Capturing the joy, love, and excitement we feel

          As a person who loves pictures I browsed pinterest and anywhere else to get adoption photo ideas. I knew I wanted photos to remember the joy and love we felt long before we knew our child. After all I dont know many pregnant woman who dont do belly photos or some sort of maternity shoot and just because im not pregnant im still a mother to be and I was not gonna miss out on the photos. The problem was I wanted professional photos without the price. We just couldnt spend money on something technically we could do ourselves not when we were fundraising for the adoption itsself. I was sad because I knew if we had to take our pictures ourselves the quality wouldnt be all that great ( theres only so much you can do with a timer and a tripod)

      Sometimes when we pray God answers with people we see everyday.  Thats what He did for us anyway.

 Ivy is not just our  pastors daughter, Ivy is not just our drummer at TFC,  Ivy is so much more than that because first and most importantly Ivy is our friend. When I asked Ivy if she would do a photo shoot for us I told her I didnt need a answer right away that she could think about it and let me know. She immediately said she would do it.  She did amazing!! I got every shot I wanted and more that I hadnt even thought of. I know that She was the answer  to my prayer. I am so thankful for her  and her servants heart.

   These photos capture the joy, love, and excitement we feel about our prayers for a child being answered after 6 long years. I am thankful God answers on His time and in His way.  Enjoy.....

Halloween 2014

    

We decided since this could possible be the last year of us being a family of two that we would have a couple themed halloween. No other than Batman and Cat Woman of course.  :)

New job, new car, and movement in our adoption......

     Hey guys sorry its been so long since I've written I have been so busy lately.

   Let me start out by saying things are going great!!! A new Job, A new Car, and movement in our adoption. :)

In my last post I spoke briefly about a new job. I went through training and started this past week. I am a dsp at Tri County Center. Tri-County Center is a non-profit agency providing a variety of services to individuals with developmental disabilities. I LOVE my job!!!! I am so thankful that I finally found my calling. It is my gift and joy to care for others. It makes such a big difference when you have a job where you enjoy going to work.   I am so thankful for this opportunity to use my gift and find a job that brings me such happiness.

  Its no secret that my car had some major issues. We begin discussing getting me another vehicle a few weeks ago. Then We found out all the tires  on my car needed replace. One had literally started coming apart and the others were showing wires. So we decided it was time to decide whether we wanted to buy new tires or buy another vehicle. Since the car had other issues ( transmission, oil leak, door sensor) on top of needing new tires we decided that we wanted to call it quits so to speak and find another vehicle.

   We knew we wanted a vehicle that allowed room for our family to grow. God sure provided that!!

  It would be perfectly fine with me if someday my family fills this van up, ( Jeremy would disagree hehe) Ok so maybe my kids and a few of there friends can fill it up. Whatever happens I trust that God will fill this van with love, happiness, and more joy than my heart can handle.  


I havent spoken about our adoption much but thats not because there hasnt been some movement! I cant make an official announcement just yet, but I can say that I have been sent paperwork to fill out for our next step. When my homestudy is in hand I will make the official announcement and then we will pick a date to let you all start guessing our boys name and will announce  his name shortly after.  :)

 With that being said we need to hit fundraising full force. If you have a idea or something you would like to do please let us know. We need and would greatly appreciate any help. 

If you would like to donate to our adoption account you can do that at this link
https://www.youcaring.com/adoption-fundraiser/bringing-home-baby-c-/220667


Please continue to pray for our adoption ( funding, our son, paperwork). We appreciate your prayers and support.

My friends birth story

             When Carrie announced that her bundle of joy would be born at home, I know everyone thought she was nuts!!! However, she researched, prayed, and stuck to her decision and I have so much respect for her because of that. This is her amazing story, it may not be for everyone but it was perfect for her and her precious baby boy.

Click the link to read the story about how Carries first child made his grand entrance into this world.
http://canarycarrie.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-birth-of-jeremiah-oliver-kersey.html

Family photo 2014

Family photo 10/12/2014 Cannot wait for this family of three to be a family of four.  :) We love our Baby C!

Waiting is tough, let Him adopt you....

  Its no secret that we are thrilled, anxious, and already in love with our Baby C. Waiting is hard really hard. Knowing that God has chosen a son all for us, but we have to wait and convince everyone else ( I dont mean anything bad by that, I just mean we have to prove we are fit to be parents, and fill out lots of paperwork.)  I have thought so much lately about how I know that I will love Him for the rest of my life, and how I would do anything to protect him. Proving that to someone else is really tough though. It reminds me of how God tries to win us over. God knows that He is the best thing for us. He knows our lives will be better with Him in it. He tries to send us blessings to prove to us that He loves us and has our best interest at heart. Sadly so many reject Him when all He wants to do is love us for the rest of our lives. Its a deep love that we cannot even comprehend.  He is waiting for us to realize that He is the answer. Waiting is tough. He is trying to show us that He is fit to be our King, yet we think we need more and more proof its never enough.
Let Him in today, Let Him love you for the rest of your life, Let your King adopt you....


God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. Ephesians 1:5

Whats so special about 10/28/13???

    10 months ago I walked into a animal shelter and after lots of looking and tons of snuggling  I looked at Jeremy and said what do you think about her? Of course he said it was my pick, since its was my Christmas present, and  I said Ok She is the one.

   Then I thought and thought about a name for my new puppy. I picked so many but Jeremy didnt like any of them. I really wanted to name her Shasta, but Jeremy was absolutely not on board so then I suggested Nala and although deep down I know He didnt like it either, he liked it better than everything else I had picked so Nala She was. :)

 

Since I babysat at the time I was home with her 24/7. So She was my shadow and caught onto potty training so quickly. I like to think its because she is a genius but I know it was because I was home and very consistent. Either way im thankful!!!

  I am happy that I got to spend the first couple months home with her, and since I babysat and She was around children it made her very comfortable with kids, and that is a HUGE blessed ( I couldnt keep her if She didnt like kids)

   She has grown up from that tiny puppy into a fiesty dog, and we wouldnt have it any other way.

 

Happy First Birthday Nala!!!( October 28th)   I  love you to the moon and back!!!!

God was watching out for us. . . . . .

      So I start my job tomorrow. I will be in training for two weeks. I am so excited/ nervous. We spoke with our social worker today and redid some paperwork ( pertaining to my job). Then it hit me  What if this is why the home study is so far behind. I talk and talk about trusting God and it all being for a reason. Maybe this is the reason. Its extremely important that our home study info completely matches our dossier info. If our home study had been approved then we would be working on our dossier right now and the info would not have matched. This would have been a red flag. Thankfully we do not have to worry about this because God was watching out for us long before we knew I would be changing jobs. :)


        And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.  Romans 8:28

When one chapter closes. . . . .

         Its no secret that I have struggled with my sense of purpose since moving home 15 months ago. Its not that I have been sad, I mean I was in the beginning, but I have been perfectly happy. However I could never shake the feeling that everything wasnt exactly how it should be. Obviously I had no idea what I needed to be doing, but I didnt feel like I was doing the right thing. I babysat for awhile, and I wanted that to be it. I wanted it so badly, I love kids I love to care for others that was perfect, but still it didnt feel right. So I got a job at Polar Freeze Yogurt and I loved it and I absolutely loved my co workers. Then we moved to Sweetwater and I got a job at Kmart and I knew within weeks that I was not suppose to be there. So I went back to Polar Freeze.

Recently  I got a second job at E K Baker school as a cafeteria monitor. I absolutely love it . Just 2 and 1/2 hours a day, but I love it. I love seeing the kids and helping the little guys open their ketchup and milk. It may not seem like much to some and I realize its a small job, but its still a important job.  I then began to think about being so happy even on my way to that job, and I couldnt shake the feeling that I still wasnt where I needed to be. But where am I suppose to be?? What am I suppose to be doing??

 Today was my last day at Polar Freeze

     I start a new job soon and I hope that this is it. After so many prayers and this job just completely falling into place I feel like this is it, but cant know for sure. I will be keeping my job at the school as well. I hope that this is finally where I belong and is what I am suppose to be doing.

Please pray that this is it and that I can finally settle and start living instead of searching for my place.
 Also please continue to pray for our adoption.