We Need Prayers!!

So you all know that there has been so much happening in our lives lately.

The Lord has been working overtime on our family and on our hearts and on the path that He has laid out for us.

I have felt for a very long time that we were supposed to sell our house.

I just felt like that was how He was leading us.

We needed to be free from the burden that this house had become but it was our home and we loved our neighbors and we loved our neighborhood and and and 

So, after much prayer and discussion and letting go we made the decision to downsize.

Crazy right?

Right when we are "upsizing" our family...

We downsize our house...

but we both felt as though this was what the Lord wanted us to do, what He was asking us to do.

So, as of yesterday, our home officially went on the market 

 

and just in time...

and this is where we need prayers y'all

 

because...

Hubby lost his job today

with NO warning

as a matter of fact his boss had just signed his letter of employment for our adoption

 

and are you ready for this...

 

signed it JUST YESTERDAY!

However, we are trusting in His perfect plan and know that He has this all figured out and just because we can't yet see the big picture, we know that the Lord has our backs!

We know that this happened with His knowledge and that He sees it all and that He has this all mapped out and while it may get harder before it gets better...

WE WILL WAIT WITH JOY!

 

We have BTDT and the work that the Lord was able to do within our hearts the last time hubby was out of work was amazing and So worth all the struggle we had to go through, so...

We will rejoice in Him knowing that He is working for us, even when we are unable to to see it or feel it, He is working for us and ...

HE LOVES US

more than we could ever imagine.

So, I come to you not asking for sympathy but simply asking for prayers

Please pray that we will continue to be strong, that we will continue to trust and to let go and give it all to Him, allowing him to mold and shape us even more.

 

Pray that we will continue to wait on His perfect plan and His perfect timing and please pray 

 

 

that our precious Xiaomeng is a part of that perfect plan.

Wordless Wednesday - cause she takes my breath away!

New Button!

Most of you know that I recently moved my advocacy site, Wonderful Waiting Kids

It is still a work in progress as I am learning all the new little tricks that I can do but I am very excited about all the new features and hope all my members will be too!

I have also updated my button for the site 

It is on the upper right corner of this blog and it now directs you to the new site.

If you all don't mind updating your blogs with the new button, I sure would appreciate it!

Thanks y'all!!!

Big Brothers...

Big brothers can be frustrating

and they can be difficult to get along with, especially the teenage variety

However...

They can also be fun and really handy for when you want to practice your backflips!

For the past 2 summers my boys have taken it upon themselves to teach their sisters how to swim.

We did not ask them to do this

They just did

I tell ya, there is nothing better than watching those boys BE big brothers

Almost as good, is just sitting there watching those boys BE big brothers!

Heh!

When these guys turn on the big bro charm, they are irresistible to their younger sibs!

and to their Momma:)

Happy summer y'all!

4 years ago today...

Our sweet, wonderful, feisty little Lizzie was placed in my arms!

I will never, ever forget that day and how my heart was racing and how the tears were flowing and how you seem to just "know"

At 2 years old, you seem to truly understand, to know us.

It was as if the Lord had placed us in your heart and you had been waiting for us...

 

 

and wondering why it had taken us so long to get to you!

Knowing you now - I KNOW that was what you were thinking!  

I am surprised you weren't stamping your foot at us in frustration that you had to wait as long as you did

hehe

and as much as you "knew" the first time we met, the day that we pulled away from your orphanage and waved bye bye, your knowing truly took hold of you.

We understood where you were coming from and you understood where you were going.

It has been quite an adventure my love and through it all, you have shown courage and determination and love, such deep wonderful love and I feel so very blessed to know you and love you and call you my daughter!

As always, for this day, I am posting the video that I made for our sweet child after she had been home a year!

Make a video - it's fun, easy and free!
www.onetruemedia.com

Love you my dear sweet Lizzie May!

Funraising Help!!!

I have posted some really great things on my fundraising page!!!

It all goes to help bring our precious little girl home

Just as the Lord blessed us with video answering the one question that had not been answered before...

He once again blessed us with pics!

Just as I was about to ask a dear friend of mine to try and get some still pics off of the video we had....

The Lord sent these - WOW!

So please, check out all the great things on my fundraising page, especially this beautiful necklace from Tammy!

This wonderful family is once again donating the proceeds from the sales of this necklace to us, to our precious, yet still nameless (sigh) child!!!!

Please feel free to share!

Thanks y'all!

SO many wait...

OK, so I know I have an actual advocacy site but...

There are some kiddos...

Some beautiful kiddos...

Who have waited for such a long time...

A few of them are aging out - sigh...

A few of them are a little older than many families are willing to consider...

A few of them have a little more of a need than many families are willing to consider...

However....

They are ALL precious and beautiful and waiting.

They are all on Lifeline's waiting child list - MY list and my heart is breaking for them.

Please help me to spread the word about these precious, waiting children.

You can go to my site, Wonderful Waiting Kids and look on my "Annie's Waiting Kiddos" page to see their sweet faces.

There is Phil who is wonderful!!!  Dear sweet Phil has not toes and weakness in his left arm and is oh SO cute!!!!  Apparently this wonderful boy who is so helpful with the younger children, gets teased when he goes to school.  Oh my heart!!!  Just wait till you see his big, beautiful smile!!!

There is Juliet who will age out in September!!!  I have video of this precious girl swinging and jumping rope with such joy!!!!  Please don't let this wonderful girl age out!

There is precious Colby who is described as "full of sunshine" as well as "active and outgoing, clever and able little boy."

There is beautiful Jizelle who will age out in January.  This sweet child is described as "loving and knows to take care of younger brothers and sisters."

There is precious Justine who will age out in November!  This wonderful little girl is described as active, polite and clever and she wants a family:)  I have video of this beautiful girl as well.

There is wonderful Chaz who will age out in March.  Who, when the staff asked him if he was willing to be adopted by foreign family, looked very happy and said "I want to have a family. I am willing to be adopted and want to have my own parents."  Oh my!!!

There is Cain who is described as "loveable" and an "excellent student".  What a sweet face this child has!!!

There is precious Cameron who has the biggest, most beautiful, saddest eyes!!!  Precious Cameron needs his momma!

There is Chad who is 12 years old and HEALTHY!  "He has good habit, he can get along with other sister and brother, and is a warm hearted boy, he usually help the younger children do what he can. He usually plays games with other sister and brother."  Sigh!!!

There are many, many more listed on this page, MY page.

Some of them are due to go back to the shared list soon and that will break my heart.  The rest will be with my a little while longer and I pray that their forever families will find them.

Please, please help me spread the word about these beautiful, wonderful, waiting children!!

Wonderful Waiting Kids






Thank you!!!