A few of my favorite blogs....

Three posts in one night you say....
This is the last one. I mentioned how I love to read blogs.


Here are a few of my favorites:

http://everybitterthingissweet.wordpress.com/

http://zenhabits.net/

http://ianfamily.blogspot.com/

http://momentumgathering.com/

http://www.drawnfromwater.org/


A quick note on this last one. Drawn From Water is an organization I've become amazed by. I encourage you to check it out. Just this past week they have begun accepting sponsorships for individual orphans they care for.

Adoption update

We are number 39 on the infant girl list! The end of July and beginning of August brought a lot of movement for our agency's lists. However, we haven't moved in several weeks. There are things changing in the Ethiopian adoption process that are making our timeline more unknown. Mainly court changes, and the fact that adoptive families have to travel twice. I have become resigned to the fact that it may be quite awhile before we bring home our third child, All in God's timing....the good news is the longer we wait the more Sarah Bess and Davis can do to help : o ) ... but the longer I have to debate with Sarah Bess what this little girl should be named.
On a related note, our new friends from our church arrived home with their little boy from Ethiopia a month ago. We went to a party tonight in his honor. He is precious and we are thrilled to have this family now in our lives.

The Absent Blogger

So I realize it has been almost four months since I have posted on this blog. For several weeks, it was on my always constant 'to do' list. Then I decided I really didn't 'feel' like posting. Recently, I tried to decide why. Here's what I've decided:
1. I LOVE to read other people's blogs. (I'll list a few of my favorites in a seperate post). The blogs I like to read often inspire me, or at the least give me a little to think about. The authors seem to be "real" writers. This blog became more of an 'update' on the kids. Which if I thought people were actually reading it still for an update would be one thing, but I know I have very little 'followers' (Hi Mom to you)
2. My updates on the kids are duplications of the kids journals. My friend Emily does a great job blogging about her daughter (again back to that good writer thing) and turns her blogs into a book for her daughter Kay.
However, I don't tend to write what I'm really thinking or feeling about on a public blog. I do keep a personal journal for Sarah Bess and Davis and have started one for our newest addition. Those are what will really tell them their childhood stories.
Well, I guess it's basically just those two reasons. So, for now... I don't plan to post too often (...yes, I realize I wasn't posting much before). I will post updates to our adoption process b/c I know that can be helpful to other families.... and of course what people (aka my mom) really want... pictures!

Number 53!!!

We are now done with the 'paperchase' aspect of the adoption and have been put on the wait list for an infant girl. We are very excited to be at this point. We should now know of our baby girl in 8 to 12 months!

Sarah Bess can drive the John Deere!

I have no picture of this, but this is blog worthy! Sarah Bess has FINALLY figured out how to drive the John Deere tractor Sudie and Papa Rob gave Davis about a year ago. She still drives pretty slow, but is actually turning the wheel to go in the direction she needs to go to not drive it off our greenway path. While Davis has tried many times to instruct her on how to do this, he is none to happy that she has figured it out (as this means she wants a longer turn!).
Also in Sarah Bess news, I wanted to share this story so I would be sure to remember it. On Sunday we were sitting at an intersection near our house that can be pretty busy. It is also one that people don't seem to know how to drive very well. We were going straight across, but someone pulled up on our left (in our lane). Jimmy said, "What are they doing?". Sarah Bess calls from the very back of the van..."HONK THE HORN DADDY!"

Easter

We had a wonderful Easter at Sudie and Papa Rob's. Nothing like enjoying the peacefulness of the ocean. The kids loved hunting Easter eggs and getting their Easter baskets. I think from all the Easter egg hunting they may have more candy than at Halloween- a dream come true for Sarah Bess! They left some carrots out for the Easter bunny (which he didn't eat) and their baskets on Sudie's porch (Davis was very specific that the Easter bunny was NOT to come in Sudie's house). They can now play so much more independantly on the beach. They had a great time filling up their 'squirters' and squirting everyone's feet with some VERY cold water. It was a faboulous long weekend.

Why?

I know not everyone understands. It has been hard for me to put into words why our family is beginning this journey to bring home a daughter from Ethiopia. I came across this video on another blog... so if you've got 10 minutes, check it out...

(I can't figure out how to make it a link, so cut and paste in your browser and it should work. If not go to youtube and type in ethiopian adoption Lucy)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=duyL9UjLrdM