God knows!!!

This morning I woke up in a very sad mood. I had no reason to feel this way but I did. I was thinking maybe today HE forgot about me...NOT!!!!
Well we woke up and went to Bible study and a friend bought us, me and the 6 children, lunch and that was so nice I didn't have to think or cook!!! Then after being home for about 15 minutes I opened my mail. I beautiful card from my cousin, she wrote me a very encouraging note in support of our adoption. WOW!!! I didn't see that coming, but I so thank you!!! Then a friend showed up a little while later with a BIG bag of chocolate chip cookies and a card with another encouraging letter.
So if I look back at my day I see how God was allowing me to have a pity party before He brought in His crew to clean up my mess.
I thank everyone of you for your support and prayers. They are exactly what we need and definitely what HE calls for us to do for one another.
Thank you all again
One proud Mom of FOUR!!!!

Garage Sale

Well the girls asked "MOM what can we do to help get our sister and brother home?' I told them we need to just move along as God directs us. So they felt it is time to clean out the house and sell everything we can to make room for new family. Of course I cried, then they asked if they could raise the money themselves to buy the tickets for them to get to our house. How could I say no...Well the time is now and we are nowhere near ready but a sale it is. Thursday, July 22 through Saturday, July 24th. I am so impressed by all the things they feel are nothing in comparison to getting their sister and brother home. Please pray for good weather and a great out come. I am so blessed with good friends, great family, and one awesome GOD!!! Thank you all!!

We accept!!!!

Well we as a family got together and have accepted a referral for a sibling set of two. Please pray for guidance and direction. We are very excited and ready for God to grow this family! Thank you for all your prayers thus far. We will keep you up to date, as well as we can. Please feel free to ask your prayer teams to pray for us. We need clarity and guidance!!!

Process up to date!

Friends
We have now completed the rest of the paperwork on this end. Next step is finding out who will be joining our family. I have a great feeling about this and I am looking forward to the next leap of faith. Please pray we are on the right track and that God is being glorified in everything!
Thank you all for reading, I would love any input from those of you who have done this. This is our first adoption and we are very happy.
<3

And they are OFF!!!!

Dear Friends,
Please pray for our families that are out of country. They are out retrieving the special picked children that God has set aside just for them. I will have 4 additional family members for the next couple weeks and feel honored to be the one to help. I am sure any one of these children would rather have their own mom or dad home, but what troopers they are. Day one went great and day two is off to a fine start. I am looking forward to this blended family and I am going to take every opportunity to learn from this. Thank you all who read...Feel free to send advice.
Our adoption is still in the makings. We have sent everything off and now are waiting to hear who they refer to us. I know it is a long process and what a waiting game. But I do have faith God is in the mix and as long as He is getting the glory for what we do then things are moving as planned. Thank for checking, we will talk soon!!!

Home study COMPLETE

Hello all my readers!!! It is finally here, the home study has arrived. I will be heading to next day deliver it to my placement agency and then it will be referral time. Please pray that God sends us the sibling set that is just what He wants for us. Allow God to be glorified with the next stage of this process and that He is in control of the financial end to bring them HOME! Thank you all for your prayers. Keep my friends Cindy, Traci and Melinda in those prayers too as they head out to the Ukraine and Ethiopia for their children.
Bridget

Waiting

It has never been easy for humans to wait. Whether it is for food, commercials, or the sequel to your favorite movie. But as for me...waiting has become something I think God has for me. I am waiting for the home study, waiting for DCFS, and now waiting to find out WHO my children will be. I am very happy and eager to wait on these things because I know God is in control. HE is doing the needle work and I am just one stitch in this families beautiful tapestry. I want to say thanks to all of you who are praying, and for those of you going through the same process...I am praying for you too. Summer is near and I think news will come soon and travel soon after, so as for now I lift this up to YOU LORD and I know you will send it back ready for us to move forward. Have a great weekend all!! We will talk soon
Bridget