. This has been a difficult decision, but we feel that the Lord has opened this door for us. It's a top rated school in the traditional program, plus it's free! This will save us the $5000 we would otherwise have spent on tuition next year. Ultimately, she will receive a steller education, though it will be secular. We believe it's ultimately our responsibility to instill Christian values and educate our children in the Word, plus we have the awesome support of our church in raising our children in the way they should go.
CAL has been invaluable in providing a Christ-centered education and we will miss that tremendously, but we just can't afford to keep three kids there! And we have pledged to do as equal as possible for all three of our children. Yes, I do feel is though I already have three children, making long term plans and education goals!

Really on rge ball now!

OK, so I forgot my password and thought about ditching the blog idea, but I so enjoy reading other people's I thought it just wasn't fair! For those of you who are interested...we have applied to adopt a child from Rwanda between 6 moths and 3 years old. We are ALMOST finished with out home study (waiting to get the kiddos in the dr for physicals and be written up by our social worker). HOPEFULLY we have the I600A applied for in the next week or so. I would love to be at that point very soon.
There are 3 weeks of school left. Gracie will be graduating from Kindergarten(sniff) and Isaac will finish his first yr of pre-K. That's the only new news...I love seeing the end results of other people's adoption journeys! Figured I better share ours and hopefully encourage other families out their to prayerfully consider making adoption part of their "plan A" for their family. God is GOOD!