quote of the day

Grace:  Is Adam really Jesus?...He's so nice.

And I gotta tell ya.

Adam chose green for his braces today...

In honor of the flag of Ind*a,

and his new sister.

Yeah.

He is pretty nice.

Yes!

Woohoo!  We got the official "yes" to proceed with the adoption of our very special little sweetheart.  I so wish that I could post her picture, but for now I can tell you that she is 10-years-old, she lives in Ind*a, and that we all love her like crazy!

As you might know, we already have two other 10-year-olds in our little brood, and that was the main obstacle in getting approval from the agency.  They said that they rarely approve "artificial twins", much less "articficial triplets."

But, we prayed...and y'all prayed...and God chose to include this answer to prayer as a part of her amazing story.  Isn't He so very good?!!!  There is so much more to our little treasure's story that I can't wait to share with everyone.  It's been over two years in the making!

But, we still need to get approval from Ind*a, so please keep praying.  They prefer smaller families, but I have faith that God can break down that little barrier just as easily as he broke down this one.  He's just so very faithful!!

family photo

We snapped this quick family photo today...



Because sometime you just need a family photo...
(where everyone is looking in the same direction and not making silly faces)

And that's all I'm sayin' for now.
(but so, so, so hoping to be able to say a little bit more tomorrow...)

What love can do...

This is one of the most moving posts that I have ever read.  Please take a few moments to read it.  You'll be blessed.

a little hint

Oh my!
The meeting date has been changed to Tuesday.

But since y'all have been so patient,
I'm going to give you a little hint:

(it involves a small person)

So, please keep praying!!
'cuz this situation is more complicated than most,
but our God is able to move mountains!!!

Did I say today?

Goodness!
I'm so sorry to keep you in suspense.
I really am not trying to be mysterious.  :)
I was sure that we would have an answer today...
but we didn't.

We did, however, find out that one of the main people making the decision is
(in her words)
"praying that it works out."
very cool...

In fact, we are quite encouraged
because even though we are
(also in her words)
"asking them to break all of the rules"
she seems totally willing to do that.
Isn't God so very good?!

Please keep praying!!!

no news is...

well, you know the rest :)

And I'm hoping that it's true, because we didn't get any news today!
So, please keep praying (and thanks to those of you who have already been praying!).
We should know something more tomorrow.