8 months

It seems like it took quite awhile -well, 8 months- to get here.

But we are officially declared a waiting family. For any of you who have been or are going through this, it basically means you have given 20,000 people your personal information, including all your health issues, financials, who you talked on the phone with April 2nd of 2009 and how many dust bunnies you recently swept out from underneath your kitchen table.

No it's actually not all that difficult,

but you have done so much to get to this point.

And now, you get the best seat in the house to watch God perform a most beautiful miracle.

So let the show begin!

a little girl in China got her family today

http://bhglobalblog.org/2011/11/20/tomorrow-is-the-big-day/

Lord...You are good.

God brought me back around this week and this time He used my sister, Laura.

I received the following pictures as text messages on my phone last night:

I'm thinking "Oh cute, Laura- what's this?"

and "Aw, she participated in some sort of craft fair or something!"

(Laura, Kirstin and Abigail)

and then....finally this:

We sometimes wonder if God has chosen the right people for a job....

whatever you are doing to glorify Him today, know that He is qualifying you to do it. If you focus only on what you don't have as Moses did, you are entirely missing the boat.

If you focus on the Lord, and what He will do through an obedient child of the King,

well then,

let the miracles begin.

I love you Laura....God has blessed me so much. My cup runneth over.

The Derloshon Family

PLEASE

check this out:

There is a family who needs our prayers!

The Derloshon family of Indianapolis, who have adopted from Ethiopia, is being called to

MOVE there full time

to serve the Lord!

Right now, Christie is getting ready to take a trip with her daughter to Ethiopia, and the rest of the fam back home is going through training, trying to raise funding as well as get their house "in order" so they can start this awesome journey.

Please click on the link below to find out more about them and their prayer needs,

and keep this family before the throne.

http://knowingnobounds.blogspot.com/

They kneeled down on the floor in respect to receive God's Word

I miss my little sister ...God is moving in Malawi and I am so thankful that she gets to be apart of it! Imagine being among these people who have never held the Word of God in their hands, yet have longed to know Him more through the power of the Scriptures.

To experience a small tid-bit, follow the Voight's blog below!

http://voightsinmalawi.blogspot.com/2011/10/word-in-their-hands-ball-to-use-and.html

Passing good things along...

If you are an adoptive parent or would like great information that covers all stages of this wonderful blessing, look up Adoption Today magazine and register to receive their monthly magazine via email. We have been receiving it for a few months and really enjoy it--and they give you permission to print issues/articles. It costs $24. They also have a magazine called "Fostering Families". See the link below.

http://www.adoptinfo.net/

Grace to You Blog

Just wanted to share a favorite ministry from Grace Church where John MacArthur shepherds. Please take time to hear this man preach truth.

Grace to You Blog