Our Big Announcement

We are approaching our second anniversary of the day we had Eliza placed in our arms. I can't tell you how much we have grown. The Lord has used our daughter to teach us so much. During the LONG wait for her we learned a lot about patience, when we met her face to face we were shown how God's timing truly is the best, and during the last two years we have learned that when God teaches you to love--it knows no bounds.

What does that have to do with a big announcement? Well, we have spent much time in prayer lately about whether or not the Lord would have us grow our family yet again. Can we handle another baby? Would Eliza be able to handle a new brother or sister? Are we crazy to even think about having five kids? What if.....? We found that it was easier to talk ourselves out of it the later in the evening it was. We even decided at Christmas that we were indeed "done" having kids.

Let's just say that the Lord would not leave us alone about it. Last week we stepped out in faith and submitted an application to adopt from Ethiopia. Today we found out that we have been accepted into the program. So far we have seen God do some amazing things. Without our knowledge, Toby's brother and his wife have also decided to adopt from Ethiopia. They submitted an application to the same agency last week. What a journey we get to take together!!!! We also have seen God provide most of the money we will need for the adoption. We are about $10,000 short of our goal. With that in mind we have decided to try to raise the money through a garage sale in June, selling items through companies who help with adoptions, and donations from those who feel led. We are excited to see what God is going to do in the coming months.

Please keep our family and Toby's brother's family in your prayers as we start in the adoption process. Also, please pray for our child and our new niece/nephew in Africa.