We made the list!

Psalm 115:14-15

Oh, let God enlarge your families-giving

growth to you,

growth to your children.

May you be blessed by God,

by God who made heaven and earth.

(trumpet sounds, a drum roll please...)

We are most pleased to announce that we have submitted all of our dossier (paperwork for an international adoption)-it has been reviewed by our agency and we have received our number for the girls waiting list. We won't be giving you the play by play, as it just might bore you to death-and really I value all of you as friends. However, as this is really the beginning stage (in my mind) of getting our little one(s) home, my heart is leaping within me with joy. So just so you 'know' ~ we are

#26

We will continue to 'reduce' until we get chosen by a birthmom in Guatemala-we are told anytime around #15 we need to be ready to make our first trip down to Guatemala. We are waiting for an infant girl, but open to a sibling group and also a deaf child. We have no idea what God has planned, but know that He is more than faithful to work out every detail that will come.

*****Of course we covet your prayers and your friendship while we wait, I encourage you who have been silent friends, to come out and introduce yourself, as truly it will help make my waiting time go faster, if I am not sitting here twiddling my thumbs thinking about it. (ha-can you truly imagine, a mother of 6 twiddling her thumbs with nothing to do...lol, rolling truly on the floor!)

We will get weekly updates from our agency (all God's children international)-in regards to movement on the list. Last year we got to #1 and were offered infant boyS (non-related, just born). However, our 3 wee ones needed us immediately, so those baby boys found a different family(s) and we have waited until now, to get back on the list (we were put in the middle of the list, though I had hoped for the under "10" denomination, as we had waited 9 month on the list last time around.) We had to repay for EVERYTHING ( can you say ouch!) and again fill out all the zillions of necessary documents.

I think, 'One Who Waits' must be my middle name. (those who know me, close enough to pinch me, know how I love those Native American sounding names. ) After all, so you can all know, my dear Papa wanted to name me, Running Water and a few other highly interesting names. But I am seriously pondering a name that starts with a "B" and reminds me of the picture perfect joy~filled day. (two words, but perhaps could be written as one, think of a cloudless sky.) My family still thinks I'm crazy and some of my dear friends (Susan and Michael) nearly wet their pants in laughter, when I told them my favorite name, while we were vacationing together. I wasn't laughing by the way. (well, may be a little-when they said, "Kimmie and Hippie" in the same sentence.)

Ultimately it is all up to Him...wanna keep me company?