We are 'expecting' !.....from Ethiopia

We just wanted to let everyone know that the Lord is leading us again down the road of adoption. We started the application process back in the first part of December but the paperwork process is what is in store for us for the next several (2 to 5 months).

Below are a list of some FAQ's that we thought we'd try to answer



When will you get your child?

- We don't know for a while (at least several months)

- We have countless amounts of paperwork, dossiers, home studies, USCIS certification, fingerprinting, background checks, etc. before the US & Ethiopia will give us the 'ok' to adopt.



What sex and age of child & how many are you considering?

- Another question we don't know the answer to.

- We have no specific preference to a girl over a boy or a boy over a girl.

- At least this time around, we will probably be adopting a child who is under 3. We are letting the Lord answer this for us when the referral comes

- Most likely 1, but if a situation came around with a young sibling group or twins, we'd have to pray hard and see how the Lord is directing us.



When will you get the referral and go to Ethiopia?

- If it is anything like our adoption with Ezra, there is no way to really know for sure...but if the adoption process goes 'smooth' (which they never do) probably sometime between June and December of '09


*We ask for your prayers: That God would prepare our hearts and family for the addition of another child. Also for the Lord to provide the finances in a time of economic recession. And lastly, for our faith to trust in Him as He does provide and to believe that His sovereign hand is over every detail of the adoption. Thank you!

A way overdue Christmas posting

This is the view looking out the 2nd floor back of our house.


The kids in their Christmas outfits from Nana and Papa

I wish you could hear the giggle going on in this picture. It's infectious.

Livie taking a ride

The Naresh cousins. We all had fun at the Greenups' house Christmas morning.

Awwwwe, a Daddy-daughter moment

I think these are the faces of kiddos being tired after unwrapping all their Christmas presents

Cousin Ethan holding Livie

Ezra gets so excited when he gets to hold his little sister

He also likes flying like Superman

The New Year

Welcome to 2009. Heidi and I were working through a list of some questions we have via Justin Taylor's blog to consider for the new year. They are very helpful and here are the questions and the link to the whole list.

http://www.biblicalspirituality.org/newyear.html

1. What's one thing you could do this year to increase your enjoyment of God?
2. What's the most humanly impossible thing you will ask God to do this year?
3. What's the single most important thing you could do to improve the quality of your family life this year?
4. In which spiritual discipline do you most want to make progress this year, and what will you do about it?
5. What is the single biggest time-waster in your life, and what will you do about it this year?
6. What is the most helpful new way you could strengthen your church?
7. For whose salvation will you pray most fervently this year?
8. What's the most important way you will, by God's grace, try to make this year different from last year?
9. What one thing could you do to improve your prayer life this year?
10. What single thing that you plan to do this year will matter most in ten years? In eternity?


http://theologica.blogspot.com/2009/01/ten-questions-to-ask-at-start-of-new.html