God is ALWAYS Faithful | Reminiscing

God is ALWAYS Faithful

• 20 Years ago I told my mom I wanted a black baby
• 18 Years ago (August 1995) I married my best friend, he had no desire to adopt
• 3 years ago, (January 2011), my best friend heard an Adoption Sermon by Voddie Baucham which can be found here:http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=113101250246 and it rocked his world!
• 3 months later, we began our Adoption Journey thru DHS in April 2011
• almost 2 years ago (February 2012) our home was opened for Foster Care thru OKDHS, the very same day, one hour after our final "walk thru" with our social worker, we received the call for placement of a 5 week old baby boy
• July 17th 2013, on Josiah's 18 Month Birthday, our adoption was finalized!!!

I write this to you, the woman or man who has a heart for Adoption, but it seems like it will NEVER happen... God is PASSIONATE about adoption. It is our only possible way of being united with Him in heaven - we become His and NOTHING can separate us from His love!  He sets the lonely in families. He is for Adoption!  

Whether you're still waiting for your husband to get on board, or whether you're filling out paperwork late into the night while snacking on dry cereal & raisins, or whether you're done with all that and you are just WAITING for the phone call - please know that we've been there with you and we're praying for you!  He is faithful!

I hope our little timeline gives you HOPE, because sometimes, we all need a little encouragement!  :) 

Merry Christmas!!!

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Tiny | 12.02.13

Some days, I want to just blab everything that is going on through our Foster Care journey because it helps to just get it "out there" so people will understand and be praying and be sympathetic and maybe bring me a cherry limeade with no ice from sonic during happy hour.

And some days, I am just thankful this sweet baby is in our home, under our watchful care and sharing pictures is enough.

Today, I feel like blabbing & blubbering.  But I can't.  Because it's Foster Care.  And it's private.  And how I wish I was able to just sit with a friend and cry right about now because I'm exhausted and sleepy and Mondays are so hard in general with co-op and regular homeschool and running errands since I'm already out.

So what I can do is share this picture.  And tell you "Tiny" is doing wonderful. And he's two whole months old now.  And he's finally out of Newborn clothes and into 0-3 month clothes.  And he's cooing.  And there's a jury trial in March. And he may or may not end up being Josiah's brother.  Holy cow!  In a nut shell.  THAT is what is going on.

If your head is all of a sudden spinning, imagine mine...

I haven't slept (aside from the naps Matt blessed me with during Thanksgiving break).

Thank you for prayers for our family!

We truly are OPEN to whatever direction the Lord leads.  But there's this thing called EMOTIONS. And I'm a girl, so I have plenty of them!

Love ya'll,

me

Wordless Wednesday | Tiny

"Tiny", 

he is braver than he believes, 

 stronger than he seems

and loved by the Morrows more than he'll ever know!

Insightful Foster Kid Blog

This blog is written by a young woman who was in foster care for many years.  I found it a few nights ago when I was looking for Foster Care encouragement.  I recommend all foster parents read thru it.  It is THE MOST insightful blog I have ever read from the perspective of a foster girl who has aged out of the system but still struggles emotionally, daily.

I WAS A FOSTER KID

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