Adding to our nest.

"God sets the lonely in families..." Psalm 68:6

Today as the kids as I sat down to do school, we read the Dr. Suess book, "Are you my Mother?" You may be familiar with it. It was recommended to do during our study this week on "Nests" and how "God takes good care of me". It is about a mother bird who right before her baby bird hatches, she takes off to prepare for food for her new little one. When the bird hatches, his mother is not there and so he heads out on an adventure to find her. He quickly learns that a kitten, a hen, a dog, a cow, and so on and so on, are not his mother. In the end he finds his mother, and realizes only a bird could properly care for him. We talked about how God so perfectly cares for us and gives us all that we need. Not only does he care for us physically but he was preparing our hearts this week for a very special phone call...

There is a sweet baby girl in Ethiopia who is ready to be a part of a family, OUR family. We were thrilled to receive this referral and look forward to the day when we will bring her home. Though they do not know her actual birthday they suspect she is around 6-7 weeks old and premature. We will be sending in our acceptance letter this week and the agency thinks we will be able to travel for the court date at the end of December and if all goes well, return to pick her up in February. We long for this day! Until then, we will wait and pray and we ask that you would pray with us...

- for her health, growth and development

-the doctors, nurses, and nannies caring for her there

-our family as we wait...the kids as they prepare to take on a new sister

-financial provision as we finish out this process

-and most of all that the Lord would be glorified, and our sweet girl would come to know him as Savior at a very early age

Sweet Hannah, we are so excited to be your family. We love you so much already!