Chloe is coming home today!!! We are on our way to Portland to meet her at the airport. She flew with a friend of the family and we're driving down to meet her plane.
I've been missing that kid like crazy! Cannot wait to see her!
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Adoption Woes
For those of you who don't know it, we've been waiting for over a year now for a new baby. The agency we work with has had a lot of turnover and disruption this year, and so apparently, placements have slowed down. Or stopped.
We are trying to decide what comes next for us. A different agency? A foster placement? What we know is that we're not done yet and that God is calling us to adopt again. What we don't know is how and when.
If we had tons of money, we'd adopt internationally and be done. But we don't and it makes me crazy that without tons of money adopting is hard. There are so many US kids waiting for homes and so much bureaucracy that makes it difficult.
So, please pray for us and for what baby God wants to bring us. Pray for the ability to hear His voice and the discernment on part of adoption workers.
We are trying to decide what comes next for us. A different agency? A foster placement? What we know is that we're not done yet and that God is calling us to adopt again. What we don't know is how and when.
If we had tons of money, we'd adopt internationally and be done. But we don't and it makes me crazy that without tons of money adopting is hard. There are so many US kids waiting for homes and so much bureaucracy that makes it difficult.
So, please pray for us and for what baby God wants to bring us. Pray for the ability to hear His voice and the discernment on part of adoption workers.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Welcome Baby Ashton!
We just went over and met our newest nephew Ashton Craig. He was 24 hours old when we got there. Such a sweet smell, such an incredibly small little person. Hard to believe how tiny they are, hard to believe how quickly we forget how tiny they are!
New Baby
My sister Amanda and her husband Ben had their first baby yesterday! He was born at 2:33, weight 7 lbs., measuring in at 20 inches. His name is Ashton Craig Langhans and he shares a birthday with his grandfather Craig. Too cool.
Here's the story: His mama and papa were camping in Wenatchee when Amanda went into labor around 2am. Like a smart lady, she went to sleep. At 7am the contractions were about 5 minutes apart and, once again being a smart lady, she decided to head back to Bellevue asap. For those of you not from Washington, Wenactchee and Bellevue are on opposite sides of the state, separated by a mountain range and about4 hours of driving...
Ben and Amanda got to the birthcenter at 1:30 and Ashton was born at 2:30. Cutting it close, to say the least! Amanda called me on her way home at 5:30 that evening to let us know all were doing well and she was starving!
I'm on my way to see them all now:) Yay for new babies! Yay for family!
Here's the story: His mama and papa were camping in Wenatchee when Amanda went into labor around 2am. Like a smart lady, she went to sleep. At 7am the contractions were about 5 minutes apart and, once again being a smart lady, she decided to head back to Bellevue asap. For those of you not from Washington, Wenactchee and Bellevue are on opposite sides of the state, separated by a mountain range and about4 hours of driving...
Ben and Amanda got to the birthcenter at 1:30 and Ashton was born at 2:30. Cutting it close, to say the least! Amanda called me on her way home at 5:30 that evening to let us know all were doing well and she was starving!
I'm on my way to see them all now:) Yay for new babies! Yay for family!
Saturday, June 06, 2009
At Last!
I finally figured out how to get back on my blog! It's been a while, so here's a quick update.
Home-school year 2008-2009 is finished! We completed our first year of Co-Op and had a really good time. The kids learned a lot, and had a ton of fun with crafts, demonstrations, field trips, and generally fun things that I do not do on my own.
Sasha is getting ready for her end of year ballet performance. Chloe is excited about her Irish show, and Mama is excited to be done driving for a few months.
The boys finished their first season of T-Ball. Randi ( my sister) dragged me into it, and I'm so thrilled she did! They had a lot of fun and it was truly adorable to see Chloe, Isaac, and Gabriel on the same team:) The coach told us NOT to leave town or we take half the team with us!
Lily had her piano recital and is trying to convince me she is ready for violin next year. My jury is out. Until she can practice piano without being hassled, I'm not sure I'm ready to add violin.
Chloe just left for CA for two weeks with Grandma! They are going on a cruise to Mexico and spending quality time in Orange County. I'm not sure how fair this is, but I'm so happy for their time together. Hooray for Grandma!
The other update is that we are waiting for another placement. We've been completing our homestudy update and are hopeful that we will bring home a baby this year. It's been a hard wait, with not a lot of movement so far, but we believe we are called to adopt again...and so we hurry up and wait. And wait. Sigh. Prayer would be greatly appreciated!
Home-school year 2008-2009 is finished! We completed our first year of Co-Op and had a really good time. The kids learned a lot, and had a ton of fun with crafts, demonstrations, field trips, and generally fun things that I do not do on my own.
Sasha is getting ready for her end of year ballet performance. Chloe is excited about her Irish show, and Mama is excited to be done driving for a few months.
The boys finished their first season of T-Ball. Randi ( my sister) dragged me into it, and I'm so thrilled she did! They had a lot of fun and it was truly adorable to see Chloe, Isaac, and Gabriel on the same team:) The coach told us NOT to leave town or we take half the team with us!
Lily had her piano recital and is trying to convince me she is ready for violin next year. My jury is out. Until she can practice piano without being hassled, I'm not sure I'm ready to add violin.
Chloe just left for CA for two weeks with Grandma! They are going on a cruise to Mexico and spending quality time in Orange County. I'm not sure how fair this is, but I'm so happy for their time together. Hooray for Grandma!
The other update is that we are waiting for another placement. We've been completing our homestudy update and are hopeful that we will bring home a baby this year. It's been a hard wait, with not a lot of movement so far, but we believe we are called to adopt again...and so we hurry up and wait. And wait. Sigh. Prayer would be greatly appreciated!
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