Dusting Off...

It's time to brush the dust off and get this blog back up and running.  This past year brought many changes in our lives, and I let the blog fall by the wayside.  But I'm here to end that now.  We have a big announcement to make and I want to make sure that we keep a journal of all that is happening and all that is going to happen.  So, here's the announcement....tell me what you think:O)

Yes, we are adopting again...this time from Taiwan.  God brought this blessing to us out of left field.  We are currently in the process of trying to sell our house and move back to Hawaii.  I had been telling Warren that adopting again was on my radar and he grunted in agreement:O)  Don't you just love how guys grunt to get their point across:O)  I'm not sure all guys have this gift, but mine is a Master.  I digress....

Anyway, that was about two weeks ago.  Last week we found out about a need and prayed.  And prayed.  And prayed some more.  And then we prayed some more.  Yes, there was lots of praying and freaking out.  We, and by we I mean I, was having a little freak out session.  I couldn't possibly see how we could do this.  Notice the lack of freak out on my hubby's part.  And if you know him, you know that he's the freaker outer.  Ok, just kidding.  He wouldn't exactly be called high strung.  He is a realist that tends to lean towards the side of pessimistic.  He was just walking around in this perfect peace.  You know, the peace that God promises when we give over all of our anxiety's to Him.  Yeah that peace.  Why wasn't he freaking out too?  This opportunity really was a good excuse to do that.

I'm the High Strung one who's also very optimistic.  Didn't guess that did you?!  My glass isn't normally half full, it's all full, if you grasp my meaning.  With God all things are possible!!!  And if I'm praying for you, I can fully pray that in faith, believing God will come through for you in every way needed.  But I was having a hard time praying the same thing for myself.  I was worried about how we would afford this, what people would say, why now, and a multitude of other insignificant questions we ask when we aren't trusting God for the outcome.  All of these questions were answered before I began asking them, but I was clinging to my earthly knowledge, not God's eternal plan.

God said yes, and that we were to trust Him and step out in Faith and that He would provide every penny for our to bring home our next child.  He's pretty awesome that way!!!

So here we are, beginning an adoption.  We will have our Social Worker over to do our homestudy in a couple of weeks, after I finish gathering our paperwork.  I'll be having a garage sale to help raise funds for this portion of paperwork.  We need around $3000 to finish our homestudy and dossier.  By August though, we will need $12,000 dollars.  And then before we travel we will need to raise around $10,000 more.  Yes, that looks like alot!!!  More than alot, a mountain!!  At least to our family it is:O)  But God has been speaking a specific bible verse to me over the past three weeks.  He started it before we even knew about this adoption.  He knew I would have to hide it deep in my heart in order to walk this newest journey.

Psalm 73:23-26
"Whom have I in heaven but you?  And earth has nothing I desire besides you.  My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."

My strength and all I need.  That says it all.  I don't desire anything but to please God and do what He asks me to do.  I stumble along the way, lots.  But He encourages me and gives me all the strength I need.

I'm so very excited to bring home a precious new little one!!  We already have names picked out.  Once we get our paperwork in, I'll have more details for you.  Until that time, please join us in prayer for the safety and health of our child and their birthmother.  Also, please be praying for the ministry that we are working with.  They are amazing!!!  And they really need help and supplies in order to continue in the ministry that they are doing.  One last prayer request is for the finances to miraculously come in.  God said they will, and we believe.  We're looking forward to how He's going to do it.

If any of you would like to donate to our adoption, I will be putting a paypal link at the top of our page soon.  All funds will go to a seperate account specifically for our adoption.  We will also be having an auction.  Several friends have already donated artwork, and handcrafted things to our cause.  If you'd like to join us in this way, please send me an email or message me on facebook.  If you would like to donate items to the garage sale, you can do the same or give me a call.

We covet your prayers for our new journey.

Lots of Love,
Jenn