Adoption Preparation

  • Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child…

    I have read countless articles and books on parenting adopted children, but this might be my favorite book so far… If I only could reference two books–it would be this one and Dr.Purvis’s The Connected Child. This one, however, has a bit more detail and I’m a highlighting maniac as I read it. Good stuff. […]

  • Tomorrow…

    Tomorrow marks ONE WEEK legally and officially being Isaac’s mommy! Our agency won’t reopen though until Tuesday…so I’ll be hoping for my phone to ring in the days ahead with travel dates! I can’t WAIT to get my hands on my little man. And I can’t WAIT to share pictures of what God has done…he […]

  • From up here…

    The view from Cloud 9 is pretty beautiful:). We are sooooo happy to be waiting on travel dates. Ahhh…that phrase “sooooo happy to be waiting” doesn’t seem like a normal phrase for the adoption wait. It has been almost a year (in June) since our hearts were first stirred to adopt…and it’s looking pretty hopeful […]

  • Our 2nd court date…is finally here

    On Sunday night…really throughout the watches of the night into Monday morning…our 2nd court date to legally become Isaac’s parents will take place. I love Psalm 121 for this day… I lift my eyes to the hills– Where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. […]

  • Court tonight…Thy will be done.

    Well, here we are. Tonight is the night—that Richard and I could legally become Isaac’s parents. My heart longs for him to finally be ours, BUT I must rest and wait in the Lord. Psalm 27:14 “Wait for the Lord; Be strong, and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.” I feel […]