I do want to "explain" a little. I know that some of you know me and our family a lot better than others, and you know what our day to day life is like. It's NOT perfect, I don't claim that it is. We have had our share (and more!) of troubles in our life, our marriage, our finances, and the list goes on...
Let me assure you that we are not going into this blindly. We know that this is not an "easy" thing. We know that it will be troubling, and difficult, and frustrating, and costly, and, and, and... John and I have talked about it, we've prayed about it, we've talked to the kids about it. We are not taking any of this lightly.
With all of that said, we know that there will be those who will shake their heads and mumble something under their breath about how stupid we are, or how we have no idea what we're doing, or what in the world are we thinking, or that poor child. That's ok. Everyone is entitled to their opinions. I hope though that you will still pray for us, for our new little boy, and for this new chapter in all of our lives.
We know that it is different than saying "We're pregnant". We know that he will come home to us with issues that will need to be addressed. Mental, physical, emotional... We are willing to handle those as they come up. We are willing to get the best doctors, teachers, therapists, that we can to help our little boy succeed in his new life. We also know that their will be unknowns that we will have to face. With all of that though, we know that there will be love, and that we are bringing him home to a safe and loving environment. In time he will grow to trust us to be here for him, and know that we will take care of him. He'll get kisses, and hugs, and a warm bed, with his own things that he won't have to share with anyone. He will see the beauty of warm spring days. He won't have to live in an institution where he would be left in a crib for hours and hours. He will be free to run, and play, and learn, and grow, and go to school, and have friends. He will have a brother, two sisters, and a Mommy and Daddy who love him and will help him to learn, and grow. And he will know the love of God. He will never doubt that he is loved, and wanted, and that although he was born in a different place, he is home.
God has been preparing us for this for a very long time. I have seen it. I told John many years ago that there is a reason that I have such a heart for special needs children, and people. And that God allowed us to have friends who have special needs children so that we could learn from them, and love them too. I know that He put a special little girl in our lives 17 years ago for a purpose(yes, Roy, I mean Bethany). He has been preparing us for this...
You have probably figured out that our "Big Announcement" is that we are praying & hoping to bring home a little boy from Eastern Europe. We can't tell you his name yet, or exactly where he is, but we will soon. We'll have a picture to show off soon too. We have to "commit" to him first which means raising the money for our Home Study and our Promise "fee" for Reece's Rainbow. You can read more in my earlier posts.
Thank you for continuing to pray for our family, and especially for our new addition. We have a lot of hard work ahead of us, but we believe that God will move the mountains that we can't.
I saw a quote on another blog that sums it up so well ...
"We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life.
But those who make their journey home across time and miles,
Growing within the hearts of those who wait to love them,
Are carried on the wings of destiny and placed among us by God's very own hands."
Kristy Larson
I know that many of you don't understand, but we already love this little boy. I can't wait to hold him, and let him know that.
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