The Best for Last

Well, today marks the last day of National Adoption Awareness Month.  I did manage to accomplish a few adoption related posts -  not as many as I had hoped.  HOWEVER, I did save the best post for last:

T-Man is going to be a BIG BROTHER!!

Our family will be growing!  His BROTHER is due
January 1st, 2011 (that's 1/1/11 - how cool will that be!)

(That also means only 32 days for us to prepare!)

Eric looks calm, cool and collected on the outside, but on the inside,
he's giddy and grinning from ear-to-ear!

T-Man and I, on the other hand, are doing the happy dance both inside and out!!

The expectant birth parents are amazing!  They are so cute together and are very sweet.  We are so excited to have them be a part of our family and to get to know them better.  We are so grateful for the decision they are making (as incredibly difficult as it is) and for selecting us to raise their child.
Thank you T & B for helping our family grow -- we love you!

Sunny FHE

Our Family Home Evenings seem to be more like lessons in culinary arts. Tonight's lesson was about following Jesus.  The more we understand the stories of Jesus and follow His example the brighter our light will shine, the more people will notice your "glowing countenance" and will want to know more about the Gospel. We made sun cookies to reinforce the importance of making our light shine brighter.  We talked of 8 different stories of Jesus' life and then had our "cooking lesson".

When asked to re-teach the FHE lesson to Eric (he had to work late) T-Man said, "Jesus calmed the waves and we made sun cookies because it's raining."  Well, at least some of the lesson was understood :)

Adoption Interview: Tony Dungy

We enjoy sports in our home.  We have commented several times and what a cool guy Tony Dungy seems to be calm, mellow, level headed, and was still able to coach winning teams. 
I think we know now why we like him so much -- he's an adoptive dad, too!!

Read his interview here

Adoption is a Wonderful Option from Family First on Vimeo.

Three Mommies

 T-Man told me that three mommies 

came down from Heaven with him.

"Oh, really?"  I asked.  "I can think of 2 -- 

your birth mom, V, and me!  

Who is #3?"

T-Man:  "The third one is the peach baker.  She bakes peaches."

Apparently we don't bake enough peaches to earn that title!

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While outside coloring on the driveway yesterday

T-Man asked me a question.

"Is today tomorrow from yesterday?"

After much, much, much thought I figured out that this was a true statement.

Today is the tomorrow 

from yesterday.

{ponder that!}

The Gift of Adoption - 2009

Wonderful, positive adoption story on Fox News last year in celebration of National Adoption Awareness Month.

View here

or

This is Holly (behind the Diet Coke):

 

This is her blog where she detailed the making/planning of the Walk for Adoption.  

(Definitely consider joining us next year!)

She and her husband want to adopt a child, too!:

 

 *click to join their Facebook Group*

They will make some super-fun parents!  Pass their information along to anyone who may be considering adoption -- they'll be glad you did :)

Did I mention how incredibly fabulous she is?  The walk would have never happened without her!
AMAZING!

My post for today:

We are at the Walk for Adoption. 

Why are you at home reading goofy blog posts and not out celebrating with us??

Another Favorite Children's Book

Just in Case You Ever Wonder 

by Max Lucado

 This book is not specifically designated as an adoption book, but IT SHOULD BE! :)

Favorite Lines:

"Long, long ago God made a decision -- a very important decision...one that I'm really glad He made.  

He made the decision to make you."

"You are very, very special.  And since you are so special, 

God wanted to put you in just the right home...

where you would be warm when it's cold, 

where you'd be safe when you're afraid, 

where you'd have fun and learn about heaven."

"After lots of looking, God sent you to me.  

And I'm so glad He did."

"I'll never forget the first time I saw you ...

your eyes were closed,

your fingers were curled in two little fists, 

your cheeks were puffy and round.

"I knew in my heart God had sent someone very wonderful for me to take care of."

Mother's Day 2010

One of my goals for next year will be to focus less on the negative, less on "what I don't have" and more on the many, many small, large, and everything in between blessings in my life. Adoption is a roller coaster. End of story. There are so many highs and lows, but I can just as easily look at the highs and enjoy those moments as I can look at the lows and wallow in them.

So much to be thankful for!

Such a Boy

T-Man set a goal to read 10 books tonight -- he did it!  Of the 10, some Christmas books were in the mix.  He read about Mary and Joseph traveling by donkey.  Eric asked, "Did Joseph let Mary ride the donkey or did Mary make Joseph walk?"

T-Man:  "Mary made Joseph walk."

As it should be, T-Man -- as it should be ;)

My 2 Favorite Things

Look at me go;  two adoption posts in a row!  

These are my two favorite things about adoption:

T-Man and his birth mom V

National Adoption Awareness Month

 

For many reasons, November is one of my favorite months of the year.  One of them is that it is the official " National Adoption Awareness Month." (not that we don't celebrate it every day of the year!)

There are a few challenges floating around the internet about posting something everyday about adoption as a way to increase awareness about this beautiful miracle.

I'm going to be realistic here, people -- If I can post once a week I will be !muy feliz! (very happy!)

So here we go:  

This is one of my very favorite adoption books -- it makes me all teary eyed every time we read it as Mama Fox tells about her wait until baby fox came along.

Some of my favorite lines:  

Mama Fox says " I trusted that God knew you, and knew me, 

and knew when we'd fit perfectly together."

 "When God found us you, it made me the happiest mother in the world." 

There is even a discussion about why little fox couldn't stay with his birth mother.

"She must have had a very big reason ... she must have believed it was best for you. 

I think she prayed like crazy that you would be safe, Little Fox. 

I think she prayed for me as much as I prayed for her."

 HAPPY NATIONAL ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH!