Still Here!

What? Did you ask if we were still fundraising? Why yes! Yes, we are! JLCoffee You can buy your coffee and support our adoption. And, they have cute tees, too!

You can also order a tee from us for 20 buckaroos and shop through our She Does Justice link.

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If you order a shirt or want to donate, you can give through Brittany’s Hope who will match us up to $1500. You just donate to the “special needs grant” and type in our name. Easy.

Remember when I said we had to take 2 trips to Korea now? Yeah.  That’s why.

Our summer has been pretty lowkey. Sean is teaching Caleb and Jacob to play racquetball. A little swimming, lots of Connect 4 and UNO.

That’s all I’ve got for now, folks!!

I’m Now A Blue Jays Fan!

It’s exciting to see someone that you love have their dream come true! Evan was drafted on Friday to the Toronto Blue Jays and gone (way too) early Saturday morning! Off to rookie camp in Florida.

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He had a bunch of family and friends come and celebrate with him.  He’s worked really hard for this and we couldn’t be more happy for him. His Dad was a huge sports fan, so it only makes sense that he and Jordan are, too.  They’re a ball lovin’ family!  We were all biting our nails Friday waiting to hear what was happening.  I mean, everyone but Evan. He was snoozing.  He’s a low key kinda guy.

What a difference a summer makes!

I think it was last year at the expo that he realized he was really THAT good…

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Looks like we may be driving to Canada to watch baseball, eh??

Feel Like Shopping?

It was fun having Cadence with us this weekend. She’s 2 1/2, so the boys got a taste of having a little sister around.  They loved it…..it’s been a while since we’ve had a toddler, so I’m going to have to brush up on my skills. ( I am pretty sure that Sean has no chance when Julianna comes home. I think I’ve already been knocked down in rank.)

We have been waiting about 3 weeks for Julianna’s Emigration Permit to be approved. After that, it’s a court date, then a travel call, then a first trip, then a “bringing home our girl” trip about 5 weeks later.  We have no idea when all of this will happen. I’m tired of speculating because things keep changing. So, when we know, you’ll know!

Two trips weren’t originally in the plan, so here’s a way you can help us out.  If you like coffee, go look at Just Love Coffee.  They have coffee, mugs, grinders, specialty blends, etc.  If you shop through this link, we’ll get a portion of the sale. Shopping and coffee–yay! We’ll probably be on the Give1Save1Asia blog soon, so we’ll keep you posted.  We have a matching grant with Brittany’s Hope. {<<click that link to give}  Just donate to “special needs adoptions” and type in our name. Your gift will be doubled:):)  Aannndd, we still have our She Does Justice link. (cool stuff like scarves, bracelets, bags, etc. – a fellow adoptive mama runs that site) Thanks for hanging in there with us. We’re really thankful for everyone who’s supported us.

 

If you missed the FAQ post from a few months ago, you can read it here.  (posted in January) I know a lot of you may not know all about our adoption, so you can catch up there.

Alright, that’s it for now. I’m still tired from our busy weekend!

A Beautiful Day

This was our writing prompt this week.

We’ve been walking the path of God-sized dreams together for a few months now. Will you share an update with us about your dream? Let us know where you are with it–the happy and the hard.

Where am I? I’m smack in the middle of a huge part of my dream…..completing our adoption.  It’s exciting and exhausting. But I’m also appreciating the parts that have led up to this point of my life, reminded of people and places and situations that have pointed me to here. Life is always ebbing and flowing…always changing. Growing. Not staying the same. Not staying in the same place. Not stagnant.  That’s my biggest fear. I never want to look back at where I was a year ago and see the same person.

The specifics don’t always matter, but the willingness of my heart to embrace the moment does.

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We all have them. What’s yours?

Non Profit Shout Out/Blog Link Up

Time to write about non profits that we love! Woohoo! Guess what most of mine will be about? {Read what my friends wrote about at Holley’s linkup.} There are too many to list but leave me your favorite in the comments if you think it needs mentioning!

Not a non profit, but a pretty cool ministry…Give1Save1. We blog about adoption, family, art, and whatever else strikes our fancy. Families can be on the blog and fundraise for a week to help fund their adoptions. We have Africa, Asia (<<<<-I blog there), Europe, US and Caribbean pages.

Next up is Reece’s Rainbow. An adoption advocacy site. Waiting children are featured, prayed for, and are able to have grants funded for their families.  Awesomeness.

Another favorite is International Justice Mission. They are a human rights agency that rescues victims of slavery, exploitation and abuse.  It’s a big deal.

Social justice is HUGE to me! To see people struggling, taken advantage of, hungry,  hurt and to do nothing is not okay. Jesus healed, touched the unclean, ate with the poor, spent time with the least of these.  It’s about redemption. 

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
    And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
    and to walk humbly with your God.

Micah 6:8

Monday

Mondays mean an email from our agency. Sean and I try to outrun each other to check our email. He usually wins. I’m tripping him next week. Today’s email said to expect to make 2 trips to Korea.  Still no dates, but we do know people are getting court dates.  I’ll keep you posted;)

Only 4 more full days of school, then 2 more 1/2 days! We are excited!

Will someone come plant my garden for me? I have the plants sitting on the back porch.  I don’t even have to be home…you can just show up.

Jacob made a pillowcase with all kinds of stuff to know for their standardized test.  It’s cute! They’re supposed to sleep on it. He wants to know how he’s supposed to memorize all of this stuff if he’s sleeping on it. Good question, son!  Some good ideas go south in the land of autism….

I wish I was at the beach. For about 3 months.

 

It’s Almost Summer! {and we’re still waiting!}

Adoption update:
Yeah, nothing new, just waiting. There is a good chance we’ll have to take two trips to Korea. So, our spring travel plans are turning into summer travel plans. But, hey, who doesn’t love Korea in the summer??

Caleb played paintball today and you would have thought he won the lottery. Boys.
Jacob has discovered UNO. It brings back old youth group trip memories. There were some serious UNO marathons on the way to camp! And FYI, I’m still not competitive and Sean is still OVERLY so. Gah!!

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Grandma is here this weekend. Thankfully, our flash flood disappeared as quickly as it came and it’s turning into a pretty weekend.
I planted a few things this weekend. I really want my tomatoes to grow! I wish I had a huge garden.
Less than 2 weeks left of school! My nephew, Evan, graduates next weekend. Time flies!! It will be my own babies graduating before I know it.