Can I get an amen?!
2012 was not very kind to us -- we are so looking for a fresh start, a clean slate, and a chance to begin anew and make 2013 THE BEST year yet for our little family!
Welcome 2013! We've been waiting for you :)
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Adoption is a Miracle
Growing our family tree one adoption miracle at a time!
"There is no greater journey than the one that leads you home."
"Where there is great love, there are always miracles."
~Willa Sibert Cather~
Adoption is just another word for love!
"Love makes a family."
"We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life. But those who make their journey home across time and miles, growing within the hearts of those who wait to love them, are carried on the wings of destiny and placed among us by God's very own hands." ~ Kristi Larson
Together Forever (Click to view more about temples)
April 21, 2007
We're Hoping for Another Adoption Miracle -- miracle #3 would complete our family!
More about our Family . . .
Members of Our Home Full of HOPE:
The Mr:
6'2"
Black/Gray hair
Hazel eyes
Computer Consultant
Loves computers, numbers,
the color blue & fettuccine
alfredo
Wrestled in high school
MORE FUN FACTS
The Mrs:
5'10"
Brown hair
Brown eyes
Stay-at-Home mother/
Former Family & Consumer
Science teacher
Loves family time, adoption
advocacy, baking & anything
chocolate
Loves basketball
MORE FUN FACTS
Tyler:
4'2"
Blonde hair
Blue eyes
Adopted at birth
King of the toys
Loves pancakes, cheese, books,
Legos and swimming
MORE FUN FACTS
Isaac:
32 lbs.
36"
Dark hair
Hazel eyes and
the cutest giggle a mommy could ask for!
Loves trains, helping everyone, and preparing
his own food
Adopted at birth
6'2"
Black/Gray hair
Hazel eyes
Computer Consultant
Loves computers, numbers,
the color blue & fettuccine
alfredo
Wrestled in high school
MORE FUN FACTS
The Mrs:
5'10"
Brown hair
Brown eyes
Stay-at-Home mother/
Former Family & Consumer
Science teacher
Loves family time, adoption
advocacy, baking & anything
chocolate
Loves basketball
MORE FUN FACTS
Tyler:
4'2"
Blonde hair
Blue eyes
Adopted at birth
King of the toys
Loves pancakes, cheese, books,
Legos and swimming
MORE FUN FACTS
Isaac:
32 lbs.
36"
Dark hair
Hazel eyes and
the cutest giggle a mommy could ask for!
Loves trains, helping everyone, and preparing
his own food
Adopted at birth
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Hope Quotes
Pray, hope and don't worry. Anxiety doesn't help at all. Our Merciful Lord will listen to your prayer.~ Saint Padre Pio
I know God won't give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much.~ Mother Teresa
I'm only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still, I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.~ Edward Everett Hale
"So much has been given I have no time to ponder ever that which has been denied." ~Helen Keller
The Gift of Life
I didn't give you the gift of life,
But in my heart I know.
The love I feel is deep and real,
As if it had been so.
For us to have each other
Is like a dream come true!
No, I didn't give you the gift of life,
Life gave me the gift of you.
~ Unknown
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.”
~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."
~Helen Keller
"God does notice us, and he watches over us. But it is usually through another person that he meets our needs." Spencer W. Kimball
"Everywhere in nature we are taught the lessons of patience and waiting. We want things a long time before we get them, and the fact that we want them a long time makes them all the more precious when they come." Joseph F. Smith
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
~Marin Luther King, Jr.
"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."
~Christopher Reeve
"Remember that while you are seeking you are also being sought… you will be found. You will be led. You will enter in. Look for that. Expect it. Expect to come to revelations of the Lord. Expect shells to break in their season. Expect boats to ride as the tide comes in. This is hope, to desire and to expect."~Oswald W.S. McCall
"In the New Testament patience means waiting for God for any length of time, not going away, and not giving in to boredom or discouragement. If you wait, God will manifest Himself."
~Thomas Keating
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
~Martin Luther King Jr.
"What we have once, we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us."
~Helen Keller
“To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” ~Elbert Hubbard
"No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible." ~George Chakiris
I know God won't give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much.~ Mother Teresa
I'm only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still, I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.~ Edward Everett Hale
"So much has been given I have no time to ponder ever that which has been denied." ~Helen Keller
The Gift of Life
I didn't give you the gift of life,
But in my heart I know.
The love I feel is deep and real,
As if it had been so.
For us to have each other
Is like a dream come true!
No, I didn't give you the gift of life,
Life gave me the gift of you.
~ Unknown
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.”
~Thich Nhat Hanh
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."
~Helen Keller
"God does notice us, and he watches over us. But it is usually through another person that he meets our needs." Spencer W. Kimball
"Everywhere in nature we are taught the lessons of patience and waiting. We want things a long time before we get them, and the fact that we want them a long time makes them all the more precious when they come." Joseph F. Smith
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
~Marin Luther King, Jr.
"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."
~Christopher Reeve
"Remember that while you are seeking you are also being sought… you will be found. You will be led. You will enter in. Look for that. Expect it. Expect to come to revelations of the Lord. Expect shells to break in their season. Expect boats to ride as the tide comes in. This is hope, to desire and to expect."~Oswald W.S. McCall
"In the New Testament patience means waiting for God for any length of time, not going away, and not giving in to boredom or discouragement. If you wait, God will manifest Himself."
~Thomas Keating
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
~Martin Luther King Jr.
"What we have once, we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us."
~Helen Keller
“To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” ~Elbert Hubbard
"No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible." ~George Chakiris
Agency Contact Information
Considering adoption? Questions about adoption?
LDS Family Services - Illinois Agency
45 S. Park Blvd, Suite 255
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 942-8803
Hours M-F 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
fam-il@ldsfamilyservices.org
Our Case Worker & Director: Michael Oliver
LDS Family Services - Illinois Agency
45 S. Park Blvd, Suite 255
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 942-8803
Hours M-F 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
fam-il@ldsfamilyservices.org
Our Case Worker & Director: Michael Oliver
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Adoption is a Miracle
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We would love to hear from you! We can be contacted at this email address or here
Growing our family tree one adoption miracle at a time!
Adoption - It's About Love
"There is no greater journey than the one that leads you home."
"Where there is great love, there are always miracles."
~Willa Sibert Cather~
Adoption is just another word for love!
"Love makes a family."
"We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life. But those who make their journey home across time and miles, growing within the hearts of those who wait to love them, are carried on the wings of destiny and placed among us by God's very own hands." ~ Kristi Larson
T-Man's Second Year
Chicago Temple
Together Forever (Click to view more about temples)
A Forever Family
April 21, 2007
Followers
HOPE (hōp): To cherish a desire with anticipation
HOPE: To want very much
HOPE: To want very much
“When marriage is not possible, experience has shown that adoption, difficult though this may be for the young mother, may afford a greater opportunity for the child to live a life of happiness. Wise and experienced professional counselors and prayerful bishops can assist in these circumstances.”
~President Gordon B. Hinckley, “Save the Children,” Ensign, Nov. 1994, 53.
“Every child is entitled to grow up in a home where there is warm and secure companionship, where there is love in the family relationship, where appreciation one for another is taught and exemplified, and where God is acknowledged and His peace and blessings invoked before the family altar."
~President Gordon B. Hinkley
"A birthmother puts the needs of her child above the wants of her heart" Skye Hardwick, founder of "Life Mothers"
~President Gordon B. Hinckley, “Save the Children,” Ensign, Nov. 1994, 53.
“Every child is entitled to grow up in a home where there is warm and secure companionship, where there is love in the family relationship, where appreciation one for another is taught and exemplified, and where God is acknowledged and His peace and blessings invoked before the family altar."
~President Gordon B. Hinkley
"A birthmother puts the needs of her child above the wants of her heart" Skye Hardwick, founder of "Life Mothers"
Choose Adoption
T-Man Funnies
T-Man: "Mommy, you need a hair cut"
Me: "Say Hi to Mr. Greene"
T-Man: "Hi Mr. Purple"
T-Man: "I need my sunglasses -- I need my DVD glasses!" (It was too sunny to watch the DVD in the car)
T-Man: "Thank you, Joseph Smith" (said to the young man passing the sacrament at church)
T-Man: "Mommy, you're a princess."
T-Man: "Hi President Hinckley" (Said to a man at church)
T-Man: "And these are my best friends -- Mommy & Daddy"
T-Man: "Today is Sunny. Sunnyday is church day."
T-Man: "Mommy, you are wearing your racoon socks." (a pair of blue striped socks that actually do bear a striking resemblance to a racoon's tail)
Mommy: "Can you say 'Hi' to her?"
T-Man: "Hi, Her!"
G-Pa: "What does a duck say?"(T-Man answers Quack)
"What does a cow say?" (T-Man answers Moo)
"Where does milk come from?"
T-Man: "The refrigerator!"
T-Man: "The opposite of wonder is over!"
T-Man: "Oops, I made a mess"
Mommy: That's okay it's just an accident, we'll clean it up"
T-Man: "We need the 'bust-duster' to clean up the crumbs"
Me: "Say Hi to Mr. Greene"
T-Man: "Hi Mr. Purple"
T-Man: "I need my sunglasses -- I need my DVD glasses!" (It was too sunny to watch the DVD in the car)
T-Man: "Thank you, Joseph Smith" (said to the young man passing the sacrament at church)
T-Man: "Mommy, you're a princess."
T-Man: "Hi President Hinckley" (Said to a man at church)
T-Man: "And these are my best friends -- Mommy & Daddy"
T-Man: "Today is Sunny. Sunnyday is church day."
T-Man: "Mommy, you are wearing your racoon socks." (a pair of blue striped socks that actually do bear a striking resemblance to a racoon's tail)
Mommy: "Can you say 'Hi' to her?"
T-Man: "Hi, Her!"
G-Pa: "What does a duck say?"(T-Man answers Quack)
"What does a cow say?" (T-Man answers Moo)
"Where does milk come from?"
T-Man: "The refrigerator!"
T-Man: "The opposite of wonder is over!"
T-Man: "Oops, I made a mess"
Mommy: That's okay it's just an accident, we'll clean it up"
T-Man: "We need the 'bust-duster' to clean up the crumbs"
Favorite Scriptures
The Joys of Open Adoption
Seriously Bitten by the Bug!!
1 comment:
I feel the same about 2012 and I'm with you on making 2013 awesome! I hope part of that will be seeing you more and being able to make it to GNO ;)
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