Another ROAD BLOCK.... :(

Due to MANY unforseen circumstances, adoption processes are again on hold.

This might be temporary.

This might be forever.

I just do not know right now.

I DO know that my children here need me due to medical circumstances that we did NOT plan and that the financial situation that I had hoped for never happened. So, the adoption MUST be pushed back.

This DOES break my heart, but I do have faith that God WILL provide a loving family for N even if it is NOT ours. I HAVE to believe that. It is the ONLY thing that keeps me going.... :(

If things turn around, as I pray EVERY day that they will, we will continue on and work towards bringing N home. But, right now it just CAN'T happen...

The $$ that has been raised will sit and wait until a FINAL decision has been made....

Rock Solid

Really, that is all I can say about my children as a unit...

They are the most fabulous group that I have seen. Right now, my son Tobey is in the hospital. He has been for the past 9 days. This is nothing new in our house. We are managing. We always do, but the thing that I have noticed is that my children make the most solid unit of love. They support and hold each other up in such a profound way. Where I lack because I am with Tobey, they make up to each other. It is a beautiful sight to see. No one does without if mom cannot be there. They just fill the void themselves for each other. I beam with pride and highly anticipate bringing N into such a warm environment.

A home with love and support that is as solid as the foundation of the house that it resides in!

Standstill....

Waiting for funds...

So, we are kind of frozen right now....

The delay in our income tax refund is NOT helping. :( Just putting things off even more... Ugh....

I wish that it was just as simple as asking....

Gosh, if I just knew the right people, N would be so much closer to being ours by now! I read a blog of a lady with a DS baby. I enjoy her blog. I enjoy how she talks as she seems to have a way with words. I also LOVE her pics, the way she dresses her kids, and the fun that she always seems to have...She just loves life!

Well, last week, she posted about an idea she had to ring in her daughter's upcoming first birthday. She wanted to raise $15,000 to donate to The National Down Syndrome Society. She was going to collect for 2 weeks. She challenged every reader to send in just $5...Well, today is the end of week 1 and I can honestly say that I never realized HOW MANY people come to her blog! I am guessing that the number is VERY high... Why? Do you know how much $$ she has raised as of today???

$53,441!!!!

Yup....

I am serious....

Oh, how I wish that I could raise 1/2 of that....

If only it were as easy as just asking...

I wish....

I have one challenge for the folks that come and read our blog. PLEASE PASS IT ALONG! If you can just pass this blog along, you will be helping us out. The more readers that we have, the better chance we have of getting the support that we need. So, if you can, PLEASE pass along our blog to all of your friends and family to GET THE WORD OUT!

Thank you! :)

Fffffreeeezing, but Our Hearts are Warm......

We have found out N's location...

And, well, to say it is cold there is an understatement. :p


The kids are so funny about it. We talk all the time about how it might be hard for N to acclamate to our warm Texas climate. How the poor little guy has probably never been swimming in a swimming pool and surely does not get to play outside this time of year...

Well, Texas is getting a HUGE coldfront from N's area of the world. Until last night, I was not certain how much of this whole process the twins really understood or were even paying attention to. Then, the weatherman said where the blast of cold air was coming from and Baylee immediately says "N must have sent that to us Mommy!" So, I guess that they are indeed listening to what we are saying and absorbing the details... :)

L O V E

The love that is present in my home often takes my breath away. I sit back at night, when all of my children are sleeping and just smile. I cannot believe how very lucky I am. 5 beautiful children who all have such huge hearts. All 5 are so warm and caring. The love that they share for each other is bigger than I could have ever imagined. They actually enjoy being together and my littles look up to my big ones as idols. It is a sight!





As we look forward to adding N to our family, the talk of what it will do is awesome! The kids are so excited! The little ones talk about WHAT they will teach him. Brennyn has already told me WHERE his bed will be in the room and Baylee has already voiced her disappointment with the fact that he will NOT be in HER room. :) My big kids talk about how neat they think it will be to have a little guy in our home and how cool it will be to be able to show him everything that he has been unable to see living in an orphanage. All of the talk has just done my heart good and assured me that this is something that my kids will be just FINE with...

One thing is for sure. N will NOT lack in the LOVE department in our house! :)

Believe it or Not, We Have the....

Yes, after speaking with the ACTUAL agency that lists N, I was told that he is VERY much STILL available! So, everything is still a go! From this point forward, we will be dealing directly with the adoption agency and NOT RR.

Moving forward and putting things back in place....

Now, there might be some good news....

This is just crazy....

But, after speaking with the director of the agency that is actually listing N, she MIGHT have news that is good... Waiting to hear more...

Will update when I know...