Well, as many of you know already, Saturday was a HUGE success! Andy and I had an amazing group of friends working together to make our 5k special for us...and it was. Brooke, Kristen, Matthew, and so many others made Saturday the success it was. We were blessed far beyond what we had hoped for and God is continuing to pour out His blessing on us. I know I've already said this once, but there truly are not words good enough to say how thankful we are.
Sunday morning we went to Church as usual, but this Sunday was different. After the run on Saturday, other than being extremely sore from being so out of shape, I felt great and very uplifted by the kind words we received from so many people. Jay Walker, a longtime friend, said a special prayer. It should be a prayer that we all say daily. He was talking about how precious life is, and how so many children are out there without loving homes, and he went on to tell the church how Andy and I were adopting and that God had great plans in store for us and had the perfect child in mind for us. He said the sweetest prayer and Andy and I both were fighting back tears. This might sound a little strange, but during that prayer I had a feeling of peace and reassurance that God is in total control of everything we do, and that He has an incredible plan in store for us. The anxiety of the wait was gone, the not-knowing was gone, just total peace about everything. God is good and He hears our prayers and He takes care of us.
So right now we are playing the waiting game. We are "waiting" for a birth family to choose us. We are neither gender specific not race specific. Hopefully, we won't have to wait too long. We are just trusting that the Lord brings us to the child He has created for us. Please continue to pray for us and the child He has coming. Pray that we are good parents and that we can raise our child in His ways.
Again, thank you. You have blessed us beyond measure!
Monday, August 29, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Excitement Building
Well, as of right now we are waiting to hear when our Home Study and Safety Evaluation will be. This will be the last thing we have to do before we are officially "Waiting." I have to admit, not knowing when they will call to say they are coming to Cookeville has been great for our house. I don't think it has ever been cleaner! Each night we are making sure everything is in place and clean so that when we get the call we aren't running around like crazy. So other than becoming professional Merry Maids, we are doing pretty good.
Most everyone on FB knows about the 5K coming up. We are so excited! So many people have messaged us about coming, or that they can't come but have made donations...we are just so humbled. Some of you we have known our whole lives, some of you we have only recently met, and some of you are total strangers. God has definitely blessed us beyond our wildest dreams. I feel like I am a complete emotional train wreck each time I look at the event page, or read someones wall post about the 5k, or read the messages and letters we have been getting. I'm laughing... I'm crying... Andy thinks I've lost my mind. I am not sure how to express our gratitude. Who knows when this child will come to us, but man will he or she be lucky! To have so many people praying over them already is so amazing.
We hope to hear something from our adoption worker this week about when the home study will be so we can get that checked off the list.
Hope to see everyone at JCS bright and early on Saturday morning!!!
Most everyone on FB knows about the 5K coming up. We are so excited! So many people have messaged us about coming, or that they can't come but have made donations...we are just so humbled. Some of you we have known our whole lives, some of you we have only recently met, and some of you are total strangers. God has definitely blessed us beyond our wildest dreams. I feel like I am a complete emotional train wreck each time I look at the event page, or read someones wall post about the 5k, or read the messages and letters we have been getting. I'm laughing... I'm crying... Andy thinks I've lost my mind. I am not sure how to express our gratitude. Who knows when this child will come to us, but man will he or she be lucky! To have so many people praying over them already is so amazing.
We hope to hear something from our adoption worker this week about when the home study will be so we can get that checked off the list.
Hope to see everyone at JCS bright and early on Saturday morning!!!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
It's been a while
I know it's been a while since I updated, we've had a lot going on it seems like. We finally got all our paperwork submitted, all our doctors appointments done, and sent everything off. Now,we are waiting to find out when our home study will be. This is where everything is going to get a little tougher. Up to this point, everything has been on our time table. We controlled when we finished our paperwork, we controlled when to schedule appointments, we called the shots. Now, Bethany will tell us when they will come and do our home study and home safety inspection. But, this is also where some fun begins.
As many of you are probably already aware, Running for Baby Stites, a 5K fundraiser, is scheduled for August 26th. To say that Andy and I are excited would be a huge understatement. We are so grateful and humbled by what our friends are doing for us that neither one of us can find any words that seem to be good enough. I don't want to name any names specifically because I am afraid that I would leave someone out. They know who they are and they will forever hold a very special place in my heart. I get on FB every day and look at the comments that are posted, I have messages nearly every day, some from dear friends and some from total strangers, encouraging us and reaffirming our decision to adopt. We are so thankful to have family and friends who support us.
Right now, we need prayers. Prayers for a successful fundraiser. Prayers for a quick process. Prayers for patience. Someone told me once that God doesn't give us patience, He gives us opportunities to exercise patience. I like things done now and done my way so this will definitely be an opportunity for me. Please be praying for our birthmother also. We don't know who she is or where she is. Pray that she gets the medical attention and the emotional care she needs during this time. Pray for us as this will be a scary, emotional, overwhelming, exciting, and somewhat trying time for us all.
Again, HUGE "THANK YOU" to those who have worked, and are still working, so hard to get this 5K going! Again, we are grateful and excited about it. We cannot wait!
As many of you are probably already aware, Running for Baby Stites, a 5K fundraiser, is scheduled for August 26th. To say that Andy and I are excited would be a huge understatement. We are so grateful and humbled by what our friends are doing for us that neither one of us can find any words that seem to be good enough. I don't want to name any names specifically because I am afraid that I would leave someone out. They know who they are and they will forever hold a very special place in my heart. I get on FB every day and look at the comments that are posted, I have messages nearly every day, some from dear friends and some from total strangers, encouraging us and reaffirming our decision to adopt. We are so thankful to have family and friends who support us.
Right now, we need prayers. Prayers for a successful fundraiser. Prayers for a quick process. Prayers for patience. Someone told me once that God doesn't give us patience, He gives us opportunities to exercise patience. I like things done now and done my way so this will definitely be an opportunity for me. Please be praying for our birthmother also. We don't know who she is or where she is. Pray that she gets the medical attention and the emotional care she needs during this time. Pray for us as this will be a scary, emotional, overwhelming, exciting, and somewhat trying time for us all.
Again, HUGE "THANK YOU" to those who have worked, and are still working, so hard to get this 5K going! Again, we are grateful and excited about it. We cannot wait!
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